Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink to three-month lows on Argentine rains

Dec. 18, 2017 at 6:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slumped to three-month lows on Monday as rain in Argentina eased concerns that farmers would scale back planting in the country, the third-largest soybean exporter and top soy product supplier. Corn futures also declined on the rainy Argentine weather and pressure from abundant […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures ease

Dec. 15, 2017 at 2:45 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop, wheat firms, corn slips

Dec. 14, 2017 at 3:15 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

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

Dec. 13, 2017 at 6:46 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy look vulnerable to downside

Dec. 13, 2017 at 5:34 pm CST

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag as South American crop prospects improve

Dec. 12, 2017 at 5:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell to a three-week low on Tuesday on improving weather in Argentina and rising estimates of Brazil’s soybean crop, while corn and wheat futures hit life-of-contract lows. CBOT January soybeans settled down 6-3/4 cents at $9.75-3/4 a bushel after dipping […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat down to contract lows

Dec. 11, 2017 at 5:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures fell to life-of-contract lows on Monday, anchored by plentiful global grain supplies, and soybeans sagged as forecasts called for beneficial rains in Argentina, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade March corn settled down 3-3/4 cents at $3.49 per bushel after hitting […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat hits contract lows

Dec. 8, 2017 at 4:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures eased to contract lows on Friday, capping a week of five straight days of declines that saw the market shed 4.6 per cent of its value. Soybean futures also were weaker while corn edged higher on a mild short-covering bounce. A forecast for […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: StatsCan data help drag wheat to contract lows

Dec. 7, 2017 at 3:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures slid to contract lows on Thursday, their fourth straight day of declines, on continued pressure from a Canadian report that showed harvest in that country was bigger than expected. The decline in wheat weighed on corn prices. Soybeans also fell, […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybean markets excite while corn settles

Dec. 6, 2017 at 6:39 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are finding support from Argentina weather while corn markets remain stuck in sideways trading, according to a Chicago trader. “The corn markets have kind of been left out of the Argentina weather equation with heavy fund selling here […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm