Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn fall on profit-taking, dollar gains

Mar. 23, 2016 at 4:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and oilseed prices fell on Wednesday, with soybeans retreating from five-month highs as investors took profits and as a rising dollar made the commodities more expensive in global markets. Soybeans declined for the first time in six sessions, giving back a portion of their […]

U.S. grains: Soy hits five-month high on technicals, fund buying

Mar. 22, 2016 at 7:27 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps as colder weather threatens crop

Mar. 21, 2016 at 3:54 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat closes higher on short-covering

Mar. 18, 2016 at 4:21 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat falls as weather improves

Mar. 17, 2016 at 3:47 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade now watching weather

Mar. 16, 2016 at 4:49 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have posted solid gains over the past two weeks, but the rally may run out of steam while attention in the markets shifts to spring weather patterns. “We’ve had a very strong rally since late February,” said […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on poor exports

Mar. 16, 2016 at 3:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell for the second straight day on Wednesday on pressure from light export demand and some easing concerns about weather damage to the developing U.S. crop, traders said. Corn futures eased on some mild technical sales while soybeans closed in […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat fall after hitting multi-week peaks

Mar. 15, 2016 at 5:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Tuesday, setting back from their highest since Dec. 7 on dry weather in South America that will allow farmers to accelerate the harvest of what is expected to be a huge crop, traders said. Wheat futures also closed lower, with traders […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Weather woes support wheat

Mar. 14, 2016 at 3:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose to a three-week high on Monday, their eighth day of gains over nine sessions, supported by a round of short covering, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures hit their highest since Feb. 4 on concerns that dry […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans set 2016 high on short-covering, export demand

Mar. 11, 2016 at 4:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Short-covering and hopes for improved export demand lifted U.S. soybean futures to three-month highs on Friday, marking the longest rally for the market’s most active contract in four years. Corn futures touched a two-week high on technical buying and export demand, capping the grain’s biggest weekly […]

By Tom Polansek