Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat rises as dry weather curbs Russian output; corn firm

Jul. 29, 2019 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures settled just over 1 per cent higher on Monday, climbing for the third time in the last four sessions, underpinned by lower estimates for output in top exporter Russia. Soybeans and corn settled higher after closing down on Friday, […]

U.S. grains: Corn futures ease as weak exports offset crop concerns

Jul. 26, 2019 at 4:00 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybeans down after ‘disappointing’ U.S. export sales report

Jul. 25, 2019 at 4:04 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans and corn watching weather, waiting on acreage numbers

Jul. 24, 2019 at 2:15 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn climbs as more hot, dry weather seen in U.S. Midwest

Jul. 24, 2019 at 11:35 am CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Corn futures inch up as grains face choppy trading day

Jul. 23, 2019 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grain futures see-sawed on Tuesday, as technical trading left wheat prices flat, soybeans down and corn still stubbornly range-bound. CBOT corn futures ended the day on a positive note, but hopes of a significant price rally were quashed by conflicting cues […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Futures drop as hopes of Chinese buying spree fizzle

Jul. 22, 2019 at 3:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures dropped sharply on Monday as hopes of Chinese buying fizzled and forecasts of cooler weather in the U.S. Midwest eased concerns about crop yield losses. Wheat prices also were lower, pressured by bigger European yields, traders said. September corn futures on […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain as market wrestles with export, crop prospects

Jul. 19, 2019 at 5:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures settled up on Friday as investors weighed trade talks between the United States and China and expected cooler U.S. weather against uncertainty over acreage levels following a rain-soaked spring. Some analysts said there may be some technical buying pushing up futures, […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Soy falls on cooler weather, China cancellation

Jul. 18, 2019 at 8:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures settled down following a choppy day of trading on Thursday, after hitting the lowest level in more than a week on forecasts for cooler weather and export data showing China had canceled soy purchases for the first time since April. U.S. Agriculture Department […]

By Barbara Smith

CBOT weekly outlook: Market stuck in range until acreage report

Jul. 17, 2019 at 8:45 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Until the U.S. Department of Agriculture issues its next acreage report, expect the Chicago Board of Trade to remain stuck within a range, a trader said. “Until the August report and the USDA verifies the plenty of preventative planting acres, and if August happens to be hot and […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm