Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Soy hits one-month high on soymeal gains, NOPA data

Feb. 17, 2015 at 3:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans climbed to a one-month peak on Tuesday, lifted by a three per cent spike in soymeal futures and data showing near-record domestic crushings of the beans in January, traders said. Wheat futures were mixed, with some contracts turning lower after earlier hitting three-week highs […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat rally to end week

Feb. 13, 2015 at 2:53 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

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

Feb. 12, 2015 at 5:30 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat turn higher on bargain buying

Feb. 11, 2015 at 5:34 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat falls one per cent on USDA outlook

Feb. 10, 2015 at 5:11 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on short-covering ahead of USDA report

Feb. 9, 2015 at 4:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures edged higher on Monday, lifted by investor short-covering and position-squaring ahead of the monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture supply and demand report due on Tuesday. USDA said earlier that top soybean importer China purchased 120,000 tonnes of the grain within 24 […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as dollar rises on jobs data

Feb. 6, 2015 at 5:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans ended lower on Friday as a jump in the dollar on strong employment data spurred technical selling, traders said. Additionally, forecasts of record soybean production in South America hung over prices. Corn and wheat closed slightly firmer on a pre-weekend short covering bounce. Wheat […]

By Christine Stebbins

U.S. grains: Wheat up on prospects for Egyptian sales, softer dollar

Feb. 5, 2015 at 6:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed nearly three per cent on Thursday, buoyed by a softer dollar and hopes for U.S. sales of the grain to top buyer Egypt, traders said. Soybeans rose, led by strength in soyoil and Malaysian palm oil, while corn ended […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Strength in corn, beans to be short-lived

Feb. 4, 2015 at 8:16 pm CST

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade ended mostly higher during the week ended Wednesday; soybean futures saw slight gains, while advances in corn were more exaggerated. A sharp rally Tuesday lifted both markets to end higher for the week, with speculative short covering […]

By Terryn Shiells

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip as dollar firms, crude oil falls

Feb. 4, 2015 at 2:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.5 per cent on Wednesday, retreating from a three-week high notched Tuesday as the dollar rose, traders said. Outlooks for the driest areas of Brazil’s crop region calling for rain this week and the falling crude oil market also hurt soy prices. […]

By Christine Stebbins