Insights and Stories on Soybean

Argentina to raise soy export taxes to 33 per cent from 30

Mar. 3, 2020 at 8:16 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina plans to raise taxes on soybean, soyoil and soymeal exports to 33 per cent from the current 30, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, as the government moves to increase revenue ahead of a planned sovereign bond restructuring. Ministry officials met with farm groups […]

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn up on economic stimulus hopes

Mar. 3, 2020 at 3:26 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybean futures touch five-week high

Mar. 2, 2020 at 6:55 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Crop futures slide on coronavirus fears

Feb. 28, 2020 at 8:11 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat tumble as coronavirus rattles investors

Feb. 27, 2020 at 3:23 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce, corn stabilizes

Feb. 25, 2020 at 6:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures stabilized on Tuesday and soybean futures firmed in a mild recovery from the prior session’s steep drop on fears about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Wheat futures were mixed after posting fresh lows on technical selling and pressure from ample global supplies […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat plunge on coronavirus worries

Feb. 24, 2020 at 7:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures tumbled on Monday as fears over the rapid spread of the coronavirus outbreak beyond China dragged down broader markets and underpinned the dollar. Technical selling further fuelled the drop, with corn and soybeans down nearly two per cent and wheat down […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn close lower after early gains

Feb. 21, 2020 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures fell on Friday, with all three commodities facing pressure after rising early in the session. Soybean futures hit their highest in more than three weeks after the U.S. Agriculture Department at its annual Outlook Forum projected domestic soybean ending stocks […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall on China demand concerns

Feb. 20, 2020 at 5:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures drifted lower for the third time in four sessions on Thursday as demand from China remained quiet, stirring fresh concerns that purchases from the world’s top oilseed buyer will fall due to the spread of the coronavirus. Corn futures also weakened, pressured by […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Commodities hold up while waiting on China

Feb. 19, 2020 at 7:27 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There’s no doubt commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade have struggled since the coronavirus outbreak in China, but the situation could be worse, a trader said. “I personally think the markets… are holding up pretty well with all of the negative news,” said Scott Capinegro of Barrington […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm