Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Thursday on seasonal pressure as the harvest expanded in the heart of the Midwest and the dollar firmed, making U.S. grains less competitive globally, analysts said. Uncertainty about biofuel demand weighed on soyoil futures as well. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans SX25 settled […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures weaken on harvest pressure, firm dollar
U.S. grains: Grains off highs with fed in focus, soyoil down more than two per cent
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures sagged on Wednesday, retreating from multi-week highs on profit-taking and an uptick in the dollar, while a drop in soyoil futures added pressure, analysts said. Wheat futures followed the lower trend, with forecasts for rains in the southern U.S. Plains adding to bearish sentiment. Chicago Board […] Read more
CBOT Weekly: Futures rise on multiple factors
Reading Time: 2 minutes Different factors caused crop futures on the Chicago Board of Trade to rise during the week ended Sept. 17, 2025.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures rise as dollar sags; crop yields eyed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade corn futures hit their highest in more than two months on Tuesday, buoyed by a weaker dollar and uncertainty about the size of the U.S. crop, analysts said. Soybeans drew support from optimism about U.S. trade talks with China, the world’s largest soy buyer, given news that […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn sags as bumper US crop harvest advances, soybeans retreat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell on Monday, retreating from a two-month high set on Friday, as market players focused on projections for a record-large U.S. harvest, analysts said. Soybean futures turned lower as worries resurfaced about export demand from top global buyer China. U.S. and Chinese officials met in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn jump after USDA’s monthly crop report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean and corn futures rose on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture delivered a bearish, but unsurprising, monthly crop report. U.S. farmers will harvest the most acres of corn since 1933 and produce more of the grain than previously expected, even though crop yields will miss earlier forecasts, the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans tick higher ahead of USDA report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybeans futures rose on Thursday as traders squared positions before a government crop report on Friday that will include closely watched U.S. corn and soybean harvest forecasts, analysts said. Wheat ticked higher on short covering, though swelling global supply hung over the market. The most active soybean contract […] Read more
CBOT Weekly: Little change expected from USDA
Reading Time: 2 minutes Only minor changes to the grain and oilseed balance sheets are expected in the Sept. 12 supply and demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture, said an analyst.
U.S. grains: Soy and corn ease as traders await US crop report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans and corn dipped on Wednesday as traders squared positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s global supply and demand report due on Friday, analysts said. Meanwhile, wheat dropped on falling global demand. The USDA is expected to trim U.S. soybean and corn yield forecasts on Friday, though production […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat ease, traders eye USDA crop report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn, soybean, and wheat futures eased on Tuesday as traders squared positions before a U.S. government supply and demand report this week. Wheat ticked down with falling Russian export prices, analysts said. Market participants are awaiting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s global supply and demand estimates on Friday. In a […] Read more
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