Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

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U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on hopes for thaw in U.S.-China trade tensions

Nov. 2, 2018 at 4:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures hit two-week peaks on Friday on signs of easing trade tensions between Washington and Beijing, but slipped from the highs after a White House official said he was less optimistic that a deal could be reached. Corn futures also climbed, lifted by expectations […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on export hopes after Trump, Xi talk trade

Nov. 1, 2018 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy futures turn higher after touching six-week low

Oct. 31, 2018 at 4:47 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade woes keep soybeans pointed lower

Oct. 31, 2018 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy futures near six-week low on U.S. harvest, trade woes

Oct. 30, 2018 at 4:16 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy sinks to one-month low on lagging exports, big supply

Oct. 29, 2018 at 4:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures slid to the lowest point in a month on Monday under pressure from a record-large U.S. harvest and dim export prospects due to the trade dispute between the United States and top importer China. Corn edged lower in a technical-selling and profit-taking setback […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps as Egypt eyes U.S. supplies, funds cover shorts

Oct. 26, 2018 at 5:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rose nearly 4 percent on Friday and bounced back from multi-month lows a day earlier, buoyed by short-covering and indications that U.S. wheat was becoming more competitive globally, analysts said. Corn futures rose, rebounding from Thursday’s two-week low, and soybeans rallied from a […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat sags as weak exports, firm dollar prompt fund selling

Oct. 25, 2018 at 5:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell more than 2 percent on Thursday, with the benchmark December contract on the Chicago Board of Trade hitting its lowest in nine months, as sluggish export demand and a strong dollar prompted fund liquidation, analysts said. Corn and soybean futures also sank […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat drops below $5/bu on export fears, strong dollar

Oct. 24, 2018 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago |Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell nearly 2 percent on Wednesday and dropped below $5 a bushel for the first time in nearly six weeks as analysts cited technical selling mixed with worries about U.S. export prospects. Soybeans and corn followed the weak trend, as active harvest progress in […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn and wheat firm, soy weaker in largely technical trade

Oct. 23, 2018 at 6:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn firmed slightly on Tuesday on light technical buying and a lack of farmer hedging as farmers kept busy harvesting crops, analysts said. However, expectations of large U.S. harvests and a lack of fresh supportive news kept a lid on gains. Wheat futures also rose, […]

By Julie Ingwersen