Insights and Stories on Harvest

Jul. 23, 2018 at 3:13 pm CDT

By Julienne Isaacs

Jul. 5, 2018 at 5:23 pm CDT

CNS Canada — As Friday’s deadline nears for Chinese tariffs to be imposed on imports of U.S. soybeans, so too does the idea that eastern crushers could soon be bringing those unwanted beans into Canada. “Soybeans have become so cheap we’re going to find them leaking across the border, especially […]

By Dave Sims

Apr. 25, 2018 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rallied to a nine-month peak and wheat rose to its highest in nearly seven weeks on Wednesday, supported by a round of short-covering amid persistent concerns about adverse weather curtailing harvest expectations for both grains, traders said. Soybean futures also were firm, with […]

By Mark Weinraub

Jan. 11, 2018 at 4:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell to a four-month low on Thursday ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture data due on Friday that was expected to show bigger U.S. stockpiles and higher Brazilian soy output. Wheat futures also eased after weekly U.S. wheat export sales came in below […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Nov. 14, 2017 at 3:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dropped 1.4 per cent to a one-year low on Tuesday, pressured by ample supplies from the nearly completed harvest of the second-largest domestic corn crop on record, traders said. Soybeans declined, following corn lower, as improving crop weather in South America added to […]

By Julie Ingwersen