Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a one-week low on Thursday as confirmation of a 1.13 million-tonne U.S. soybean sale to China failed to impress traders who are shifting their focus to burdensome U.S. and global supplies, analysts said. Wheat futures rose, almost hitting a two-month top, supported by signs of rising […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans sag as China sale fails to impress
CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans trend up, but trade off headlines
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Speculative short-covering and optimism over trade with China helped soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade move higher over the week ended Wednesday. While additional gains are possible, both markets will take more short-term direction from the day-to-day headlines. Conflicting headlines, tweets and other commentary lead to a choppy […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as China buys U.S. supplies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a 4-1/2-month high on Wednesday as China bought U.S. soybeans for the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met in early December. State-owned Chinese companies bought at least 500,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans, two U.S. traders said, in deals valued […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy climbs on hopes for China buying
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed higher on Tuesday as traders anticipated potential Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural products, and shrugged off a bearish monthly global soy inventories report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Corn firmed, led by soybeans, but wheat futures fell after USDA raised its forecasts of U.S. and global […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, wheat decline on persistent demand worries
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soy and wheat futures fell on Monday on positioning ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture crop supply/demand report and uncertainty about the ongoing U.S.-China trade dispute, traders said. A higher dollar added pressure, making U.S. grains less competitive on global markets. Corn followed the weak trend but found […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on China trade hopes
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures firmed for the fifth time in six sessions on Friday on solid weekly export sales data and short-covering ahead of the weekend as the market waited for signs that China may soon resume purchases from the United States. Corn also advanced and wheat climbed to a 5-1/2 week […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans dip as Huawei arrest clouds trade detente
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the first time in five sessions on Thursday as the arrest of a senior executive at China’s Huawei Technologies Co. stoked concerns about a U.S.-China trade truce that has yet to produce a resumption of U.S. soybean sales to China. Corn followed soybeans lower, although declines […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Soy left hanging on changing trade truce views
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — The initial positive outlook U.S. futures markets had toward a 90-day truce in the U.S.-China trade war is fading, leaving traders with opposing views on where Chicago soybeans are heading. In an effort to resolve their countries’ trade war, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to the truce […] Read more
U.S. grains: China sales hopes lift soy, wheat sinks on demand worry
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures inched higher for a fourth straight session on Wednesday in light trading as investors sought clues as to whether a truce between Washington and Beijing in their trade dispute would revive U.S. soybean sales to China. Corn, which could also benefit from renewed Chinese demand, ended little changed. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans edge upward, still await promised Chinese buying
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Tuesday on hopes that a U.S.-China trade war truce over the weekend would result in fresh Chinese demand for U.S. soybeans, although no deals have been confirmed. Corn also firmed slightly, following soybeans, while wheat ended mixed on light demand. At Saturday’s G-20 meeting in […] Read more
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