Insights and Stories on Soybean

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally, corn flat, wheat falls

Jan. 20, 2022 at 4:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures surged on Thursday as a combination of rising export hopes, concerns about the South American crop and technical buying pushed prices to a seven-month high, traders said. Corn futures ended close to unchanged after fluctuating between positive and negative territory […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices up on hot weather, growing tensions

Jan. 19, 2022 at 6:00 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn rally to highest since December

Jan. 19, 2022 at 5:40 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as Russia-Ukraine tensions rise

Jan. 18, 2022 at 4:35 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy eases on outlook for rain on South American crops

Jan. 14, 2022 at 7:33 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on South America weather forecasts

Jan. 13, 2022 at 6:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures tumbled on Thursday on expectations that rains forecast for dry crop-growing areas of South America may limit harvest losses, traders said. Weather forecasts show parched areas of Argentina, the world’s top exporter of processed soy and No. 2 producer of corn, […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: ‘No fireworks’ in January USDA reports

Jan. 12, 2022 at 6:31 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Updated supply/demand data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were slightly bearish for grains and relatively neutral for soybeans, although there were no real surprises, according to an analyst. “There were no fireworks out of this report,” said Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago. World numbers put […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall on bigger-than-expected plantings, stocks

Jan. 12, 2022 at 5:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures extended losses on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected that domestic farmers planted more acres than traders anticipated. Larger-than-expected USDA estimates for wheat inventories added pressure on the market, analysts said, after supply concerns drove Chicago Board of Trade futures prices […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat up on export business

Jan. 11, 2022 at 5:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose about one per cent on Tuesday on a pickup in global export business and short-covering ahead of several key U.S. Department of Agriculture reports due on Wednesday, traders said. Corn and soybean futures edged higher ahead of the reports, which will include […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag on South American weather outlooks

Jan. 10, 2022 at 4:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Monday on forecasts calling for much-needed rains in dry areas of South America, along with long liquidation ahead of several key U.S. government reports due at mid-week, analysts said. Wheat futures firmed on short-covering and the unwinding of inter-market […]

By Julie Ingwersen