Insights and Stories on Soybeans

Nov. 27, 2018 at 8:11 pm CST

CNS Canada — The recent move to New York for the ICE Futures canola contract has brought with it fresh oversight from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The weekly commitment of traders (CoT) report compiled by the CFTC provides details on who is trading canola and the size […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Nov. 26, 2018 at 8:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell about two per cent and neared a four-week low on Monday on chart-based selling and worries about export prospects for U.S. supplies amid a trade war with China, traders said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower. But wheat futures rose on fears that […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Nov. 23, 2018 at 5:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures topped one-week highs on Friday on hopes for improved export demand after sales to Egypt, while corn and soybean futures slumped. Egypt’s state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities, said it bought 240,000 tonnes of wheat in an international purchasing tender […]

By Tom Polansek

Nov. 21, 2018 at 7:25 pm CST

CNS Canada — ICE Futures canola contracts fell to their lowest levels in 15 months during the week ended Wednesday, but found some support to the downside as traders reacted to activity in the Canadian dollar and Chicago soyoil. “Canola seems to be getting some short covering after a long […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Nov. 20, 2018 at 5:58 pm CST

CNS Canada — Although the ongoing trade war between China and the U.S. has been a good opportunity for Canada to increase its soybean exports to China, industry experts say there have been tradeoffs elsewhere. That trade war between the world’s two largest economies is expected to continue, or perhaps […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm