Insights and Stories on U.S. Dollar

Dec. 11, 2023 at 4:05 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday as concerns re-emerged that drought conditions in Brazil are having a detrimental effect on crops in the top-producing nation and after the U.S. government announced another export sale.

By Brendan O'Brien, Reuters

Dec. 8, 2023 at 3:27 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday after the Department of Agriculture's updated estimate of Brazil's soybean harvest fell toward the high end of trade expectations, easing concerns about global supplies of the oilseed.

By Brendan O'Brien, Reuters

Dec. 7, 2023 at 3:40 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday on a fresh round of export sales and the prospect of Argentina's new President Javier Milei devaluing the nation's currency after he takes office over the weekend, analysts said.

By Brendan O'Brien, Reuters

Dec. 6, 2023 at 5:01 pm CST

Chicago wheat pared gains on Wednesday after touching a four-month high following a third straight day of private sales of U.S. wheat to China, the largest wave of Chinese purchases in almost a decade.

By Brendan O'Brien, Reuters

Dec. 6, 2023 at 3:13 pm CST

The seasonal slowdown in the North American grain and oilseed markets has traders in the Chicago futures taking direction from shifting weather forecasts out of South America, with technical chart signals also at play in the futures heading into the New Year.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin