Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Soybean, wheat futures fall but corn firms

Aug. 4, 2017 at 3:28 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell on Friday, pressured by outlooks for rain and cool weather in key U.S. growing areas that will foster development of the crop during critical periods, traders said. Wheat also eased, with heavy competition for export business weighing on the markets. Corn […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to 1-month low as weather boosts prospects

Aug. 3, 2017 at 3:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy firm on bargain-buying after one-month lows

Aug. 2, 2017 at 2:41 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy slides as crop ratings, weather boost supply prospects

Aug. 1, 2017 at 2:31 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat fall, ending win streak

Jul. 31, 2017 at 3:54 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Drought damage supports U.S. wheat; corn, soybeans firm

Jul. 28, 2017 at 3:42 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday, buoyed by signs of poor yields in drought-hit U.S. spring wheat belts, but the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract was still headed for a third straight weekly loss as U.S. crop troubles were set against […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on spring crop woes; corn, soy firm

Jul. 27, 2017 at 3:34 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rose on Thursday, led by gains in MGEX spring wheat contracts, supported by results from a tour that illustrated the damage done to the crop in a key growing area, traders said. Corn and soybeans were also higher as uncertainty over the impact […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybean futures rise

Jul. 26, 2017 at 3:28 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. wheat futures firmed on Wednesday, with MGEX spring wheat contracts posting the biggest gains as results from a crop tour confirmed that drought in the northern Plains severely crimped harvest potential in that key growing region. Traders also noted bargain buying in wheat futures as […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn and soybean futures post sharp declines

Jul. 25, 2017 at 4:11 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday, with investors shrugging off bigger-than-expected declines in U.S. crop ratings to focus on forecasts for better weather, traders said. “Rains expand tonight through Thursday from northwest Midwest into Ohio Valley,” Commodity Weather Group said in […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: U.S. wheat drops to lowest since June 29

Jul. 24, 2017 at 3:36 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell to their lowest in more than three weeks on Monday on profit taking as traders said damage from a drought in the U.S. Plains has been fully priced into the market. Corn and soybean futures also weakened on better harvest prospects as […]

By Mark Weinraub