Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat on Brazil rains, technical selling

Oct. 30, 2017 at 4:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures turned lower on Monday on forecasts for crop-boosting rains in some areas of Brazil and as technical selling and month-end positioning weighed on the market. Corn was narrowly mixed and wheat futures fell for a fourth straight session, with some wheat contract months […]

U.S. grains: Wheat futures sink as dollar rallies

Oct. 27, 2017 at 5:21 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on weak technicals, ample supplies

Oct. 26, 2017 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy futures maintain status quo

Oct. 25, 2017 at 5:19 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn weaken after strong start

Oct. 25, 2017 at 4:28 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as harvest speeds up

Oct. 24, 2017 at 6:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased on Tuesday after a U.S. government report showed farmers had increased their pace of harvesting what is expected to be a massive crop after a slow start, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures also settled in positive territory, recovering early losses after […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn post short-covering rally

Oct. 23, 2017 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and wheat futures firmed on Monday on a round of short-covering after U.S. regulatory data released late on Friday showed that speculators had boosted their bearish bet on both commodities. Wheat futures notched the biggest gains, rallying 2.4 per cent. Corn […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag under weight of harvest

Oct. 20, 2017 at 6:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures neared contract lows on Friday and soybeans fell to the lowest levels in a week, pressured by active harvest progress in the heart of the Midwest crop belt, analysts said. Wheat fell to a near two-month low on technical selling, extending losses in […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn firm on export demand

Oct. 19, 2017 at 6:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Thursday on supportive export demand and light bargain buying following a three-day slide, along with renewed optimism about demand for soy-based biodiesel fuel, analysts said. Wheat and corn rose on light technical buying and bullish weekly export sales data. Chicago Board […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy steady as attention turns to South America

Oct. 18, 2017 at 8:44 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are both keeping rangebound as attention shifts from last week’s U.S. Department of Agriculture supply/demand report to South American growing conditions. During the week ended Wednesday the December corn contract rose 2.5 cents, to $3.485 per bushel […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm