Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

ICE weekly outlook: Canola waits for U.S. shutdown to end

Jan. 2, 2019 at 5:19 pm CST

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures canola market, like its fellow commodity markets, currently sits at the mercy of the U.S. government shutdown, according to one analyst. “It all has to do with the government shutdown in the States. Soybeans keep on rallying, than they lose ground towards the end […]

U.S. grains: Soy up on crop stress in Brazil, hopes for China talks

Jan. 2, 2019 at 4:38 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy futures jump on hopes for China deals, positioning

Dec. 28, 2018 at 7:43 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy, corn stabilize after falling to one-month lows

Dec. 27, 2018 at 5:17 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat near one-month lows

Dec. 27, 2018 at 1:21 am CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy falls as traders wait for more sales to China

Dec. 24, 2018 at 2:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures neared a one-month low on Monday as traders watched and waited for China to make further purchases after re-entering the market recently as trade tensions eased. Corn futures also came under pressure from disappointment over a lack of demand from China, traders said. […]

By Tom Polansek

Canola fund short position holds steady

Dec. 21, 2018 at 8:01 pm CST

CNS Canada — Fund traders maintained their net short position in ICE Futures canola contracts, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). According to the latest report, managed money and other reportable speculators increased their net short position in canola […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat drops as Russia lessens export curb fears

Dec. 21, 2018 at 5:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell nearly two per cent on Friday after Russia raised its grain export forecast and dampened speculation that tight supplies would prompt curbs on overseas shipments from the world’s biggest wheat supplier. Soybeans dropped to a three-week low as favourable weather boosted crop […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy down as supplies outweigh China demand

Dec. 20, 2018 at 7:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to three-week lows on Thursday as improving crop prospects in South America overshadowed renewed Chinese demand for U.S. shipments. Corn futures also fell to the lowest in three weeks on concerns about demand from ethanol producers and as forecasts for rain in […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Higher prices don’t jibe with corn, soy production

Dec. 19, 2018 at 5:15 pm CST

CNS Canada — Trade is starting to slow down for the holiday season at the Chicago Board of Trade, which has corn and soybean traders looking at the larger picture. Scott Capinegro, a broker with Barrington Commodities at Barrington, Ill., believes prices for corn and soybeans are currently too high. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm