Insights and Stories on Cbot

Prairie wheat bids soften with U.S. futures

Jul. 11, 2016 at 2:19 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Spring wheat cash bids across Western Canada softened during the week ended Friday, as a downturn in U.S. futures put pressure on prices. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by roughly $5 per tonne, according to price quotes from […]

U.S. grains: Bargain hunting, weather concerns support soy, corn gains

Jul. 8, 2016 at 6:26 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall, pull corn from highs

Jul. 7, 2016 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Favourable weather drops corn, soy prices

Jul. 6, 2016 at 9:09 pm CDT

By Erin DeBooy

U.S. grains: Good weather sparks selling in CBOT corn, soybeans

Jul. 6, 2016 at 8:19 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans, corn fall on rising supply view

Jul. 1, 2016 at 7:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures sank to multi-year lows on Friday, pressured by an ample global stockpile that was expected to grow even larger due to a bountiful harvest, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also weakened, with soybeans settling back from a rally on Thursday that pushed […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: USDA report pushes wheat to six-year low, corn to 11-week low

Jun. 30, 2016 at 2:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures sank to a six-year low on Thursday and corn futures hit an 11-week low after the agriculture department said farmers had planted more of the grains than expected. Soybean futures soared to two-week highs as plantings fell short of analysts’ estimates. The U.S. […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy to fall on weather, post-report

Jun. 29, 2016 at 6:35 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are moving into position ahead of two key reports, but following that data, the market will shift back into weather trading, one U.S. analyst says. Corn — Corn futures moved lower on the week ended Wednesday, as […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall sharply

Jun. 29, 2016 at 6:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday, extending their decline under pressure from the ongoing harvest of a bountiful crop in the Plains and the Midwest which threatens to add to a glut of supplies that is largely being shunned by overseas buyers. Corn futures also dropped, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise, corn flat, wheat weak

Jun. 28, 2016 at 6:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 1.3 per cent on Tuesday to a one-week high, on concerns about crop development in the U.S. Midwest and signs of good export demand, traders said. Corn futures were mostly steady, with traders locking in profits after weather concerns […]

By Mark Weinraub