Insights and Stories on South America

U.S. grains: Nearby corn futures firm as USDA reports big sales to China

Mar. 16, 2021 at 6:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures edged higher in actively traded nearby contracts on Tuesday on strong export demand after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the largest sales to China since January. Soybean futures were mixed, with nearby prices rising on concerns about South American harvest weather and […]

U.S. grains: Storms forecast for Plains drive wheat to one-month low

Mar. 12, 2021 at 4:22 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat down on forecasts for Plains moisture

Mar. 11, 2021 at 4:32 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. supply and demand report stands pat

Mar. 9, 2021 at 6:41 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: South American weather woes lift soy, corn

Feb. 24, 2021 at 7:20 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: CBOT corn, soybeans rebound on strong demand

Feb. 11, 2021 at 6:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures rose on Thursday, with end users stepping in to buy the market one day after prices posted sharp declines. “On hard breaks, the end users really need the supply,” said Don Roose, president of U.S. Commodities in West […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat fall sharply on profit taking

Feb. 10, 2021 at 6:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures posted sharp losses on Wednesday on a round of long liquidation by investment funds after all three commodities rallied to multi-year highs in 2021, traders said. “We have really run this market up hard,” said Ben Buie, grain team leader […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans dive to biggest weekly loss in 6-1/2 years

Jan. 22, 2021 at 5:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures slid more than four per cent on Friday — while corn futures dropped their daily limit — as rains in key South American growing areas offered relief amid tight global supplies, overshadowing strong weekly U.S. export data. Wheat futures tumbled four per cent. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn turn bearish

Jan. 20, 2021 at 6:05 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures backed away from multi-year highs during the week ended Wednesday, as investors took profits and weather conditions showed some improvement in South America. “The technicals are a little bearish for both corn and beans,” said Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago. The managed […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Futures slip on South American rains

Jan. 11, 2021 at 8:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slipped from 6-1/2-year highs on Monday on crop-boosting rains in South America and as investors squared positions ahead of eagerly awaited U.S. government crop forecast data due on Tuesday. Corn and wheat futures also pulled back from multi-year peaks posted last week as […]

By Karl Plume

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