Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as news of China trade deal awaited

Mar. 5, 2019 at 7:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago grain futures struggled to gain any traction on Tuesday, with wheat rising slightly on technical buying and soybeans slipping as traders anxiously awaited more news on the U.S.-China trade talks. Corn futures inched up late in the trading session, finding support on planting concerns and […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on trade deal hopes

Mar. 4, 2019 at 5:56 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat posts steepest weekly decline in half a year

Mar. 1, 2019 at 6:43 pm CST

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as trade concerns weigh

Feb. 28, 2019 at 6:45 pm CST

By Stephanie Kelly

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn watching trade talks

Feb. 27, 2019 at 7:13 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall after comments on trade talks

Feb. 27, 2019 at 6:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean prices fell on Wednesday after a U.S. trade official said purchase promises were not enough to solve U.S.-China trade issues and that it was too early to predict an outcome to talks between the two countries. Any deal between Washington and Beijing must include […]

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. grains: Wheat sinks on plentiful global supply

Feb. 26, 2019 at 7:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures slid for a second consecutive session on Tuesday to the lowest in 10 months as cheaper exports from producers including Russia weighed on demand for U.S. supplies. Soybeans also fell, giving up the last session’s gains, as a rapidly advancing harvest in top […]

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on trade hopes

Feb. 25, 2019 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a 2-1/2-week high on Monday on hopes for a trade agreement between Washington and Beijing and after China vowed late last week to make additional U.S. soybean purchases. Wheat futures plunged around four per cent to fresh contract lows on technical […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Crop prices seesaw as traders eye China talks

Feb. 22, 2019 at 7:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures seesawed on Friday as traders waited for signs that Washington and Beijing were making progress toward a trade agreement that could boost Chinese imports of U.S. crops. After the close of trading, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Twitter that […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds from seven-month low

Feb. 21, 2019 at 3:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rebounded on Thursday after a four-day slide, while the grains market overall steadied as U.S. and China trade negotiators sketched an outline for what could be a deal to end the trade war. Thursday’s technical bounce in wheat was encouraged by optimism over […]

By P.J. Huffstutter