Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans see higher-value trading range

Jan. 13, 2016 at 5:30 pm CST

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade are both rangebound, but beans are above the major moving averages, according to one analyst, as traders watch outside markets and weather for indications on where to move next. “I’m friendly, but I’m not looking for any […]

U.S. grains: Wheat surges as USDA cuts acreage view

Jan. 12, 2016 at 4:35 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat falls from three-week high

Jan. 11, 2016 at 3:07 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on short covering

Jan. 8, 2016 at 4:08 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn approaches seven-month low on poor exports, big supply

Jan. 7, 2016 at 5:09 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Weak soybeans, corn watch energy, USDA for direction

Jan. 6, 2016 at 3:04 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade trended down over the past two weeks, testing some contract lows in the process. While the potential for a short-covering bounce is there, further losses are also a distinct possibility, depending on what happens in outside energy […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise in short-covering bounce

Jan. 6, 2016 at 2:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain and soybean futures rebounded from early-session losses on Wednesday in a technical short-covering bounce as investors squared positions ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture crop report due early next week. Corn and wheat futures posted fresh contract lows in nearly all months and […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Short-covering spurs slight gains in corn, soy, wheat

Jan. 5, 2016 at 4:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures edged higher on Tuesday as investors used the previous session’s sharp declines to take profits on bearish bets they had placed on the commodities sector, traders said. But concerns about a weaker global economy cutting into demand limited buying and […]

By Mark Weinraub

Force majeure declared for CBOT soy shipping stations

Jan. 4, 2016 at 7:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– CME Group declared force majeure for all soybean shipping stations until further notice because of flooding on the Illinois River, a notice from the exchange operator said Monday. A majority of facilities on the river, which are delivery points for soybean futures traded on CME’s Chicago […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soybeans sag to start 2016

Jan. 4, 2016 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn, wheat and soybean futures fell sharply on Monday as concerns about economic weakness in China and the dollar’s strength raised concerns about global demand for U.S. commodities, traders said. Corn sank to its lowest level in four months while wheat hit […]

By Mark Weinraub