Insights and Stories on U.S. Dollar

ICE weekly outlook: More virus volatility expected in canola

Mar. 18, 2020 at 4:07 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A sharp drop in the Canadian dollar helped lessen the blow of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ICE Futures canola market. However, volatility and uncertainty are expected to remain the feature in the upcoming weeks. Any strength in canola “is 100 per cent the Canadian dollar and nothing […]

U.S. grains: Corn hits 18-month low

Mar. 17, 2020 at 4:33 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn recover

Mar. 4, 2020 at 2:45 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat plunge on coronavirus worries

Feb. 24, 2020 at 7:36 pm CST

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Commodities hold up while waiting on China

Feb. 19, 2020 at 7:27 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy up on prospects for Chinese demand

Feb. 13, 2020 at 5:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday, rallying from early declines on short-covering and prospects for China to step up purchases of U.S. supplies as the U.S.-China Phase One deal goes into effect in days, traders said. But wheat and corn futures fell, pressured by a stronger […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Markets remain cautious, rangebound ahead of holiday

Dec. 24, 2019 at 10:58 am CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures were mixed on Tuesday, slipping at one point from a six-week high hit in the previous session, as grain markets remained cautious and positive trade news with China weighed against disappointing export sales data, traders said. The market has high expectations of top-consumer […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soy futures hit six-week high on U.S.-China trade hopes

Dec. 23, 2019 at 4:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures touched a six-week high on Monday on optimism that China would ramp up purchases of U.S. soy following this month’s announcement of a “Phase 1” trade deal, analysts said. Corn futures firmed, following strength in soybeans, while wheat turned lower in thin technical […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally as U.S. cold snap threatens crops

Nov. 12, 2019 at 1:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures jumped on Tuesday as traders worried a cold snap would hurt recently planted crops. Temperatures dropped near zero Fahrenheit (-18 Celsius) in wheat-growing areas of the U.S. Plains, including in western Kansas, according to a daily weather report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn edges up after USDA trims U.S. harvest outlook, soybeans drop

Nov. 8, 2019 at 4:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures firmed on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its U.S. yield and harvest forecasts in a monthly crop report, though gains were kept in check by worries about weak demand. Soybeans fell as the USDA left its U.S. crop yield and harvest outlooks […]