Insights and Stories on Soybean

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall as dollar rises

Sep. 23, 2020 at 2:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dropped 1.8 per cent on Wednesday, pressured by a firm dollar that traders said was depressing already weak overseas demand for U.S. supplies. “We are still not getting the export demand,” said Mark Schultz, chief market analyst at Northstar Commodity. […]

U.S. grains: Soy lower as harvest pressure overshadows buying

Sep. 22, 2020 at 7:47 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn fall sharply on fund selling

Sep. 21, 2020 at 5:29 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Funds’ net long keeps growing in canola

Sep. 18, 2020 at 5:19 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy extends climb, wheat jumps

Sep. 18, 2020 at 4:57 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans touch two-year top on China buying spree

Sep. 17, 2020 at 6:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures extended their rally on Thursday, rising 1.7 per cent to set a two-year high as brisk demand from China continued to support the oilseed market. Corn rose as the strength in soybeans overshadowed pressure from a smaller-than-expected Chinese corn import quota. Wheat futures […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola futures at two-year highs

Sep. 16, 2020 at 5:32 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts climbed to their strongest levels in two years during the week ended Wednesday, but could be nearing their highs for the time being as harvest pressure should start weighing on values. “We’re running into the top end on the monthly and weekly charts,” said […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy jumps on China demand, fund-driven buying

Sep. 16, 2020 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures surged to two-year highs on Wednesday on continued export demand from top global soy buyer China and fund-driven buying, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures followed soybeans higher, with additional support from a more than four per cent jump in U.S. crude oil […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy down on profit-taking after climb above US$10

Sep. 15, 2020 at 7:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Tuesday, retreating from two-year highs above US$10 a bushel as traders booked profits and forecasts called for favourable weather for the start of the U.S. Midwest harvest, analysts said. Corn futures backed down from six-month highs set a day earlier, and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

StatsCan adjusts expected corn, soy harvests upward

Sep. 15, 2020 at 1:39 am CDT

Statistics Canada’s latest batch of satellite-modelled crop data includes slightly raised expectations for Canadian corn and soybean harvests this fall. StatsCan on Monday released model-based principal field crop estimates for the period ending Aug. 31, suggesting higher soy and corn numbers than seen in its Production of principal field crops […]

By Dave Bedard