Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

Managed money still adding to record large canola short position

Feb. 26, 2024 at 12:02 pm CST

Speculators continued to add to their record large net short position in canola in mid-February, showing little sign of moving to the other side of the market any time soon, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

U.S. grains: Wheat rises nearly four per cent on short-covering, corn and soy climb

Feb. 20, 2024 at 5:37 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE canola weekly outlook: Market in search of demand

Feb. 14, 2024 at 3:52 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures under pressure as jobs data lifts US dollar

Feb. 2, 2024 at 3:27 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Speculative short position hits new record in canola

Jan. 15, 2024 at 3:43 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: No reason for strong rally in canola

Dec. 27, 2023 at 5:51 pm CST

There were strong gains for canola on the Intercontinental Exchange on Dec. 27, as trading resumed after being closed for Christmas and Boxing Day. However, the gain will likely not be the prelude to a major upswing in the oilseed’s prices. Rather, canola is likely to pull back once trading gets back into full swing after the New Year, according to analyst Bruce Burnett of MarketsFarm.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Speculative net short position in canola hits new record

Dec. 18, 2023 at 1:31 pm CST

The net short position in canola futures climbed to a new record large level in mid-December, as speculators added to their bearish bets for the second week in a row, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Canola pulling lower

Oct. 25, 2023 at 8:26 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange kicked off the week of Oct. 23-27 with sharp losses, as the most heavily traded January contract busted through its support level of $700 per tonne. Among the reasons for canola’s steep fall, as David Derwin pointed out, were the better than […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans gain on export optimism; wheat, corn slip

Aug. 3, 2023 at 5:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures climbed on Thursday, energized by fresh export sales, although forecasts for cooler, rainy weather capped gains. Wheat fell to a three-week low, as the market assessed global supply prospects marked by large Russian exports and war-curtailed shipments from Ukraine. Corn also touched a […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Grain, soybean futures slide as investors shed risk

Jul. 27, 2023 at 3:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean and grain futures turned lower on Thursday, as investors began shedding risk amid signs that the hot weather in the U.S. Midwest this week could be short-lived. Soybean and corn futures both experienced choppy trading, as the U.S. dollar turned higher, analysts said. Soybeans […]

By P.J. Huffstutter