Insights and Stories on Cbot

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn market attention shifts north

Mar. 21, 2018 at 8:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved lower over the past week, but stabilized at those lows as attention shifts from weather concerns in Argentina to planting intentions in North America. Rains in Argentina over the past weekend helped ease dryness concerns there […]

U.S. grains: Wetter forecasts pressure K.C. wheat

Mar. 21, 2018 at 6:35 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat prices bounce after steep losses

Mar. 20, 2018 at 7:42 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles as rains cross drought-hit Plains

Mar. 19, 2018 at 7:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on forecast for rains

Mar. 16, 2018 at 4:55 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat sharply lower in technical sell-off

Mar. 15, 2018 at 3:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat fell nearly two per cent on Thursday in a technical sell-off amid outlooks for rain in the parched U.S. Plains crop belt, traders and analysts said. Disappointing weekly U.S. wheat export sales added to headwinds, with CBOT May wheat dropping 10 […]

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy running out of time for move upward

Mar. 14, 2018 at 8:21 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade came off their highs during the week and could be poised for further losses, according to a trader. The most-active May contract recorded a high of $10.77 a bushel on March 7 but ended at $10.32 at Wednesday’s close […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soy tumbles on acreage outlook

Mar. 14, 2018 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures tumbled on Wednesday, pressured by technical selling and outlooks for record-large U.S. plantings this year, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade May soybean futures dropped 16-1/2 cents, or 1.7 per cent, to $10.32-1/4 per bushel (all figures US$). Prices accelerated declines […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-month high on exports

Mar. 13, 2018 at 9:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to a seven-month high on Tuesday, buoyed by robust export demand amid drought conditions in No. 3 global shipper Argentina, traders said. Soybeans also rose as rains forecast this week in Argentina were likely to provide only limited relief for soy and […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy turn higher on technical buying

Mar. 12, 2018 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures notched modest gains on Monday, with prices turning higher on technical buying after earlier lows, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures recovered from a three-week low and CBOT wheat from a 1-1/2 week low. CBOT May soybeans settled up […]

By Michael Hirtzer