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Chicago, Illinois, USA - March 28, 2022: Chicago Board of Trade office in Chicago. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the world's oldest futures and options exchanges.

U.S. grains: Corn dives after USDA projects bin-busting US harvest, soybeans rise

Aug. 12, 2025 at 2:20 pm CDT

U.S. corn futures plunged to contract lows on Tuesday after the Department of Agriculture projected a record-shattering corn harvest this year as farmers planted more acres than expected and the crop faced few weather challenges this summer.

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally after Trump urges China to buy more U.S. beans

Aug. 11, 2025 at 3:01 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago corn, wheat choppy amid demand uptick, ample supply

Aug. 8, 2025 at 2:18 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy and corn bounce off lows as demand stirs

Aug. 7, 2025 at 4:09 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits 5-year low, corn at contract lows as supply pressure builds

Aug. 6, 2025 at 3:47 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

CBOT Weekly: More pressure on grain prices

Aug. 6, 2025 at 3:11 pm CDT

Corn, soybean and wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade continue to drop and one Chicago-based analyst says they are going to be even lower.

By Adam Peleshaty

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn sink to contract lows as large supply weighs

Aug. 5, 2025 at 2:54 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures plunged to contract lows on Tuesday to approach their lowest point since 2020 as sinking corn futures and seasonal supply pressure from Northern Hemisphere harvests weighed on the market, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

Aug. 1, 2025 at 3:57 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures finished flat on Friday but notched a second consecutive weekly decline as ample global supplies, favorable U.S. weather and weak Chinese demand hung over the market.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy futures set April low on good US crop weather, slow China demand

Jul. 31, 2025 at 4:40 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell on Thursday to their lowest level since April on beneficial U.S. crop weather and poor demand from China, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybean futures extend losses on favorable US weather, weak demand

Jul. 30, 2025 at 4:07 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, dragged down by favourable weather across the U.S. Midwest and sluggish export demand, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek