Insights and Stories on Cbot

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn to tilt lower moving forward

Jan. 11, 2017 at 6:59 pm CST

CNS Canada — Following a U.S. government supply and demand report due out Thursday, soybeans and corn are expected to be sideways to lower as traders anticipate upcoming supplies, one U.S. analyst says. “Technically we’ve kind of ran up to the higher end of our trading ranges. We probably can […]

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week low on Plains forecasts

Jan. 11, 2017 at 3:59 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn weak as traders await USDA report

Jan. 10, 2017 at 3:13 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat rise

Jan. 9, 2017 at 5:05 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Exports pressure corn, soybeans

Jan. 6, 2017 at 2:52 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps as U.S. dollar falls

Jan. 5, 2017 at 5:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures rose 1.6 per cent to their highest in nearly six weeks on Thursday on a round of short-covering after weakening overnight, traders said. Corn also firmed, extending its winning streak to five days. Strength in wheat lent support to the yellow grain while […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy positioning ahead of USDA report

Jan. 5, 2017 at 4:56 pm CST

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures chalked up modest gains on the week ended Wednesday, as slow farmer selling and weakness in the U.S. dollar underpinned the market. March corn ended 11 and a half cents higher from the previous week (all figures US$). It was […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on bargain buying

Jan. 4, 2017 at 4:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.9 per cent on Wednesday on a round of bargain buying following three straight days of declines that pushed the benchmark contract to its lowest since mid-November, traders said. Corn futures rose for the fourth session in a row as investors staked […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy hits six-week low on South American prospects

Jan. 3, 2017 at 5:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a six-week low on Tuesday on improving South American crop prospects and uncertainty about export demand from China, analysts said. Corn rose on technical buying and expectations that commodity index funds will buy grain next week as they rebalance portfolios. Wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn prices sag in 2016 as record supply weighs

Dec. 30, 2016 at 1:06 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. wheat futures firmed on Friday on better-than-expected export data and short-covering at year’s end, analysts said, but the market was poised for an annual decline of about 13 per cent. Corn was set to finish the year down about 2 percent after the biggest-ever U.S. harvest boosted […]

By Julie Ingwersen