Insights and Stories on South America

U.S. grains: Soy hits six-week low on South American prospects

Jan. 3, 2017 at 5:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a six-week low on Tuesday on improving South American crop prospects and uncertainty about export demand from China, analysts said. Corn rose on technical buying and expectations that commodity index funds will buy grain next week as they rebalance portfolios. Wheat […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn set to start New Year off weaker

Dec. 21, 2016 at 6:49 pm CST

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise from one-month low

Dec. 21, 2016 at 3:10 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn watch South American weather

Dec. 14, 2016 at 8:23 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Canola to notch lower in holiday trade

Dec. 14, 2016 at 8:17 pm CST

By Jade Markus

Bunge expects bounce from record U.S. harvest

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. agricultural products trader Bunge said Wednesday it expects the record-large U.S. corn and soybean harvest to help its earnings rebound from a weaker-than-expected third quarter. The company’s shares surged despite reporting disappointing results on Wednesday due to weather-reduced crops in South America, home to many […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn trending lower

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:15 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have come down over the past week, and may be headed lower as both fundamental and technical signals look bearish. January soybeans have a downside target of $9.40-$9.50 per bushel, said Terry Reilly of Futures International in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat down on ample supplies

Feb. 18, 2016 at 7:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday, easing from a two-session rally as traders returned their focus to record-large global inventories and poor export demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also declined. At the CBOT, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

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 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy, corn ease from six-week highs

Feb. 3, 2016 at 6:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S soybeans and corn futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by profit-taking after recent six-week highs and outlooks for needed rains in South America. Wheat settled narrowly higher at the Chicago Board of Trade after a more than one per cent drop in the dollar against a […]

By Justin Madden Michael Hirtzer