Chicago soybean futures notched a three-month high on Monday as a truce in the U.S.-China trade war and a bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture report helped prices recover to pre-trade war levels, traders and analysts said.
Chicago soybean and corn futures bounced on Friday as traders covered short positions ahead of Saturday's meeting between senior U.S. and Chinese officials and a widely tracked U.S. Department of Agriculture report on Monday, analysts said.
Chicago soybean futures crept higher on Thursday as higher soyoil futures and hopes that upcoming U.S.-China trade talks in Switzerland could reduce trade tensions that have disrupted U.S. grain and oilseeds exports, analysts said.
Chicago soybean, corn and wheat futures ended a choppy session lower on Wednesday as signs of a thaw in the U.S.-China trade standoff supported agricultural markets, despite lingering concerns about demand and global competition, traders said.
Chicago soybean futures slid for the second session on Tuesday as worries over international trade tensions and falling soyoil futures weighed on prices, analysts said.
Chicago soybean futures fell on Monday as traders awaited updates on possible U.S.-China trade talks amid mounting competition from Brazil, traders said.
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures closed higher on Friday amid hopes for a thaw in U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China, the world's top importer of the oilseed, analysts said.
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended higher on Thursday as prices rebounded after sliding to a two-week low amid worries about U.S. export demand, analysts said.
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures advanced on U.S. export demand on Wednesday, while bargain-hunting lifted wheat futures after prices set contract lows, traders said.
Chicago corn and soybean futures ended lower on a volatile day of trading Tuesday, as U.S. farmers raced to plant their fields and investors bemoaned a lack of fresh news over the U.S.-China trade war, traders said.