Insights and Stories on Planting

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans may see seasonal slowdown

Feb. 4, 2021 at 2:55 am CST

MarketsFarm — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade, now trading at their highest levels in years, could come under some pressure over the next month, although the longer-range outlook remains strong, according to a broker. Crop insurance levels in the U.S. are based in part off […]

U.S. grains: Corn futures fall after hitting 14-month high

Oct. 27, 2020 at 7:46 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Export demand supports wheat, soy

Oct. 21, 2020 at 2:46 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy futures hit multi-year highs

Oct. 7, 2020 at 4:37 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn continues upward on USDA acreage data, weather worries

Jul. 1, 2020 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Canola area expected to be lower in Monday’s StatsCan report

Jun. 26, 2020 at 7:15 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Market participants generally expect canola acreage will be revised downward in a second acreage estimate due out Monday from Statistics Canada. “There’s a lot of uncertainty about canola acres,” Ken Ball of P.I. International in Winnipeg said, noting acreage was “definitely lost” in central and northern Alberta due […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat up as weather, currency spark short-covering

May. 28, 2020 at 3:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped on Thursday to a five-week high as a weaker dollar, forecasts for hotter, drier weather in the Midwest corn belt and a further rebound in ethanol production triggered bargain buying and short-covering by managed funds. Wheat futures also rallied on expanding dryness […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on slowed planting progress

May. 27, 2020 at 7:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Wednesday as a slowdown in plantings in the Midwest and forecasts for more disruptive weather lifted prices to two-week highs, although technical selling kept a lid on gains. Corn also edged higher after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported slower-than-anticipated […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy slips as traders await China deals

May. 19, 2020 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures dipped on Tuesday, pressured by a fast pace of planting and slowing export deals to China after a string of sales earlier in the month, traders said. “The trade is very dependent on China buying, and we really have not […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans drift lower on favourable crop prospects

May. 14, 2020 at 7:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures drifted lower on Thursday as generally favourable U.S. Midwest crop weather bolstered expectations for large harvests, analysts said. “We just don’t have enough demand … to overcome the good growing conditions that are seen across the Midwest,” said Brian Hoops, president […]

By Julie Ingwersen

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