Insights and Stories on Soybean

U.S. grains: MGEX spring wheat rallies to highest since mid-June

Sep. 24, 2019 at 4:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — MGEX spring wheat futures rallied for the fifth day in a row on Tuesday as farmers harvesting in the northern U.S. Plains found that wet conditions had lowered the quality of the crop there. “They are talking about protein levels really taking a hit with the […]

U.S. grains: Minneapolis, K.C. wheat futures rise

Sep. 23, 2019 at 5:43 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans down on China trade pessimism

Sep. 20, 2019 at 6:46 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Fund short position down in canola, beans

Sep. 20, 2019 at 4:20 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy firm on export sales, trade optimism

Sep. 19, 2019 at 8:18 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy steady, watching harvest

Sep. 18, 2019 at 7:03 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures moved off of nearby lows and generally trended higher following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply/demand data released Thursday. However, attention has shifted to the looming harvest, with rangebound activity expected barring a fresh outside influence. “For this market to […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy slips on favourable weather, demand disappointment

Sep. 18, 2019 at 4:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased on Wednesday on mild weather across the U.S. Midwest that lessened risks that crop-damaging frost could hurt the late-planted crop and on worries that a recent wave of Chinese soy purchases has ended. Corn futures edged higher in a mild short-covering bounce, […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn sinks on weather, retreating crude oil

Sep. 17, 2019 at 8:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Tuesday for the first time in four sessions on better-than-expected U.S. crop conditions and as crude oil prices, which fuelled the prior session’s rally, retreated. Soybeans also declined, despite the announcement of more sales to top importer China, as forecasts for […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn firms as oil rally offsets Midwest weather

Sep. 16, 2019 at 7:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Monday as support from surging crude oil prices more than offset pressure from favourable weather for late-developing crops. Signs of easing U.S.-China trade tensions also buoyed the market after confirmation on Monday of more Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains on big Chinese purchase

Sep. 13, 2019 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures hit a six-week high on Friday as China’s first large purchase of U.S. beans in months and easing of some duties on U.S. exports fuelled hopes of a detente in the tariff war between Washington and Beijing. Corn also firmed as signs of […]

By Karl Plume