Insights and Stories on Soybean

CBOT weekly outlook: Eyes on U.S. election, next supply and demand report

Nov. 4, 2020 at 3:10 pm CST

MarketsFarm — With no final results yet Wednesday in the U.S. presidential election, there has been very little, if any, effect on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to Allendale Inc. president Steve Georgy. “For the grain markets there hasn’t been a higher impact yet, but it is rather […]

U.S. grains: Soybean futures climb on export optimism

Nov. 3, 2020 at 3:52 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn declines on long liquidation

Nov. 2, 2020 at 7:29 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat slides on profit-taking, weather

Oct. 30, 2020 at 5:55 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat hit two-week lows on COVID-19 fears

Oct. 29, 2020 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

IGC cuts record-large world grain production outlook slightly

Oct. 29, 2020 at 2:35 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — World grain production for 2020-21 was revised slightly lower by the International Grains Council in its latest report Thursday, but the group is still anticipating record large supplies overall. Wheat and coarse grains are forecast to total 2.226 million tonnes, which would be down by one million tonnes […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Crop prices slide as pandemic concerns rattle markets

Oct. 28, 2020 at 8:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures fell on Wednesday as part of a broad sell-off in markets fueled by concerns about the economic impact of a global surge in COVID-19 cases, traders said. Losses in agricultural futures pulled corn prices back from a 14-month high reached on […]

By Christopher Walljasper Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn futures fall after hitting 14-month high

Oct. 27, 2020 at 7:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended lower on Tuesday after reaching their highest prices in more than a year on strong U.S. export demand. Soybean futures backpedaled after hitting their highest price since July 2016 on Monday. Wheat also slumped. Profit-taking weighed on corn after […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: After October rally, November ‘is for bears’

Oct. 27, 2020 at 3:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) have seen a counter-season rally, with a correction expected in the near future. “Markets are definitely overbought,” said Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers in Barrington, Ill. “It’s harvest and we’re still rallying.” World weather conditions are part of the […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit four-year peak on Chinese demand

Oct. 26, 2020 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures set their highest price in more than four years on Monday, rising for a sixth consecutive session on strong Chinese demand. Corn futures retreated from a 14-month peak hit on Friday, while wheat futures tumbled as global crop weather improved. Traders are keeping […]

By Tom Polansek