Insights and Stories on Cbot

CBOT weekly outlook: Expected U.S. soybean, corn yields down

Sep. 12, 2019 at 8:57 pm CDT

MarketsFarm –– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) September supply and demand report saw downward revisions for corn and soybeans, but kept its estimates for wheat where they were in August. The department on Thursday released its new world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE). “Prices rallied after the report […]

U.S. grains: Fresh sales to China fuel soy optimism

Sep. 12, 2019 at 6:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn ease on crop-boosting weather

Sep. 11, 2019 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Crop condition rating lifts corn

Sep. 10, 2019 at 6:19 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy hit lows on weather, before technical bounce

Sep. 9, 2019 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Fund traders add to net short positions in canola, corn

Sep. 6, 2019 at 6:25 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Fund traders added to their large net short position in canola 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 canola came in Tuesday at 65,750, an increase […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows on sluggish exports, mild weather

Sep. 6, 2019 at 5:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to life-of-contract lows on Friday, pressured by disappointing weekly U.S. export data and forecasts for benign weather in the heart of the Midwest crop belt, analysts said. Soybeans turned down, retreating from early advances, and wheat followed the lower trend. Chicago Board […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on demand worries

Sep. 5, 2019 at 8:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday on concerns about burdensome supplies and weak export demand as the U.S. trade war with China continues, analysts said. Wheat futures rose on short-covering and worries about drought in Australia, and corn edged higher, despite […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Late U.S. crop should slow corn price declines

Sep. 4, 2019 at 9:04 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell to fresh contract lows during the week ended Wednesday, but could be running out of room to the downside amid concerns over the lateness of this year’s U.S. crop. “The weather is benign and the government is telling us there’s really […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn extends slide on crop prospects

Sep. 4, 2019 at 7:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago corn futures fell for a third straight session on Wednesday, setting life-of-contract lows as improving crop ratings and benign weather forecasts raised confidence in U.S. harvest prospects, traders said. Wheat rose, with benchmark Chicago wheat rebounding from a three-month low set a day earlier and […]

By Julie Ingwersen