Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Spring wheat futures top US$7 on weather worries

Jun. 28, 2017 at 4:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures surged 3.4 percent on Wednesday, topping US$7 a bushel for the first time in nearly three years on worries that stressful weather will curb production of the high-quality milling wheat, analysts said. The jump in Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) spring wheat lifted […]

U.S. grains: Spring wheat near three-year high on dry weather

Jun. 27, 2017 at 5:36 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat falls on profit-taking

Jun. 26, 2017 at 5:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Spring wheat at 2-1/2-year high, corn at six-month low

Jun. 23, 2017 at 3:01 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month low, corn two-month low

Jun. 22, 2017 at 7:19 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy set for major move on acres

Jun. 21, 2017 at 4:50 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade could be set for a major move depending on what the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveals in next week’s acreage estimates, according to an analyst. “We’ll find out, did we really plant the 90 million (acres) or are we […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Wheat dips, halting rally as weather damage assessed

Jun. 21, 2017 at 4:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures fell nearly two per cent on Wednesday, after hitting their highest level in a year as traders assessed the extent to which hot, dry weather would dent a global market laden with record inventories. Corn and soybean futures declined as forecasts called for […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as traders fret over U.S., French crops

Jun. 20, 2017 at 4:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures set fresh 2-1/2-year highs on Tuesday as a further decline in spring wheat condition ratings surprised traders and coincided with concern about damage to French wheat from a heat wave. But corn and soybean futures fell on improving U.S. crop weather, coupled […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn sags on U.S. weather

Jun. 19, 2017 at 5:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than two per cent on Monday on forecasts for mostly benign weather in the Midwest as the crop heads into its pollination phase next month, analysts said. Corn closed near its session lows and appeared to drag down soybeans as well. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies to highest since June 2016

Jun. 16, 2017 at 3:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied 2.6 per cent on Friday to their highest in nearly a year, with concerns about shortfalls in the U.S. crop sparking a round of short-covering by investment funds, traders said. Corn futures also were higher, but forecasts for rain […]

By Mark Weinraub