Insights and Stories on South America

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise on export strength

Mar. 25, 2022 at 6:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean, wheat and corn futures firmed on Friday, with all three commodities recovering from declines posted during the overnight trading session. The strength in soybeans stemmed from signs that demand for U.S. supplies remains strong even with newly harvested soybeans from South […]

U.S. grains: Export demand boosts soybeans

Mar. 23, 2022 at 3:27 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report influences steep drop in wheat

Mar. 9, 2022 at 5:30 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

World soybean output, stocks estimates chopped

Feb. 17, 2022 at 6:53 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall as fears of Black Sea disruption retreat

Feb. 15, 2022 at 8:20 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

South American soy, corn crops face major disaster

Feb. 15, 2022 at 9:19 am CST

MarketsFarm — With intense heat and very little rain, soybean and corn crops have been having a very tough time in South America, according Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor at Hinsdale, Ill. Be they from private consultancies or government bodies such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease on South American rainfall

Feb. 14, 2022 at 8:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans fell on Monday, pressured by rainfall in parts of South America that could refresh parched crops as Argentina and southern Brazil near harvest. CBOT corn and wheat ended higher after earlier losses, with corn underpinned by strong export inspections and wheat weighing tensions between […]

By Christopher Walljasper

ICE weekly outlook: No independent strength left in canola

Feb. 9, 2022 at 5:22 pm CST

MarketsFarm — At a little more than halfway through the 2021-22 marketing year for canola, a trader asserted the Canadian oilseed now lacks the ability to move independently. Rather, it will follow the ups and downs in oil and meal markets. “[Canola] did its thing months ago,” trader Ken Ball […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: More adjustments expected after lacklustre USDA report

Feb. 9, 2022 at 5:09 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Updated supply/demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday included only minor revisions, with the lacklustre report doing little to move the market. While South American production numbers were revised lower, further downward revisions are likely in subsequent reports, according to a market analyst. “We were […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: South American dryness lifts soybeans, corn

Feb. 7, 2022 at 6:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures on Monday rose to eight-month highs, underpinned by concerns over possible reduced supplies from weather-damaged South American harvests. Corn also climbed on South American dryness, while wheat followed higher. Markets are also positioning ahead of world grain and oilseed supply and demand forecasts […]

By Christopher Walljasper