Insights and Stories on Soybean

CBOT weekly outlook: Focus shifts away from USDA supply, demand estimates

Aug. 18, 2021 at 1:40 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Nearly a week after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Aug. 12 release of its monthly supply and demand estimates, they still lingered in the minds of traders at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). “Corn at $5.65 (per bushel), that’s where it’s trading right now, that is […]

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles on profit-taking off eight-year high

Aug. 17, 2021 at 6:26 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat ends mixed, near 8-1/2-year high

Aug. 16, 2021 at 7:27 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Something of a tough week for canola

Aug. 13, 2021 at 10:27 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Volatility expected in canola markets

Aug. 5, 2021 at 8:46 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Canola range-bound, awaiting harvest

Jul. 29, 2021 at 9:24 am CDT

MarketsFarm – ICE Futures canola contracts held within a relatively narrow range during the week ended July 28, as traders wait to get a better handle on the size of the Canadian crop. “We’re just waiting to see as we get into harvest what the crop size and crop yields […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans lower on the week

Jul. 23, 2021 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures slipped on Friday, pressured by extended forecasts calling for cooler weather into August, though hot, dry weather in the coming week across the U.S. Midwest underpinned prices. Wheat ended lower as concerns over unfavorable weather in key exporting countries countered pressure […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat snaps winning streak

Jul. 22, 2021 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures plunged 2.6 per cent on Thursday, snapping a six-session streak of gains as traders locked in profits from the rally. Soybean futures were down two per cent, with the latest weather forecasts showing that some timely rains […]

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Canola corrects, but trend still up

Jul. 21, 2021 at 6:15 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts posted some wide price swings over the week ended Wednesday, moving lower overall as the market backed away from nearby highs and speculative profit-taking weighed on values. “The trend is higher, but you can’t go up forever,” said trader Ken Ball of PI Financial […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices could turn higher by month’s end

Jul. 21, 2021 at 5:44 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — By the end of July, markets should have a good idea of what will shake out for corn and soybean crops in the U.S., according to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodities at Barrington, Ill. Corn and the soy complex on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), as well […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm