Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures inched down on Wednesday, retreating after rallying to the highest levels since August, as improved Brazilian weather outlooks bolstered supply prospects and overshadowed demand from record U.S. soybean crushings last month.
U.S. grains: Soy ends down on forecasts for rain in Brazil; corn, wheat dip
Brazilian weather outweighed support from data showing record U.S. soybean crush
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit August high, soymeal climbs on strong demand
U.S. soy crush likely set record monthly high in October
U.S. soybean futures jumped to their highest price since August on Tuesday on concerns about unfavorable crop weather in top supplier Brazil, analysts said. A rally to contract highs in soymeal futures helped lift the soybean market.
U.S. grains: Chicago soy soars on Chinese buying, Brazilian weather
Corn futures rise on U.S. sales to Mexico
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures sharply rallied on Monday on Chinese demand and scorching heat in Brazil, where farmers are expected to face crop-stressing temperatures over the next several days. Meanwhile, corn futures rose on technical trading and support from news of Mexico buying U.S. grain — a move up that also gave […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago corn slumps on forecast for record-large crop
Crude oil recovery lends some support to grains
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures posted a third straight weekly decline on Friday, as traders reacted to a government forecast that U.S. farmers will produce a record-large crop this year. Wheat was lower, following corn. Commodity funds hold a sizeable net short position in Chicago wheat futures, leaving the market prone to volatility […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago grain, soy futures drop after USDA forecasts
China buys over one million tonnes of U.S. soy
Chicago | Reuters — The Chicago Board of Trade’s most-active corn futures plunged sharply on Thursday after the government reported that U.S. farmers will produce the biggest-ever corn crop this year. The report’s forecast topped trade estimates. The most-active CBOT corn contract at one point dipped to $4.66-1/2, the lowest price since Dec. 30, 2020, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans spike on China demand, Brazil weather
Wheat rallies on Argentina outlook
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean prices rallied to a two-month high on Wednesday, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed a Reuters report that China booked its largest single-day U.S. soybean purchases since at least late July. Unfavourable weather conditions in Brazil were also supportive, traders said. Meanwhile, corn turned higher on the day […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat down on supply outlook boost
Soybeans hit two-month high before retreating; expected increase in U.S. yields weighs on corn
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures declined on Tuesday as the markets reacted to better-than-expected crop conditions, while soybean futures climbed to a two-month high on adverse weather conditions in Brazil before retreating. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rated 50 per cent of the country’s winter wheat crop in good-to-excellent condition after trading […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans find two-month high
Wheat crop above expectations
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures on Monday hit their highest level in some eight weeks on weather concerns in top exporter Brazil and arid conditions in Argentina. Corn futures finished unchanged, while wheat rose slightly as weakness in the U.S. dollar added support to the markets. Traders monitored uneven crop weather in Brazil, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans climb as China pushes demand
December wheat up, corn down
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday after China said imports will likely stay high as it sets an all-time record for purchases of the crop this year while weather remains a concern in Brazil. Wheat prices also rose, while corn dropped on reports of higher U.S. yields. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn drops to seven-week low
Wheat, soybeans move higher
Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest point in seven weeks on Wednesday as the harvest continued and showed better than expected yields, while weather forecasts improved in crop areas of South America. Wheat and soybean prices were modestly higher in rangebound trading. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn closed […] Read more
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