Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Soy firm, corn mixed ahead of USDA report

Aug. 9, 2019 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped to a 1-1/2-week high on Friday and posted their first weekly gain in a month, lifted by technical buying and short-covering amid concerns that dry U.S. Midwest weather would limit crop production. Corn and wheat were mixed as investors squared positions ahead […]

U.S. grains: Soy, corn close higher

Aug. 8, 2019 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

CBOT weekly outlook: Market bearish ahead of WASDE

Aug. 7, 2019 at 3:58 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Futures inch up after choppy trading day

Aug. 7, 2019 at 3:26 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on Midwest rains, trade worries

Aug. 6, 2019 at 3:32 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn futures rally on weather concerns

Aug. 5, 2019 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Volatility roiled the commodity grain futures markets on Monday, as uncertainty in the U.S. weather forecast supported corn and the growing tensions in the U.S.-China trade war weighed on soybeans. Wheat futures ended the day up on technical buying, traders said. China’s commerce ministry said that […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans edge up but post weekly loss on trade concerns

Aug. 2, 2019 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures edged away from the prior session’s seven-week low in a technical rebound on Friday but posted a weekly loss as an escalation in a year-long trade dispute between the United States and China weighed on the market. Corn and wheat prices were also […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Soybeans end down as Trump announces new tariffs on China

Aug. 1, 2019 at 4:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures closed at their lowest levels in over a month on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Chinese goods while a more favorable weather outlook also sent corn prices down. Trump said he would impose an additional 10 percent tariff […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn futures set two-month low as improved weather hits U.S. Midwest

Jul. 31, 2019 at 4:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures had a dismal close on Wednesday and touched a two-month low as analysts said U.S. crop weather was not threatening, while wheat and soybean prices also eased. The Chicago Board of Trade’s (CBOT) most-active corn contract settled down 11 cents, or 2.7 percent, […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn hits two-month low on improved U.S. crop condition

Jul. 30, 2019 at 4:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures reached a two-month low on Tuesday after a weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report on Monday said the U.S. crop was in better condition than analysts expected. The Chicago Board of Trade’s (CBOT) most-active corn contract settled down 6 cents, or 1.5 percent, at […]

By Barbara Smith