Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Rising dollar knocks corn near two-month low

Nov. 6, 2015 at 3:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures slumped on Friday under pressure from the rising U.S. dollar, with corn futures approaching a two-month low. “Everybody’s looking at the dollar,” said Jim Gerlach, president of A/C Trading in Indiana. “That’s the only story right now.” The dollar jumped more than one […]

U.S. grains: Wheat eases off four-week high on export slump

Nov. 5, 2015 at 4:30 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat futures up despite U.S. rain, corn down amid big crop forecast

Nov. 4, 2015 at 2:18 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat firms on technical buying; corn, soy also firm

Nov. 3, 2015 at 2:55 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat falls most in two months; soybeans, corn follow

Nov. 2, 2015 at 3:37 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat hits biggest weekly gain in nearly four months

Oct. 30, 2015 at 3:01 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. wheat futures prices jumped 1.5 per cent on Friday and posted their biggest weekly gain in nearly four months, as traders positioned themselves ahead of a highly anticipated U.S. Department of Agriculture November supply and demand report. Chicago Board of Trade December soft red wheat […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn close firm on technical buying; soybeans slip

Oct. 29, 2015 at 3:27 pm CDT

CHICAGO / Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rallied nearly 2 per cent on Thursday, supported by a round of short-covering and signs of improving export demand, traders said. A pickup in exports also boosted corn futures, as technical buying lent further support to both corn and wheat after prices dipped […]

By Mark Weinraub P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soy nears three-week low on Brazil rains, demand worries

Oct. 28, 2015 at 2:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures dropped to their lowest levels in nearly three weeks on Wednesday on expectations for rains to benefit plantings in Brazil, the world’s top exporter. Concerns about slowing demand from China, the world’s top importer, added pressure to prices. Rain showers in Brazil will help […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound on strong exports, soymeal

Oct. 27, 2015 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded on Tuesday after three sessions of declines on steady export demand and higher soymeal prices, although gains were capped by beneficial rains in dry production areas of Brazil, the world’s top supplier. Corn futures eased on a bumper U.S. harvest and sluggish […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps more than four per cent on weather concerns

Oct. 26, 2015 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged more than four per cent on Monday as recent floods in parts of Texas and forecasts for continued dry weather in the U.S. Plains buoyed the market that had been falling in recent weeks. Futures prices for corn crept higher as U.S. […]

By P.J. Huffstutter