Insights and Stories on Soybean

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall as hopes fade for China trade deal this year

Nov. 20, 2019 at 7:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to a two-month low and soybean futures hit a seven-week low on Wednesday on fading expectations for a U.S.-China trade deal before the end of the year, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed modestly higher on technical buying and […]

U.S. grains: Wheat futures climb on short-covering

Nov. 19, 2019 at 7:17 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slide on South American weather, trade worries

Nov. 18, 2019 at 7:46 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on increased optimism for trade deal

Nov. 15, 2019 at 4:33 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans set one-month low on trade doubts

Nov. 14, 2019 at 7:00 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on diminishing hopes for China deal

Nov. 13, 2019 at 2:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slipped on Wednesday on diminishing hopes for a deal to ease the trade war with China that has slowed exports of U.S. agricultural products. The market turned lower after a report that trade negotiations “hit a snag” over farm purchases. U.S. President Donald […]

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Rangebound canola vulnerable to losses

Oct. 23, 2019 at 5:39 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday and may have more room to the downside, despite persistent harvest delays across Western Canada. “Overall, we’re still rangebound, but we’re going to the lower part of the trading window,” said analyst Errol Anderson of Pro Market […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Harvest pace drags on corn, soybeans

Oct. 23, 2019 at 3:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended flat on Wednesday as optimism that China would significantly increase U.S. export purchases after offering to waive tariffs was overshadowed by a lack of confirmed buying and an accelerating U.S. harvest. Corn was also flat on harvest pressure and limited demand, while […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on Chinese trade prospects

Oct. 22, 2019 at 7:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday on hopes of fresh export sales to China after Beijing gave major crushers waivers to import U.S. soybeans without retaliatory tariffs. Futures, however, drifted from early highs as new export deals failed to materialize and as farmers took advantage of […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat eases in profit-taking setback

Oct. 21, 2019 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures declined on Monday on profit taking after three sessions of gains, on concerns about weather-reduced Southern Hemisphere crops that had lifted the market to multi-month highs. Soybeans were mixed amid worries about reduced yields and late harvesting, while corn drifted lower on dull […]

By Karl Plume