Insights and Stories on Cbot

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn ‘starving for news’

Feb. 17, 2016 at 4:55 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, as both commodities saw a short-covering correction off of nearby lows. However, large supplies and looming South American harvests remain bearish for the two crops, likely keeping the futures bouncing […]

U.S. grains: Prices jump on short-covering, oil rise

Feb. 17, 2016 at 3:55 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Prices rise on short-covering, slow loadings in Brazil

Feb. 16, 2016 at 5:12 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. wheat futures could be scraping bottom

Feb. 11, 2016 at 4:09 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Exports spark gains in soybeans

Feb. 11, 2016 at 3:36 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans stuck in trading range

Feb. 10, 2016 at 5:32 pm CST

CNS Canada — Corn and soybeans at the Chicago Board of Trade are stuck in a rut, according to one U.S. analyst, as fresh data revealed high supplies of both commodities. Corn – Since last week corn futures have shed 10.75 cents per bushel in the March contract, and 10.75 […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on bargain buying

Feb. 10, 2016 at 3:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures firmed Wednesday, edging higher on a round of bargain buying and short-covering a day after prices hit their lowest in nearly six years, traders said. Corn and soybean futures were close to unchanged for most of the day but closed […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat drops to lowest since 2010 on record supply estimate

Feb. 9, 2016 at 9:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures dropped to their lowest level since 2010 after the U.S. government on Thursday said year-end global supplies would be the biggest in history. Prices crumbled as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s forecasts for record-large world wheat production and ending stocks fuelled fears about […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans set new 2016 low as rains hit dry Argentina

Feb. 8, 2016 at 3:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slid to seven-week lows on Monday after weekend rains across major exporter Argentina reduced the likelihood that dry weather would curb yields. Wheat futures dropped to a one-month low and corn dropped to its lowest level in three weeks as losses in other […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to three-week low

Feb. 5, 2016 at 5:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures slumped for a second session on Friday, anchored by ample global supplies and after top importer Egypt canceled a tender for the second time this week. Corn and soybeans also fell at the Chicago Board of Trade, with all three markets posting a […]

By Justin Madden Michael Hirtzer