Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Corn gets biggest boost of new year as dollar slips

Feb. 3, 2015 at 5:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures climbed four per cent on Tuesday amid a broad-based rally in commodities led by crude oil as the dollar slipped to a near-two-week low on weaker domestic economic data, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade grain markets were overdue for a […]

U.S. grains: Markets sag under pressure from hefty global supplies

Feb. 2, 2015 at 5:59 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on month-end fund selling

Jan. 30, 2015 at 4:20 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies, rebounds from three-month low

Jan. 29, 2015 at 5:23 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on fund selling

Jan. 28, 2015 at 5:01 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy falls as China cancels purchase, meal retreats

Jan. 27, 2015 at 5:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell one per cent on Tuesday on technical selling and on signs of slowing export demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Corn and wheat also declined. At the CBOT, March soybeans ended down 9-3/4 cents at $9.73-3/4 per bushel (all […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound from three-month low, led by soymeal

Jan. 26, 2015 at 5:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rebounded from a three-month low on Monday, led by export demand for U.S. soymeal, a key source of protein in animal feed rations, traders said. Wheat and corn closed lower. At the CBOT, March soybeans settled up 10-3/4 cents at […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on dollar pressure

Jan. 23, 2015 at 2:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Friday on support from bigger-than-expected U.S. export sales, traders said. “The exports are pretty important,” said Bill Gentry, broker at Risk Management Commodities in Lafayette, Indiana. “(They show) the corn has got some value at these and lower levels.” Soybeans dropped […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Markets weaken under pressure from firming U.S. dollar

Jan. 22, 2015 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures slipped on Thursday as the rising U.S. dollar made farm products less competitive on the global market. The U.S. is having a hard time competing for grain export business, with Ukraine and South America undercutting U.S. corn prices, said Tomm Pfitzenmaier, […]

By Tom Polansek

Seasonal pressures to weigh on CBOT soybeans, corn

Jan. 21, 2015 at 5:22 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) moved lower during the week ended Wednesday and could be due for more losses, given the seasonal trends and looming South American crops. “As long as South America has no real weather problems… it will be hanging over […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin