Insights and Stories on Soybean

U.S. grains: Corn and soy mixed, wheat down

May. 17, 2021 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures closed mixed on Monday, with nearby contracts firming on support from tight supplies and strength in the cash market, while forecasts for warm weather that will boost crop development in the U.S. Midwest pressured new-crop issues, traders said. “The outlook warmed […]

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles on long liquidation

May. 14, 2021 at 6:18 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn limit-down on profit-taking, bearish USDA data

May. 13, 2021 at 6:05 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

ADM to crush soybeans in North Dakota

May. 12, 2021 at 8:36 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

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CBOT weekly outlook: Markets react to WASDE

May. 12, 2021 at 5:14 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans reach highest since 2012 on supply woes

May. 12, 2021 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures set an 8-1/2-year high on Wednesday after a key U.S. government crop report projected that supplies of the oilseed would remain tight even after the 2021 U.S. harvest. Soaring CBOT soybean oil futures lent support, with the thinly traded May soyoil contract reaching […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy futures top $16 for first time since 2012

May. 11, 2021 at 6:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. soybean futures jumped above US$16 a bushel on Tuesday for the first time since 2012 as traders focused on tightening feed grain supplies and dry weather in Brazil’s corn belt, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also posted sharp gains, with nearby contracts leading […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat dip ahead of WASDE

May. 10, 2021 at 4:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell on Monday, pausing after rallying to eight-year highs last week, with traders focusing on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s upcoming world supply-demand (WASDE) report for new price direction. Wheat dipped, supported by beneficial rains across the U.S. Great Plains, while soybeans traded […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures hit multi-year highs on supply fears

May. 7, 2021 at 8:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Concerns that global crop supplies will remain lean pushed Chicago Board of Trade corn futures to their highest price since March 2013 on Friday, while soybean futures reached their highest since October 2012. The markets surged before the weekend as traders braced for the potential of […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn futures pierce eight-year peak

May. 6, 2021 at 7:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures extended a rally above eight-year highs on Thursday as dry weather threatened harvest yields in major exporter Brazil and kept traders’ focus on ebbing global supplies. Soybeans approached an 8-1/2-year peak reached last week, buoyed by rallying vegetable oil prices, […]

By Tom Polansek