Insights and Stories on South America

Feb. 8, 2018 at 3:38 pm CST

CNS Canada — The latest report released from the U.S. Department of Agriculture had no surprises for traders at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), leaving the March corn and soybean contracts little changed. “I think that brokers right now are on the phone talking to their customers, probably some […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Feb. 8, 2018 at 12:57 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — Surging export demand for U.S. corn will cut into domestic stockpiles of the grain by more than expected, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday. But U.S. soybean stocks were forecast to rise as a bumper harvest in Brazil will allow overseas buyers to source their […]

By Mark Weinraub

Jan. 29, 2018 at 4:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures climbed on Monday on short-covering and concerns that the weather in South America could hamper production of the crops in Brazil and Argentina. Wheat rallied around two per cent as commodity funds exited short positions and on increasing worries that dry […]

By Karl Plume

Dec. 28, 2017 at 5:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell more than one per cent and neared a four-month low Thursday on improving crop prospects in Brazil that could curb demand for U.S. soy exports, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also declined in thin trade between the Christmas and New Year’s […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Dec. 21, 2017 at 12:15 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Seasonal holiday trade could lead to some choppiness in the Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn markets over the next week, although the general bias will likely remain pointed lower in the New Year, barring a weather scare out of South America. “There’s a reluctance to […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin