Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post weekly declines

Aug. 18, 2017 at 4:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures firmed on Friday, but outlooks for good weather for crop development limited attempts at a rally, traders said. All three commodities posted weekly losses. “Ongoing pressure from large supplies and lack of a weather threat kept markets on the defensive […]

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to contract lows on fund selling

Aug. 17, 2017 at 5:15 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures ease, soy firms

Aug. 16, 2017 at 3:31 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy struggle under heavy supplies

Aug. 16, 2017 at 2:59 pm CDT

By Terry Fries

U.S. grains: Corn slips to 10-month low on U.S. crop conditions

Aug. 15, 2017 at 5:53 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy, spring wheat extend losses on technicals, weather

Aug. 14, 2017 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and spring wheat futures pared losses on Monday but still closed lower as technical selling and outlooks for favourable crop weather continued to pressure prices following steep declines last week. Meanwhile, Chicago Board of Trade wheat and corn futures turned higher on a bargain-buying […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat falls; corn, soy firm

Aug. 11, 2017 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Friday, led lower by a sharp decline in MGEX spring wheat as investors liquidated bullish positions following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s forecast for a bigger-than-expected crop in the northern Plains, traders said. The selloff pushed the benchmark Chicago Board of […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat futures dive after USDA report

Aug. 10, 2017 at 2:20 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean and corn futures tumbled nearly 4 percent on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s yield and production forecasts for both crops came in above trade expectations. Wheat futures also fell on a larger-than-expected crop forecast for U.S. spring wheat despite drought in the northern Plains […]

By Julie Ingwersen

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

Aug. 9, 2017 at 3:21 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures were modestly higher on Wednesday as traders awaited key supply/demand reports due from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday. The reports will include the USDA’s first assessments of the 2017 U.S. corn and soybean crops based on field surveys, and analysts […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on U.S. weather worries; corn, wheat lower

Aug. 8, 2017 at 1:52 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday, buoyed by worries about dry weather in parts of the U.S. Midwest and reminders of strong export demand from China, traders said. Corn futures fell, losing ground to soybeans on intermarket spreads, while wheat sagged on technical buying and sluggish export prospects. […]

By Julie Ingwersen