Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on dimming world crop prospects

Jul. 30, 2018 at 3:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rallied almost 3 percent on Monday on concerns that deteriorating crops in several key producing countries will tighten global stocks of the grain. Corn scaled to a 1-1/2-month high on spillover support from wheat and as dry conditions in parts of the U.S. corn […]

U.S. grains: Soy rises on export prospects

Jul. 27, 2018 at 7:50 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures close firm

Jul. 26, 2018 at 3:45 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans look to wheat for support

Jul. 25, 2018 at 6:29 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Wheat near limit-up on yield concerns

Jul. 25, 2018 at 5:10 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy jumps as U.S. readies aid for farmers

Jul. 24, 2018 at 5:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to two-week highs on Tuesday as the Trump administration said it would provide up to US$12 billion in aid to shield U.S. farmers from economic pain stemming from trade disputes. The program will include direct payments for farmers, and those who grow […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats after nearing six-week peak

Jul. 23, 2018 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures pulled back on Monday after approaching a six-week high on concerns about dry weather eating into harvests in some of the world’s main exporting countries. Corn futures advanced for the sixth consecutive session to reach their highest prices in three weeks, while soybeans […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat up on technical buying, export hopes

Jul. 20, 2018 at 5:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sailed to their highest prices in more than a month on Friday on technical buying and expectations for increased U.S. exports as poor crop weather hurts harvests in other countries. Corn and soybean futures each advanced for the fifth straight day. Traders focused […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Markets rise on corn export demand, crop worries

Jul. 19, 2018 at 6:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures rose on Thursday on strong demand for corn and worries that harvests may be smaller than expected due to unfavourable global weather. Soybean futures shook off early losses to end higher despite concerns about the ongoing trade battle with China, the world’s top […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy and corn recover, but too early to call a bottom

Jul. 18, 2018 at 8:02 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade recovered off of contract lows over the past week, but it’s still too early to say either commodity has found a bottom. “I’m looking for baby steps to confirm the bottom, and I haven’t seen anything of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin