Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Corn hits four-month top on short-covering

Apr. 15, 2016 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit a four-month high on Friday as concern about summer weather risk in the Midwest and dry conditions in Brazil prompted investors to cover short positions, analysts said. Soybean futures also rose, but stayed below multi-month peaks set this week, while wheat ended […]

U.S. grains: Soy falls from eight-month top

Apr. 14, 2016 at 7:58 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn may be nearing highs

Apr. 13, 2016 at 6:59 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn jumps three per cent, most in seven months

Apr. 13, 2016 at 6:40 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans set eight-month highs in comeback rally

Apr. 12, 2016 at 6:56 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat to five-week low on forecasts for rains

Apr. 11, 2016 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell three per cent to a five-week low on Monday as weekend rains in the U.S. Plains, and forecasts for more next weekend, eased worries about yield prospects, traders said. Corn followed wheat down, but soybeans rose to an eight-month high on technically […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Corn, wheat prices seen hitting 10-year lows in 2016

Apr. 9, 2016 at 3:25 pm CDT

Geneva | Reuters — Hefty supplies, large expected crops and poor U.S. exports will weigh on grain prices later this year with corn and wheat set to drop to 10-year lows as harvest nears, consultancy AgResource said Friday. In its first 2016 price forecast, the U.S.-based consultancy forecast Chicago Board […]

By Sybille De La Hamaide

U.S. grains: Wheat dips again on weak sales, improving crop

Apr. 7, 2016 at 4:18 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago wheat dropped on Thursday for the fourth straight session on lacklustre weekly export sales and the improving condition of the U.S. winter crop. Soybeans slid in a correction from Monday’s highest price since Aug. 17 and corn rose on speculation U.S. farmers may switch some acres to […]

By Rod Nickel

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans moving lower, corn up

Apr. 6, 2016 at 6:39 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybeans and corn at the Chicago Board of Trade are both stuck in a trading range, one U.S. analyst says. Neither market is expected to see any dramatic swings on the week, but soybeans have downside potential, while corn could advance. Soybeans were able to break through […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat drops to near one-week low as crop progresses

Apr. 6, 2016 at 4:42 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago wheat fell on Wednesday to a nearly one-week low, pressured by a U.S. Department of Agriculture report that revealed U.S. wheat was progressing faster than expected. Corn rose to its highest in almost a week, following technical indicators. Soybeans gained on bargain-buying. The Chicago Board of Trade’s […]

By Rod Nickel