Insights and Stories on Soybean

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat slide sharply on promise of rain, yield potential

Jul. 26, 2023 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and wheat futures slid on Wednesday on technical trading and news of a better-than-expected spring wheat forecast in parts of North Dakota, even as a heat wave stretched across the U.S. Midwest and part of the Mississippi Valley, traders said. Meanwhile, soybean futures were […]

ICE weekly outlook: canola market heading towards choppy waters

Jul. 26, 2023 at 4:48 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

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U.S. grains: wheat pares gains after 5-month top; corn, soybeans retreat

Jul. 25, 2023 at 4:27 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: wheat soars daily limit as Russia attacks Ukrainian grain ports

Jul. 24, 2023 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. Grains: wheat futures drop, corn weak, soybeans mixed

Jul. 21, 2023 at 4:57 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. Grains: CBOT wheat futures dip after rally; corn, soybeans also lower

Jul. 20, 2023 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dipped on Thursday but remained near recent peaks as a third night of Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports renewed concerns about disruptions to exports needed to meet world demand and stave off rising food prices. Wheat futures had risen in […]

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: C$900 per tonne in reach for canola

Jul. 19, 2023 at 4:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Sporadic rainfall across the Prairies has not been enough to stop canola’s upward momentum during the week ended July 19, while a pair of other factors are fueling the oilseed’s rise. The November canola contract went from settling below the C$800 per tonne mark (C$797.50/tonne) on July 12 […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: wheat sees biggest jump since aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Jul. 19, 2023 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters U.S. wheat futures jumped 8.5% on Wednesday, their biggest daily gain since days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as intensification of the war threatened to slow grain export shipments from a major global supplier. The benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract Wv1 briefly […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall as Black Sea grain deal expires

Jul. 17, 2023 at 5:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures fell on Monday as Russia’s exit from the Black Sea export deal failed to shock traders. Wheat and corn futures slumped after earlier rising to two-week highs when Russia announced it was leaving the agreement that lets Ukraine export grain through the Black […]

By Tom Polansek

Net short position nearly gone in canola

Jul. 14, 2023 at 5:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Speculative traders continue to exit their bearish bets in canola, with the net short position dipping below 4,000 in the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of July 11, the net managed money short position in canola futures came in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin