Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend rally

Jan. 13, 2017 at 5:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday on follow-through buying on the U.S. Agriculture Department’s surprise cut to its domestic production estimate and ending stocks on Thursday, traders said. Soymeal led soybeans higher on concerns that forecasts for more rain in Argentina could limit the size of […]

U.S. grains: Soy up as USDA lowers crop, stocks estimates

Jan. 12, 2017 at 7:19 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn to tilt lower moving forward

Jan. 11, 2017 at 6:59 pm CST

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week low on Plains forecasts

Jan. 11, 2017 at 3:59 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn weak as traders await USDA report

Jan. 10, 2017 at 3:13 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat rise

Jan. 9, 2017 at 5:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Monday, settling up one per cent on some concerns about rain in parts of Argentina curtailing crop production from the world’s third largest exporter of the oilseed, traders said. Wheat futures also closed higher, with prices firming to their highest since […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Exports pressure corn, soybeans

Jan. 6, 2017 at 2:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Friday on signs of weakening demand for U.S. exports as the South American harvest nears, traders said. Wheat futures also dropped, pressured by a round of profit-taking after K.C. hard red winter wheat hit a 4-1/2-month […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps as U.S. dollar falls

Jan. 5, 2017 at 5:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures rose 1.6 per cent to their highest in nearly six weeks on Thursday on a round of short-covering after weakening overnight, traders said. Corn also firmed, extending its winning streak to five days. Strength in wheat lent support to the yellow grain while […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy positioning ahead of USDA report

Jan. 5, 2017 at 4:56 pm CST

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures chalked up modest gains on the week ended Wednesday, as slow farmer selling and weakness in the U.S. dollar underpinned the market. March corn ended 11 and a half cents higher from the previous week (all figures US$). It was […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on bargain buying

Jan. 4, 2017 at 4:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.9 per cent on Wednesday on a round of bargain buying following three straight days of declines that pushed the benchmark contract to its lowest since mid-November, traders said. Corn futures rose for the fourth session in a row as investors staked […]

By Mark Weinraub