Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. grain traders watch yields, demand

Aug. 21, 2019 at 4:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn prices on the Chicago Board of Trade remain at the behest of geopolitical pressures and questionable crop yields. Terry Reilly, a grains analyst with Futures International in Chicago, said traders are keeping a close eye on the U.S. Pro Farmer tour throughout the eastern Corn […]

U.S. grains: Wheat slides on global supplies, drags corn lower

Aug. 20, 2019 at 7:37 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slide on beneficial weekend rains

Aug. 19, 2019 at 6:31 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post big weekly losses

Aug. 16, 2019 at 5:02 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn futures break losing streak

Aug. 15, 2019 at 7:39 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn estimates, U.S./China talks befuddle

Aug. 14, 2019 at 4:04 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — For Steve Georgy, the events of this week have left him somewhat gobsmacked. The president of Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Ill. said he didn’t completely buy the numbers in the August supply and demand report issued Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). And Georgy has been […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

Aug. 14, 2019 at 3:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.5 per cent on Wednesday, with investors shedding risky assets as concerns about the global economy spilled over into the grain markets. Forecasts for some rain in key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest in the coming weeks added to the pressure […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend losses after USDA harvest view

Aug. 13, 2019 at 3:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures sank for the second day in row on Tuesday, dropping 4.1 per cent to a three-month low as the U.S. Agriculture Department’s unexpected boost to its U.S. production forecast continued to weigh heavily on the market, traders said. Soybean futures […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn plunges most in three years on crop estimate surprises

Aug. 12, 2019 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell nearly six per cent on Monday, their biggest drop in more than three years, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast a bigger-than-expected harvest. USDA forecast the 2019-20 corn crop at 13.901 billion bushels, above the 13.875 billion bushels expected in July. […]

By Barbara Smith

Funds add to canola short position in early August

Aug. 12, 2019 at 1:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Fund traders added to their large net short position in canola during the first week of the new crop year, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in canola came in at […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin