Insights and Stories on Soybeans

May. 9, 2019 at 6:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures tumbled to their lowest prices in more than a decade on Thursday as traders worried that make-or-break trade talks between Washington and Beijing would fail to produce a deal. Corn and wheat futures also fell as a two-day U.S.-China trade meeting was set […]

By Tom Polansek

May. 8, 2019 at 7:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures slumped on Wednesday as forecasts for drier weather in the U.S. Midwest next week fueled hopes that farmers will be able to make progress planting corn after delays. Large inventories of the crops added pressure on the markets, which also remained […]

By Tom Polansek

May. 2, 2019 at 7:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — At this time soybean acres in Canada have been projected to be down this year for a few reasons — not only because of trade issues with China, but also due to back-to-back dry years and declining prices. Statistics Canada’s 2019-20 principal field crop acreage report, released April […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

May. 2, 2019 at 5:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures posted contract lows for a fourth straight session on Thursday after weak U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) export sales data and amid ongoing concerns that rain-delayed corn sowing would increase soy plantings. Corn was mixed as spillover pressure from lower soybeans offset support […]

By Karl Plume

May. 1, 2019 at 4:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola prices fell to their lowest levels since 2014 during the week ended Wednesday, as bearish technical signals and a lack of progress on trade relations with China weighed on values. While a short-covering correction is possible, the underlying fundamentals also remain bearish. Speculators adding to […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin