Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps for seventh straight day

Mar. 10, 2016 at 4:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed for a seventh straight session on Thursday, the longest such streak in nearly two years, as a weaker U.S. dollar and concerns about adverse crop weather sparked fund short covering and other buying. Soybeans also rose for a seventh day while corn […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy at high end of trading ranges

Mar. 9, 2016 at 6:53 pm CST

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat extend winning streak

Mar. 9, 2016 at 6:44 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Weather fears, short-covering lift prices

Mar. 8, 2016 at 7:36 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Short-covering supports corn, soy, wheat

Mar. 7, 2016 at 5:40 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans surge on short-covering, export demand

Mar. 4, 2016 at 4:45 pm CST

Winnipeg/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures jumped nearly 2 per cent on Friday as investors covered short positions due to strong export demand, registering their biggest weekly gain since mid-December. Chicago wheat edged higher, and registered a big weekly gain on concerns over dry weather in parts of the U.S. Plains. […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-session high, weather sparks short-covering

Mar. 3, 2016 at 3:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to their highest in six trading sessions on Thursday as expanding dryness in the southern Plains hard wheat belt triggered a round of short-covering, traders and analysts said. Traders were also concerned about a threat of flooding in the Mississippi River Delta […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola drops amid widespread pressure

Mar. 2, 2016 at 7:07 pm CST

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts suffered significant losses during a volatile week ended Wednesday. While futures managed to recover off their fresh contract lows hit during the week, the overall technical bias remained pointed lower. Weakness in the U.S. soy complex and vegetable oil market were joined […]

By Dave Sims

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy in harvest-induced trading range

Mar. 2, 2016 at 6:48 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Corn and soybeans at the Chicago Board of Trade are both sitting at the low end of their trading ranges, with South America’s harvest keeping bullish features at a minimum. Corn — The May corn contract will probably establish new contract lows over the course of the […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies after multiyear lows

Mar. 2, 2016 at 6:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied to close higher on Wednesday as traders covered short positions following the market’s drop to its lowest level in nearly six years. Soybean futures also advanced on bargain buying, halting a six-session slide, while corn settled fractionally higher. At […]

By Julie Ingwersen