Insights and Stories on Soybean

U.S. grains: Soybeans to 6-1/2-year top on expectations of tightening stocks

Jan. 8, 2021 at 5:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures resumed their rally on Friday after a light setback a day earlier, climbing to 6-1/2-year highs on signs of fresh export demand and expectations that key U.S. crop reports next week will indicate tightening global supplies. Corn futures also rose, hovering near multi-year […]

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures ease off six-year highs

Jan. 7, 2021 at 3:18 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Rallying canola not at top yet

Jan. 6, 2021 at 7:55 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: South American weather, labour issues prop up prices

Jan. 6, 2021 at 6:58 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn tops US$5 for first time since 2014

Jan. 6, 2021 at 6:44 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans set fresh high on supply worries, technical buying

Jan. 5, 2021 at 4:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures soared on Tuesday, climbing to fresh 6-1/2-year highs on a mix of fund-driven technical buying and worries about South American supplies, analysts said. Corn followed soybeans higher but stayed below psychological resistance at the $5 per bushel mark (all figures US$). Wheat rose […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy rally extends into 2021

Jan. 4, 2021 at 6:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures extended a rally to 6-1/2-year highs before trimming gains on Monday as dry crop weather and disruptions to exports in South America continued to unsettle investors at a time of brisk Chinese demand, analysts said. Wheat closed modestly higher, while corn ended mixed, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans touch six-year high on Argentina strike, weather

Dec. 21, 2020 at 6:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans climbed to six-year highs on Monday as weather and export troubles in Argentina outweighed concerns of a new coronavirus strain hitting Britain. Corn and wheat futures traded near even as soybeans supported the grains complex. Chicago Board of Trade most-active soybeans gained 23-1/2 cents […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Funds sitting on large net long in canola

Dec. 18, 2020 at 7:08 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The net long position fund traders are holding in canola futures remains historically large, with almost all of the managed money in the market sitting on the long side, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed money […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans touch 6-1/2 year high

Dec. 18, 2020 at 6:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures surged to their highest in 6-1/2 years on Friday as the rain outlook in key South American growing areas remained uncertain, threatening harvest prospects as global demand strengthens, traders said. Forecasts of low U.S. soybean inventories and strong demand from U.S. processors and […]

By Mark Weinraub