Insights and Stories on Cbot

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall from peak on weak cash market

Oct. 18, 2016 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the first time in four sessions on Tuesday, pressured by a weak cash market and by profit-taking after hitting a 3-1/2-week high earlier in the session, traders said. Corn futures eased in a mild technical setback but remained within the prior […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb one per cent, led by veg oils

Oct. 17, 2016 at 4:14 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb, led by soyoil

Oct. 14, 2016 at 7:13 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat futures soar on short-covering

Oct. 13, 2016 at 6:15 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy likely rangebound

Oct. 12, 2016 at 5:36 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat fall after USDA report

Oct. 12, 2016 at 5:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell more than two per cent on Wednesday, the most in a month, while soybean and wheat futures also declined on expectations for record-large U.S. harvests and huge grain inventories. At the CBOT, December corn settled down 8-1/2 cents at […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures firm ahead of USDA report

Oct. 11, 2016 at 5:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures firmed on Tuesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of a monthly U.S. government crop report, traders said. Soybeans settled nearly flat, paring early advances. But all three markets were able to withstand pressure from weaker energy markets and a stronger dollar, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on dry weather worries

Oct. 10, 2016 at 7:30 am CDT

Paris/Singapore | Reuters –– Chicago wheat futures rose on Monday, snapping a two-session fall, as dry weather in some U.S. and European wheat belts stirred concern in a market that has been weighed down by the prospect of record global supplies this season. Soybeans lost more ground as U.S. farmers […]

By Gus Trompiz Naveen Thukral

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans drop on weather view

Oct. 7, 2016 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures weakened on Friday on forecasts for dry weather in the Midwest that will allow farmers to pick up the pace of what is expected to be a record harvest of both crops, traders said. Wheat futures also eased as investors squared […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn futures fall, soybeans firm as harvest expands

Oct. 6, 2016 at 3:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell 1.9 per cent on Thursday, pressured by the expanding harvest in the U.S. Midwest as well as a forecast for a bumper crop in Brazil, traders said. Soybean futures edged higher, overcoming bearish supply trends on strong export demand […]

By Mark Weinraub