Insights and Stories on Soybean

U.S. grains: Supply worries, weather spur rallies

May. 11, 2022 at 3:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures jumped on Wednesday, as traders uneasy about world supplies adjusted positions a day before the release of U.S. crop data. Concerns about poor global crop weather helped support gains, with MGEX spring wheat futures setting contract highs as […]

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm after planting-inspired decline

May. 10, 2022 at 5:47 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on expected planting progress

May. 9, 2022 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

StatsCan reports sharp decline in field crop stocks

May. 6, 2022 at 6:14 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn slide on Midwest weather forecasts

May. 6, 2022 at 5:11 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat climbs on new global supply concerns

May. 5, 2022 at 4:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat climbed for a second session on Thursday, underpinned by hot and dry weather across India that is likely to diminish that nation’s wheat export potential, while similar conditions erode U.S. winter wheat crops. Soybean and corn futures added after trading near even all day, […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat jumps on India export concerns

May. 4, 2022 at 6:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures soared on Wednesday on reports that India, a major world producer, would restrict exports as a drought threatened its production even as the nation had hoped to fill a global export gap created by ongoing war in Ukraine. Soybean futures also gained, while […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn eases despite slow U.S. plantings

May. 3, 2022 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell on Tuesday after initial gains, pressured by demand uncertainty despite adverse weather delays to U.S. planting progress, analysts said. Recent rainfall also pressured wheat, despite declining crop conditions, while soybeans moved lower on expectations of increased plantings if corn seedings continue to […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop to three-week lows

May. 2, 2022 at 5:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures dropped to a more than three-week low on Monday, pressured by falling crude oil markets and delayed U.S. corn planting that some analysts think could push farmers to plant more soybeans. Corn fell ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly planting progress […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall after rains

Apr. 29, 2022 at 7:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to three-week lows on Friday, led by hard red winter wheat contracts after showers in key growing parts of the U.S. Plains provided a much needed boost to soil moisture, traders said. Corn futures ended unchanged after spiking to their highest in […]

By Mark Weinraub