Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat tumble ahead of year’s end

Dec. 30, 2015 at 3:49 pm CST

Reuters — Chicago corn and wheat slipped on Wednesday, as concerns about potential damage to winter wheat crops moved to the background in light year-end trading. Soybeans rose on technical buying, despite forecasts for much-needed rains in parts of Brazil next week. With a lack of fresh bullish news for […]

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on bargain-buying, fund short-covering

Dec. 29, 2015 at 6:10 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on improved Brazil weather forecasts

Dec. 28, 2015 at 8:14 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Rain in Brazil’s forecasts dampens soy futures

Dec. 24, 2015 at 3:38 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat drops to three-week low on supplies

Dec. 23, 2015 at 6:13 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Prices fall on technical selling, abundant supplies

Dec. 22, 2015 at 3:03 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean prices fell on Tuesday, weighed by technical selling and abundant global supplies. Soybeans and wheat gave up earlier gains that were based on weather concerns for developing crops, while corn led the way down in choppy trading ahead of Friday’s Christmas holiday. “There’s no […]

By Michael Hirtzer Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans, grains slip on big supplies, choppy trade

Dec. 21, 2015 at 5:36 pm CST

Reuters — Prices for U.S. grains and soybeans dipped on Monday, giving up slight early advances in thin, choppy trade that focused on plentiful global supplies. The markets declined despite favourable weakness in the U.S. dollar and concerns about insufficient rains curbing Brazil’s soybean production. Price movements and volumes were […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on Brazil dryness, short-covering

Dec. 18, 2015 at 6:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a near two-week high on Friday on technical buying and short-covering as well as concerns that dry weather in parts of Brazil may drag down yields in the world’s top exporter of the oilseed. Wheat and corn pared steep early gains […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Brazil dryness sparks soy short-covering

Dec. 17, 2015 at 6:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded from a 3-1/2-week low on Thursday and closed higher for the first time in three sessions on short-covering sparked by concerns that dry weather in Brazil may clip soy production. Corn and wheat also clawed back earlier losses tied to Argentina’s export-friendly […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy rangebound ahead of holidays

Dec. 16, 2015 at 5:24 pm CST

CNS Canada — Corn and soybeans at the Chicago Board of Trade are rangebound ahead of the holidays, according to one analyst. On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.25 per cent, the first increase since 2006, which pressured both corn and soybeans. But outside of that […]

By Jade Markus