Insights and Stories on Planting

U.S. grains: Futures rally on weather concerns

Apr. 14, 2021 at 6:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures rallied on Wednesday, supported by concerns that a cold snap in the U.S. Midwest and Plains could hamper crop development, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade corn gained 2.4 per cent to hit its highest since June 2013. Wheat futures […]

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise as funds step in after two losing sessions

Apr. 13, 2021 at 6:35 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat lifted on spring planting concerns

Apr. 7, 2021 at 7:43 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil values mainly steady

Apr. 6, 2021 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn falls one per cent, soy drifts lower

Mar. 29, 2021 at 6:40 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets move ahead of USDA report

Mar. 24, 2021 at 7:40 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) market participants are awaiting next week’s prospective plantings report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), due out March 31. Ahead of the report, average trade estimates predict 93 million acres of corn, 90 million acres of soybeans and 46 million acres of […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn steps back after export-led rally

Mar. 22, 2021 at 5:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures dipped on Monday as improving South American crop weather added pressure to prices after export sales on Friday rallied the market. Soybeans were lifted by rallying soyoil futures, while wheat closed barely higher as favourable planting weather in the U.S. Great Plains and […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans jump on inclement South American weather

Mar. 4, 2021 at 4:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures settled higher on Thursday as adverse weather across South America fueled concerns about a short-term supply crunch. The market briefly turned lower late in the trading session amid gains in the U.S. dollar that make U.S. farm goods less attractive to importers, traders […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy, corn up on unfavourable South American weather

Mar. 2, 2021 at 7:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures rose on Tuesday in a turnaround from losses the previous session, as concerns increased about unfavorable weather in crop-growing regions of South America. Traders are watching the effects of heat and dryness in Argentina and rains in Brazil amid worries about […]