Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Prices steady on short-covering, gain for week

Feb. 19, 2016 at 4:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain and soybeans were roughly flat on Friday, stabilizing amid a lack of fresh fundamental news following steep gains earlier this week tied mostly to investor short-covering, traders and analysts said. Corn and soybean futures each were unchanged to slightly lower at the Chicago Board […]

U.S. grains: Wheat down on ample supplies

Feb. 18, 2016 at 7:07 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn ‘starving for news’

Feb. 17, 2016 at 4:55 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Prices jump on short-covering, oil rise

Feb. 17, 2016 at 3:55 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Prices rise on short-covering, slow loadings in Brazil

Feb. 16, 2016 at 5:12 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Exports spark gains in soybeans

Feb. 11, 2016 at 3:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures rose 1.3 per cent on Thursday as the U.S. Agriculture Department’s report of stronger-than-expected exports spurred a round of short-covering, traders said. Corn futures were steady to weak, with the front-month contract settling unchanged while deferred contracts posted modest declines. Corn had fallen […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans stuck in trading range

Feb. 10, 2016 at 5:32 pm CST

CNS Canada — Corn and soybeans at the Chicago Board of Trade are stuck in a rut, according to one U.S. analyst, as fresh data revealed high supplies of both commodities. Corn – Since last week corn futures have shed 10.75 cents per bushel in the March contract, and 10.75 […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on bargain buying

Feb. 10, 2016 at 3:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures firmed Wednesday, edging higher on a round of bargain buying and short-covering a day after prices hit their lowest in nearly six years, traders said. Corn and soybean futures were close to unchanged for most of the day but closed […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat drops to lowest since 2010 on record supply estimate

Feb. 9, 2016 at 9:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures dropped to their lowest level since 2010 after the U.S. government on Thursday said year-end global supplies would be the biggest in history. Prices crumbled as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s forecasts for record-large world wheat production and ending stocks fuelled fears about […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans set new 2016 low as rains hit dry Argentina

Feb. 8, 2016 at 3:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slid to seven-week lows on Monday after weekend rains across major exporter Argentina reduced the likelihood that dry weather would curb yields. Wheat futures dropped to a one-month low and corn dropped to its lowest level in three weeks as losses in other […]

By Tom Polansek