Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as drought withers crops in Argentina

Feb. 21, 2018 at 4:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures on Wednesday rose for the sixth time in seven sessions on expectations that a drought-reduced crop in Argentina would buoy demand for U.S. supplies. Gains were limited by plentiful global supplies and strong production prospects in Brazil. Wheat slipped to a two-week low, […]

U.S. grains: Soymeal rally lifts soy, corn

Feb. 20, 2018 at 6:20 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy falls on profit-taking

Feb. 16, 2018 at 5:26 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat rise on weather concerns

Feb. 15, 2018 at 7:20 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy trade watching soymeal commitments

Feb. 14, 2018 at 5:33 pm CST

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Argentine weather underpins corn, soy

Feb. 14, 2018 at 4:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures firmed on Wednesday, stabilizing near recent highs on persistent concerns about dry weather in Argentina hurting crops as they pass through key stages of development, traders said. Corn’s gains were limited as the rally stalled out at the six-month high hit […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soymeal rally lifts soybean futures

Feb. 13, 2018 at 7:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose to a 10-week high on Tuesday, lifted by a surging soymeal market as dry weather in Argentina threatened to reduce crop yields from that key South American supplier, traders said. Wheat futures dropped as a rally fizzled after prices hit six-month highs. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy futures jump on weather woes

Feb. 12, 2018 at 4:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Weather concerns sparked a rally in U.S. wheat and soybean futures on Monday, with forecasts for dry conditions threatening to reduce harvests in key growing areas, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures jumped 3.4 per cent to their highest since Aug. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn lower in pause after multi-month highs

Feb. 9, 2018 at 5:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures fell on Friday, retreating from multi-month highs established a day earlier as traders took profits and focused on prospects for better weather in the drought-hit U.S. Plains wheat belt. Soybeans sagged on much-needed rains in Argentina’s crop belt and worries about […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week top

Feb. 8, 2018 at 5:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures set a one-week high on Thursday as worries about dry weather curtailing Argentina’s harvest overshadowed bearish data in a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report (USDA), analysts said. Corn futures firmed on strong export demand while wheat retreated on profit-taking after multimonth highs. […]

By Julie Ingwersen