Insights and Stories on Soybean

U.S. grains: South American supply issues wane

Jan. 21, 2021 at 7:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans ended the session slightly up after a three-session losing streak on Thursday, but larger early gains were erased as rains across South America eased supply worries. Corn prices firmed, supported by fresh demand amid tightening global supplies, while wheat fell on a lack of […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn turn bearish

Jan. 20, 2021 at 6:05 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall, pressured by fund selling

Jan. 20, 2021 at 5:51 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on South American rainfall

Jan. 19, 2021 at 5:52 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Russian export tax plan

Jan. 15, 2021 at 5:20 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

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

Jan. 14, 2021 at 4:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.7 per cent on Thursday, underpinned by the strong demand highlighted in the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly supply and demand report on Tuesday, traders said. Corn futures also rallied, with the market receiving a boost after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: CBOT corn touches 7-1/2-year high

Jan. 13, 2021 at 7:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose 1.4 per cent on Wednesday, hitting a 7-1/2-year high with the market focused on prospects for tight global supplies after the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut production estimates for the U.S., Brazil and Argentina. “The number on corn was a game changer […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Futures surge to highest since 2014 as USDA cuts supply outlook

Jan. 12, 2021 at 8:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures surged to fresh multi-year highs on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said 2020 U.S. corn and soy harvests were smaller than expected and stocks of key crops were thinner that previously thought. Corn jumped by as much […]

By Karl Plume

China to approve further domestic GMO corn, soy crop varieties

Jan. 11, 2021 at 8:35 pm CST

Beijing | Reuters — China said on Monday it was set to approve the safety of another genetically modified (GMO) corn variety and a GMO soybean, both produced by Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd. The move comes after China last year approved three domestically designed GMO crops as safe, […]

By Dominique Patton Hallie Gu

U.S. grains: Futures slip on South American rains

Jan. 11, 2021 at 8:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slipped from 6-1/2-year highs on Monday on crop-boosting rains in South America and as investors squared positions ahead of eagerly awaited U.S. government crop forecast data due on Tuesday. Corn and wheat futures also pulled back from multi-year peaks posted last week as […]

By Karl Plume