Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month low on supplies, acreage forecasts

Jan. 16, 2018 at 4:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a one-month low on Tuesday, pressured by ample global grain supplies and a government forecast on Friday that said U.S. farmers planted more winter wheat this season than had been expected. Soybeans climbed to a one-week high on short-covering and concerns […]

U.S. grains: Wheat drops most since August after USDA acreage surprise

Jan. 12, 2018 at 4:01 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans down ahead of USDA crop data

Jan. 11, 2018 at 4:54 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets await USDA reports

Jan. 10, 2018 at 6:51 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on U.S. inventories

Jan. 10, 2018 at 5:24 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn higher on short-covering

Jan. 9, 2018 at 6:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures gained on Tuesday, after earlier falls, as investors covered short positions and prepared for government crop data due on Friday. Wheat steadied after three sessions of declines and corn bounced from three-week lows. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday is […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat ease ahead of USDA reports

Jan. 8, 2018 at 4:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures fell to a roughly three-week low on Monday while wheat declined to the lowest in one week as grain prices were pressured by position squaring ahead of government crop reports due on Friday. Analysts expect the U.S. Department of Agriculture to show abundant […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy firms but gains capped by poor export data; wheat weak

Jan. 5, 2018 at 4:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose to their highest in more than three weeks on Friday, with traders focused on the South American weather outlook amid signs of weak demand for U.S. exports. Wheat futures fell as traders locked in profits with the market set to notch its […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat fall as weather rally fizzles

Jan. 4, 2018 at 3:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, with traders locking in profits from three straight days of gains after forecasts boosted the prospects for rain in Argentina. Wheat futures also dropped on profit-taking, but ongoing concerns about crop damage in key growing areas of the United States […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat futures extend rally as cold threatens crops

Jan. 3, 2018 at 3:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rose on Wednesday, led by gains in the K.C. hard red winter wheat contracts, on concerns about crop damage in key American growing regions resulting from cold weather and sparse snow cover, traders said. The most-active K.C. hard red winter wheat contract, which […]

By Mark Weinraub