Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn dip on disappointing exports, better weather

Aug. 6, 2015 at 3:23 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Soybean and corn futures slipped on Thursday, pressured by disappointing U.S. export sales, forecasts for mostly favorable Midwest weather and technical selling. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat rose on better-than-expected export sales. “We had a nice bounce in corn and soybeans, so it’s a technical […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy to weaken as harvest nears

Aug. 5, 2015 at 4:27 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Prices advance on crop, weather worries

Aug. 5, 2015 at 2:32 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn bounces off six-week low prior to crop forecasts

Aug. 4, 2015 at 4:37 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures fall; wheat mixed

Jul. 31, 2015 at 9:05 am CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on strong exports, corn firm, wheat weak

Jul. 30, 2015 at 12:05 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday as signs of growing export demand threatened to cut into an already thin supply base, traders said. Corn futures also firmed, with bargain hunters and technical buyers stepping into the market after prices fell to a five-week low. Wheat closed mostly lower, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise for second day, corn and wheat resume slides

Jul. 29, 2015 at 12:05 pm CDT

Winnipeg /Reuters – U.S. soybeans rose for a second straight day on Wednesday, recovering some recent losses ahead of a critical development period for the oilseed, while corn and wheat resumed their slides on a favorable U.S. harvest outlook. With soybean yields largely determined in August and questions about the […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat, corn bounce after steep losses

Jul. 28, 2015 at 2:57 pm CDT

Winnipeg/Reuters – Chicago soybean, wheat and corn futures bounced on Tuesday, rising on bargain-buying and short-covering after setting recent lows. Nearby soybeans fell for three straight sessions through Monday, shedding nearly 6 percent as weather improved for crop development across the U.S. Midwest. “We’ve just plain hit (soybeans) hard for the […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Improving weather sparks sell-off in corn, soybeans, wheat

Jul. 27, 2015 at 2:55 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures plunged to their lowest in more than a month on Monday as improving weather for crop development across the U.S. Midwest sparked a round of long liquidation by speculators, traders said. Wheat futures also fell, weighed down by the declines […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn posts biggest weekly loss in a year; soy, wheat also sag

Jul. 24, 2015 at 9:00 am CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. corn futures posted their biggest weekly decline in a year on improving prospects in the Midwest during the crop’s key growth phase, raising expectations for a bumper harvest. Soybean and wheat futures also fell on chart-based selling and spillover pressure from outside commodity markets, including metals and […]

By Julie Ingwersen