Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report delivers no surprises

Feb. 8, 2018 at 3:38 pm CST

CNS Canada — The latest report released from the U.S. Department of Agriculture had no surprises for traders at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), leaving the March corn and soybean contracts little changed. “I think that brokers right now are on the phone talking to their customers, probably some […]

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on worries about Plains dryness

Feb. 7, 2018 at 6:05 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on Argentina weather concerns

Feb. 6, 2018 at 5:24 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat lower on technicals, better weather

Feb. 5, 2018 at 4:50 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans dip on Argentina rain outlook, technical selling

Feb. 2, 2018 at 4:21 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on weak exports, bumper Brazil harvest

Feb. 1, 2018 at 5:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped for a second straight day on Thursday on technical selling and profit taking following government data showing lower-than-anticipated U.S. export sales last week. Forecasts for rain and cooler temperatures in Argentina by mid-February and an accelerating soy harvest in Brazil further weighed […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Futures get weather boost

Jan. 31, 2018 at 5:15 pm CST

CNS Canada — The troublesome weather that gave Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn, soybean and wheat contracts a boost over the past week should remain supportive, despite nearby technical setbacks, according to a trader. “I’m still slightly bullish on beans, corn and wheat given the unfavourable weather situation in […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Profit-taking drags wheat from multimonth peaks

Jan. 31, 2018 at 3:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. winter wheat futures turned lower on Wednesday in a profit-taking setback from multi-month highs after five straight sessions of gains fuelled by concerns over poor crop conditions in the U.S. Soybeans were also lower as traders banked profits from a recent grain market rally and […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Winter wheat jumps as crop conditions drop

Jan. 30, 2018 at 4:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. winter wheat futures surged to their highest in at least four months on Tuesday, led by a more than three per cent rally in hard red winter wheat, after the government slashed condition ratings for the drought-hit U.S. Plains crop. Soybeans and corn also advanced […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on South American weather worries

Jan. 29, 2018 at 4:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures climbed on Monday on short-covering and concerns that the weather in South America could hamper production of the crops in Brazil and Argentina. Wheat rallied around two per cent as commodity funds exited short positions and on increasing worries that dry […]

By Karl Plume