Insights and Stories on Soybean

U.S. grains: Corn rally sputters, wheat slides on growing conditions

Apr. 7, 2020 at 5:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — A rally in Chicago corn futures on Tuesday that was buoyed by a run-up in the energy market sputtered by day’s end as crude oil prices slipped. May corn futures climbed nearly two per cent in mid-day trading, but cut gains in half as crude oil […]

U.S. grains: Wheat firms after four-day slide

Apr. 3, 2020 at 5:40 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles on weak export sales, recession fears

Apr. 2, 2020 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat posts steepest drop since August

Apr. 1, 2020 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn drops after USDA pegs plantings above expectations

Mar. 31, 2020 at 7:11 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn slumps as ethanol makers feel coronavirus constraints

Mar. 30, 2020 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent on Monday on slowing grain demand from ethanol makers, as tightening coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions limited demand for the biofuel. Soybeans ended mixed, with nearby contracts lifted by firm soymeal prices and concerns coronavirus restrictions may impede […]

By Karl Plume

Global grain production to increase, IGC predicts

Mar. 30, 2020 at 3:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The International Grains Council (IGC) issued projections Thursday calling for a slight increase in total global grain production for the current marketing year and for 2020-21. The U.K.-based council forecast world production at 2.175 billion tonnes, which would be an increase of three million tonnes from its February […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat firm on Russia export quota plan

Mar. 27, 2020 at 7:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday on optimism about export prospects as a Russian plan to cap grain exports for the rest of the season shifted attention back to potential supply tensions during the coronavirus pandemic. However, futures pared gains on profit-taking ahead of the weekend […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats from two-month peak

Mar. 26, 2020 at 8:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday, retreating from a two-month high set the previous session, as traders booked profits and awaited developments in the coronavirus crisis that had sparked the recent run-up in wheat markets. Soybean futures also declined but corn rallied late in the session […]

By Julie Ingwersen

ICE weekly outlook: Canola, soy crush margins up sharply

Mar. 25, 2020 at 7:41 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As canola and other ag commodities made strong gains over the last week, there was something a little strange about them, according to Winnipeg-based trader Bill Craddock. Crush margins, he said, follow prices for edible oils and meal, as well as the Canadian dollar. It’s all part of […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm