Insights and Stories on Soybean

Fund long position in canola hits new record

Sep. 14, 2020 at 7:12 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Fund traders added to their sizeable long positions in canola during the week ended Tuesday (Sept. 8), hitting the largest net long position in the two years of available data. The latest commitment of traders (CoT) report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed managed […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans top $10 a bushel on Chinese demand, smaller crop

Sep. 14, 2020 at 6:03 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy rallies on expectations for higher exports

Sep. 11, 2020 at 4:29 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn up as hog futures soar

Sep. 10, 2020 at 4:57 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Export demand underpins commodities

Sep. 9, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy extends rally as China keeps buying

Sep. 9, 2020 at 5:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed on Wednesday to their highest in more than two years and recorded a 12th straight daily advance on continued export demand from China, coupled with worries about crop-killing frost in parts of the Midwest, analysts said. Wheat futures ended narrowly mixed while […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend rally on Chinese demand

Sep. 8, 2020 at 8:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday to notch an 11th-straight higher daily close, supported by a mix of chart-based buying, continued demand from top global buyer China and worries about U.S. crop potential, analysts said. Corn futures also climbed while wheat futures fell as larger harvests […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Chinese buying, crop doubts push soy to two-year high

Sep. 4, 2020 at 5:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Increasing Chinese demand lifted U.S. soybean futures to their highest prices in more than two years on Friday, while corn futures rose on concerns about U.S. crop damage from adverse weather. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said private exporters sold 318,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans to […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on increased Chinese demand

Sep. 3, 2020 at 6:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chinese buying pushed U.S. soybean futures to their highest prices in more than two years on Thursday, while corn and wheat futures slumped. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed private exporters sold 132,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans to China and another 318,000 tonnes to unknown destinations, […]

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Rising canola market watches harvest

Sep. 2, 2020 at 8:23 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts remained pointed higher during the week ended Wednesday, hitting some of their best levels in two years. However, its upside may be limited as harvest picks up over the next month. “Canola could go a little higher, but we’re probably pushing upper ranges for […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin