Insights and Stories on Soybean

U.S. grains: Soy declines, corn firms as China deal’s terms awaited

Jan. 13, 2020 at 7:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Monday on favourable crop weather in South America and position-squaring as traders waited to see if a U.S.-Chinese trade agreement due to be signed this week will herald a significant increase in demand for U.S. crops. Wheat futures also fell, down […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy shrug off benign USDA data

Jan. 10, 2020 at 7:45 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat up, corn and soy down awaiting USDA data

Jan. 9, 2020 at 7:34 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Prices narrowly mixed as traders assess Mideast risk

Jan. 8, 2020 at 4:36 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

Brazil to become top soybean producer, USDA says

Jan. 8, 2020 at 2:30 am CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide as rain boosts South American crops

Jan. 7, 2020 at 8:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures ended mostly lower on Tuesday on crop-boosting rains in South America and as investors squared positions ahead of a key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop report due on Friday, although short-covering trimmed losses late in the session. Corn and wheat futures were […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce on China trade hopes

Jan. 6, 2020 at 5:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures recovered slightly on Monday from steep declines in the previous session as hopes for improved exports to China outweighed worries about rising tensions in the Middle East. Corn and wheat futures declined on technical selling and profit-taking from last week’s multi-month highs and […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Futures weaken as Iraq strike rattles markets

Jan. 3, 2020 at 8:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures crumbled on Friday as traders booked profits after being spooked by a U.S. air strike in Iraq that escalated geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The strike that killed Iran’s most prominent military commander put markets on edge and opened the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy hit 2018 highs

Jan. 2, 2020 at 6:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures hit 2018 highs to start the new year as traders continued to expect increased Chinese demand once Washington and Beijing ink an initial trade deal. The gains on Thursday extended annual advances from 2019, a year marked by farmer stress over […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Futures notch yearly rises on China demand hopes

Dec. 31, 2019 at 5:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures posted annual gains in 2019 after an initial U.S.-China trade deal that could boost agricultural exports helped prices rally toward the end of the year. The crop futures finished little changed on Tuesday as markets wound down during the last […]

By Tom Polansek