Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy in ‘little bit of a free fall’

Feb. 20, 2019 at 6:03 pm CST

Soybeans, wheat and corn have been trading generally lower of late on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). In particular soybeans are in “a little bit of a free fall,” said Terry Reilly, senior agriculture futures analyst with Futures International in Chicago. “It’s purely technical. We closed below the 100-day […]

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat plunges to seven-month low

Feb. 20, 2019 at 4:18 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat futures plunge on sluggish exports

Feb. 19, 2019 at 7:07 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to multimonth lows as global prices sag

Feb. 15, 2019 at 6:09 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: U.S. exports get no Valentine’s Day love

Feb. 14, 2019 at 5:05 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

ICE weekly outlook: Canola grinding lower

Feb. 13, 2019 at 7:15 pm CST

ICE Futures canola contracts held relatively steady during the week ended Wednesday, with a softer tone in old-crop contracts and strength in new-crop months. The general trend is likely pointed lower in the near future, with any developments in trade talks between the U.S. and China likely to provide some […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat up, soy eases as China trade talks eyed

Feb. 13, 2019 at 6:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures advanced on Wednesday for a fourth straight session as a pickup in export activity and firm cash markets spurred commodity fund buying, traders said. Corn was little changed and soybeans eased as traders waited to see if U.S.-China trade talks would show the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: All eyes on March 1 trade deadline

Feb. 13, 2019 at 3:11 pm CST

As high-level trade talks are underway in Beijing this week between the U.S. and China, commodity markets are watching carefully, said an analyst following the Chicago Board of Trade. “All eyes are on March 1,” said Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. Should negotiators fail to make any progress toward resolving […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans lower on South America weather, trade jitters

Feb. 11, 2019 at 7:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell about one per cent on Monday on improving crop weather in South America and worries about a looming March 1 deadline for a U.S.-China trade agreement, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower while wheat futures were mixed, with Chicago Board of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy firm after USDA data, focus turns to China talks

Feb. 8, 2019 at 6:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended firm on Friday as late-session short-covering lifted prices from lows notched after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected record large U.S. soy stocks amid a still-unresolved trade dispute with top importer China. Corn eased after USDA released a flood of data […]

By Karl Plume