Insights and Stories on Cbot

U.S. grains: Soy, corn follow broad market rebound

Mar. 10, 2020 at 6:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures each rose for the first time in four sessions on Tuesday as expectations of policy action to curb economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak helped financial markets regain ground after a day-earlier drubbing. Wheat futures also closed higher in technical moves […]

U.S. grains: Soy, corn follow as global markets slump

Mar. 9, 2020 at 5:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat slide with financial markets

Mar. 6, 2020 at 5:57 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Virus worries, export sales drag on soybeans

Mar. 5, 2020 at 5:21 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy up on export hopes, financial market gains

Mar. 4, 2020 at 7:45 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn recover

Mar. 4, 2020 at 2:45 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved off of nearby lows over the past week, with more upside a possibility, according to an analyst. “In general, with the recovery in energy prices and global markets, we’re seeing a little support come into the agricultural […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn up on economic stimulus hopes

Mar. 3, 2020 at 3:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures rose on Tuesday on technical buying and expectations for a co-ordinated global effort to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates in an emergency move designed to shield the world’s largest economy from […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybean futures touch five-week high

Mar. 2, 2020 at 6:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures set a five-week high and corn futures advanced on Monday as markets rebounded from selling last week that was fueled by concerns over the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak. Equity markets around the world rose on speculation that central banks will cut interest rates to […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Crop futures slide on coronavirus fears

Feb. 28, 2020 at 8:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures slumped to new contract lows on Friday and wheat fell to a 3-1/2-month low with a seventh daily drop in eight trading sessions as a spike in new coronavirus cases beyond China fueled fears of a pandemic. Soybeans also retreated, reversing course after […]

By Karl Plume

Fund traders still bearish on canola

Feb. 28, 2020 at 3:32 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Fund traders remained heavily on the short side in canola futures during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in Tuesday at 62,709 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin