Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy move on weather, interest from China

Oct. 14, 2015 at 5:30 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– It’s a game of follow-the-leader in corn and soybean markets at the Chicago Board of Trade, according to one analyst — and short-term, neither looks especially bullish. “Beans have been the leader, corn is the follower, because we’re getting into the teeth of harvest,” said Scott Capinegro, […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans top US$9 on Chinese demand

Oct. 13, 2015 at 4:18 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn to two-week low as U.S. harvest ramps up

Oct. 12, 2015 at 4:37 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy jumps on USDA’s surprising cut in acres

Oct. 9, 2015 at 4:24 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Harvest pressure hits prices before crop reports

Oct. 8, 2015 at 5:58 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy rest on USDA report

Oct. 7, 2015 at 4:10 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– The short-term fate of corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade rests on an upcoming supply and demand report, according to one analyst. Long-term, traders are watching global weather patterns, which could put crops at risk. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Profit-taking, advancing harvests snap rallies

Oct. 7, 2015 at 3:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain futures retreated from their highest prices in more than two months on Wednesday under pressure from advancing U.S. harvests and profit-taking ahead of key crop reports. Declines in corn snapped a four-day rally that was fuelled by expectations the U.S. Department of Agriculture will […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn tops two-month high

Oct. 6, 2015 at 3:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures climbed to their highest in more than two months on Tuesday as traders predicted the U.S. will cut its production estimate in a crop report due out Friday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in the monthly report, may reduce its estimates for the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Prices rise on technicals, positioning before reports

Oct. 5, 2015 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain and soybean futures strengthened on Monday as technical buying and positioning ahead of U.S. crop reports overshadowed concerns about poor export demand. Soybean oil neared a two-month high. Traders were adjusting positions in the markets before the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issues reports […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on profit-taking

Oct. 2, 2015 at 5:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank on Friday on a round of end-of-week profit taking after prices hit an 8-1/2 week high on Thursday, traders said. Soybeans also fell, pressured by the expanding harvest of what is expected to be a bumper crop in the U.S., while corn […]

By Mark Weinraub