Insights and Stories on Cbot

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat tumble as coronavirus rattles investors

Feb. 27, 2020 at 3:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to contract lows on Thursday and wheat futures slumped to the lowest level in 2 -1/2 months in tandem with tumbling equities and energy markets amid investor fears of the coronavirus outbreak developing into a pandemic. Soybeans fell to their lowest point […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce on chance of Argentina export limits

Feb. 26, 2020 at 8:26 pm CST

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Coronavirus, other factors grip markets

Feb. 26, 2020 at 1:33 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce, corn stabilizes

Feb. 25, 2020 at 6:49 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat plunge on coronavirus worries

Feb. 24, 2020 at 7:36 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Fund traders still bearish on canola

Feb. 21, 2020 at 5:26 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Large fund traders covered short positions in soybeans and corn during the week ended Tuesday, but continued to add to bearish bets in canola, 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 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn close lower after early gains

Feb. 21, 2020 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures fell on Friday, with all three commodities facing pressure after rising early in the session. Soybean futures hit their highest in more than three weeks after the U.S. Agriculture Department at its annual Outlook Forum projected domestic soybean ending stocks […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall on China demand concerns

Feb. 20, 2020 at 5:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures drifted lower for the third time in four sessions on Thursday as demand from China remained quiet, stirring fresh concerns that purchases from the world’s top oilseed buyer will fall due to the spread of the coronavirus. Corn futures also weakened, pressured by […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Commodities hold up while waiting on China

Feb. 19, 2020 at 7:27 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There’s no doubt commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade have struggled since the coronavirus outbreak in China, but the situation could be worse, a trader said. “I personally think the markets… are holding up pretty well with all of the negative news,” said Scott Capinegro of Barrington […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn ease after rallies

Feb. 19, 2020 at 3:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures fell on Wednesday on profit taking from the previous session’s strong rally, grain dealers said. Bargain buying pulled the grain contracts from their session lows ahead of the close. “Yesterday was probably a little overdone in the wheat market,” said Jim […]

By Mark Weinraub