Insights and Stories on Soybean

U.S. grains: Corn futures tread water as Midwest’s farmers assess storm damage

Aug. 11, 2020 at 4:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures ended flat on Tuesday as traders and analysts predicted that farmers will harvest a large crop despite a damaging storm that tore across the U.S. Midwest on Monday. Soybean futures were steady, while wheat futures rose on technical buying. Farmers are assessing the […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans up with exports, corn up slightly on dry weather

Aug. 10, 2020 at 3:30 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Bearish supply outlooks spark selling in corn, soy, wheat

Aug. 7, 2020 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy futures fall on bearish supply view

Aug. 6, 2020 at 8:35 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Benign weather keeps corn, soybeans pointed down

Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:56 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures firm

Aug. 5, 2020 at 3:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures ticked higher on Wednesday, supported by a round of bargain buying and short-covering after posting sharp declines a day earlier, traders said. Soybean futures weakened to their lowest level since July 14, with forecasts in key growing areas of the U.S. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Crop expectations spark sell-off in corn, soy futures

Aug. 4, 2020 at 7:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures posted sharp declines on Tuesday, with the market focused on expectations for bumper yields across the U.S. Midwest this fall due to forecasts for rain in key growing areas, traders said. On a continuous basis, corn futures dropped to their lowest […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall on U.S. export woes

Aug. 4, 2020 at 7:04 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dropped two per cent on Monday as rising expectations for harvests in Russia and Australia cast a shadow over already weak demand prospects for U.S. supplies, traders said. “Even though our prices are low, we are still being undersold,” said Al Kluis, managing […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease on China tensions

Jul. 24, 2020 at 6:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans softened on Friday as optimism over Chinese buying in the United States was tempered by political tensions between the two economic heavyweights. Corn ended lower on strong crop conditions, while wheat rose on hopes of new U.S. export sales with the dollar remaining low. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: China tensions cap soybeans’ gains

Jul. 23, 2020 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed on Thursday, boosted by demand from China, although escalating tensions between Beijing and Washington capped gains. Corn edged higher as optimism over possible continued buying from China offset strong crop conditions. Wheat scaled back on technical selling. The most-active soybean contract on […]

By Christopher Walljasper