Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on profit-taking, Brazilian crop

Mar. 2, 2017 at 4:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, pressured by the ongoing harvest of a projected record-large crop in Brazil and profit-taking after a two-session climb attributed to fund buying, traders said. Corn futures and wheat futures closed lower, tracking broad declines in commodities. The 19-market Thomson Reuters […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Traders look for fire behind the smoke

Mar. 1, 2017 at 5:04 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat ends up three per cent

Mar. 1, 2017 at 4:28 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soyoil climb on biofuels news

Feb. 28, 2017 at 6:27 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall after firming overnight

Feb. 27, 2017 at 6:21 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn hit two-week lows on long liquidation

Feb. 24, 2017 at 5:06 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a two-week low on Friday and corn hit a 2-1/2-week low on technical selling including fund long liquidation, analysts said. Soybeans closed modestly higher, bouncing after the spot March contract hit a six-week low. Chicago Board of Trade March wheat settled […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans at six-week low on U.S. acreage view

Feb. 23, 2017 at 6:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a six-week low on Thursday on expectations for a big South American harvest and an expansion in U.S. plantings this spring, analysts said. Corn futures fell on chart-based selling and wheat followed the weak trend. The Chicago Board of Trade March […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola sturdy, but watching beans

Feb. 22, 2017 at 5:23 pm CST

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts drifted lower during the week ended Wednesday, but are still holding up rather well compared to the U.S. soy complex. “Canola is very sturdy,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg, noting the Canadian oilseed has gained about $55 per tonne […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: December corn seen as bellwether

Feb. 22, 2017 at 5:16 pm CST

CNS Canada — As traders wait for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to put out fresh acreage estimates for corn and soybeans this week some eyes have already shifted to the behaviour of certain deferred contracts in the market. “If the December (corn) contract broke above US$4 (a bushel) it […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soy at three-week low on South America crops

Feb. 22, 2017 at 4:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a three-week low on Wednesday and posted a fourth straight daily decline on strong South American harvest prospects and a lack of supportive news, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures closed higher as traders awaited direction from a U.S. Department of […]

By Julie Ingwersen