Insights and Stories on Soybean Futures

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-month low after USDA raises harvest estimate

Nov. 9, 2016 at 3:46 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. corn futures slid on Wednesday to their lowest level in almost a month and soybean futures weakened after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its domestic harvest estimates from already record-high levels. In a monthly report, the USDA said farmers will grow 15.226 billion bushels of corn […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn climb on fund-driven buying

Nov. 8, 2016 at 3:35 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: U.S. soybeans extend gains on export demand, grains ease

Nov. 7, 2016 at 4:04 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat edge higher on fund buying ahead of USDA report

Nov. 4, 2016 at 10:00 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat drops, soy edges up after U.S. export sales data

Nov. 3, 2016 at 5:37 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag ahead of USDA report, election

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday for a fourth straight session on long liquidation and profit-taking ahead of a key government crop report and market jitters over next week’s presidential election, analysts said. Corn also declined, with the December contract nearing a three-week low. Wheat firmed […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn trending lower

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:15 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have come down over the past week, and may be headed lower as both fundamental and technical signals look bearish. January soybeans have a downside target of $9.40-$9.50 per bushel, said Terry Reilly of Futures International in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on big U.S. crops

Nov. 1, 2016 at 5:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures fell on Tuesday on expectations the U.S. Department of Agriculture might raise its forecast of the U.S. soybean yield in a monthly report next week, traders said. Wheat followed the weak trend, with global grain supplies adding pressure. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on short-covering

Oct. 31, 2016 at 5:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed more than one per cent on Monday as traders covered short positions following U.S. regulatory data last week showing an unexpectedly large build in bearish wheat bets. Soybean and corn futures both were flat to narrowly mixed in thin-volume […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy eases on profit-taking after big weekly gains

Oct. 28, 2016 at 3:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybeans futures fell one per cent on Friday, reversing from a two-month high while wheat and corn also eased as investors took profits after recent gains, traders and analysts said. Front-month Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans tested Thursday’s peak of $10.20 per bushel, but […]

By Michael Hirtzer