Insights and Stories on Soybean

U.S. grains: Corn trims gains on technical selling

Jun. 16, 2020 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures ended slightly lower on Tuesday after a day of positive trading after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported decreased crop conditions due to recent hot weather across the western corn belt. Wheat slid as winter harvests continue, while soybeans remained lower as […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on crop development

Jun. 15, 2020 at 4:57 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybeans gain on hope of continued China purchasing

Jun. 12, 2020 at 5:17 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

CBOT weekly outlook: WASDE largely neutral for soy, corn

Jun. 11, 2020 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat declines as USDA estimates record global stocks

Jun. 11, 2020 at 5:24 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans gain on China demand

Jun. 10, 2020 at 7:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures gained on Wednesday, supported by solid demand from the world’s biggest importer, China, while corn edged lower on strong crop conditions. Wheat inched higher after falling for three consecutive sessions, but advances remained capped by a progressing winter wheat harvest in the U.S. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans pare losses as China buys more

Jun. 9, 2020 at 6:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures pared losses on Tuesday as traders said that China was purchasing more U.S. soy, after the market slumped earlier on improved crop progress outlooks. Chicago wheat and corn fell on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s assessment of crop conditions, which analysts viewed as […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall in technical correction

Jun. 8, 2020 at 7:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures closed lower on Monday on technical selling, after reaching a two-month high, following a week of strong export sales. Corn gained as higher oil prices boosted hopes for ethanol demand and concerns loomed over mounting dryness in parts of the Midwest. Wheat slipped […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat falls as dollar bounces

Jun. 5, 2020 at 5:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Friday, pressured by a firmer dollar, which makes U.S. grains less competitive globally, and expectations of a busy harvest weekend in the breadbasket of the U.S. Plains, analysts said. Soybeans closed steady to higher and posted a weekly rise of about […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Fund traders still bearish on canola

Jun. 5, 2020 at 5:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The managed money net short position in canola grew to nearly 50,000 contracts in the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in Tuesday at 48,777 contracts (3,932 long/52,709 short), […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin