Insights and Stories on Soybean

Fund short position hits new record in ICE canola

Oct. 30, 2023 at 10:34 am CDT

MarketsFarm — The net speculative short position in the ICE Futures canola market rose to its largest level ever recorded as fund traders put on fresh bearish bets and liquidated previously placed long positions, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans, soymeal climb on demand

Oct. 27, 2023 at 6:58 pm CDT

By Brendan O'Brien Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat up off two-week low on Ukraine export uncertainty

Oct. 26, 2023 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Brendan O'Brien Tom Polansek

More acres expected for soybeans, canola, Rabobank says

Oct. 26, 2023 at 4:19 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT weekly outlook: Seasonal harvest pressure weighs on soy, corn

Oct. 25, 2023 at 8:15 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures sag as beneficial rains hit South America

Oct. 25, 2023 at 7:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures ended lower on Wednesday as favourable rains reached crop belts in South America and the U.S., analysts said. Traders are watching global weather after drought has hurt crop production in Argentina and the U.S. Plains and slowed soybean plantings in Brazil. […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn dips on harvests, technical selling

Oct. 24, 2023 at 4:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell for a third straight session on Tuesday and neared a two-week low under pressure from U.S. harvesting and technical selling, analysts said. Wheat futures also eased, while soybeans and soymeal jumped. A quick harvest pace for U.S. corn and […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures weaken as harvests progress

Oct. 23, 2023 at 6:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures finished lower on Monday as advancing U.S. harvests uncovered strong yields and increased farmers’ sales of their crops, analysts said. Pressure from harvests also hung over corn futures. U.S. farmers have finished harvesting 76 per cent of the country’s soybeans […]

By Tom Polansek

Managed money adding to net short positions in canola

Oct. 23, 2023 at 5:14 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Managed money fund traders remain bearish canola, growing the net short position in the ICE Futures market to the second largest level of the past year, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of Oct. 17, the net […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn drops back below US$5

Oct. 20, 2023 at 7:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures closed lower after hitting their highest price since August on Friday, while soybean futures retreated from a one-month high. Traders took profits after the markets rose earlier on concerns about a drought in Brazil disrupting grain shipments on rivers and […]

By Tom Polansek