CBOT March 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: U.S. exports get no Valentine’s Day love

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grains and soybean futures tumbled on Thursday on news that China and other buyers had canceled a flurry of U.S. soybean orders in early January and Argentina’s soy crop could be larger than previously expected, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) export sales report […] Read more

ICE March 2019 canola futures with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Canola grinding lower

Reading Time: 2 minutes ICE Futures canola contracts held relatively steady during the week ended Wednesday, with a softer tone in old-crop contracts and strength in new-crop months. The general trend is likely pointed lower in the near future, with any developments in trade talks between the U.S. and China likely to provide some direction. “The market is awaiting […] Read more



CBOT March 2019 corn (orange) and March 2019 soybeans (green). (Barchart)

CBOT weekly outlook: All eyes on March 1 trade deadline

Reading Time: 2 minutes As high-level trade talks are underway in Beijing this week between the U.S. and China, commodity markets are watching carefully, said an analyst following the Chicago Board of Trade. “All eyes are on March 1,” said Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. Should negotiators fail to make any progress toward resolving the U.S./China trade war, the […] Read more


CBOT March 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans lower on South America weather, trade jitters

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell about one per cent on Monday on improving crop weather in South America and worries about a looming March 1 deadline for a U.S.-China trade agreement, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower while wheat futures were mixed, with Chicago Board of Trade contracts edging higher. CBOT […] Read more

CBOT March 2019 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy firm after USDA data, focus turns to China talks

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended firm on Friday as late-session short-covering lifted prices from lows notched after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected record large U.S. soy stocks amid a still-unresolved trade dispute with top importer China. Corn eased after USDA released a flood of data Friday, some of it delayed […] Read more



CBOT weekly outlook: Quiet markets wait on USDA reports, China sales

CBOT weekly outlook: Quiet markets wait on USDA reports, China sales

Reading Time: 2 minutes Pending the release of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports on Friday, trading on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has remained quiet, according to one broker, who was cautious about U.S. soybean sales to China. Following the 35-day partial U.S. government shutdown that ended Jan. 25, USDA will have taken two weeks to prepare […] Read more


CBOT April 2019 soybeans with 20- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy edges higher after China sales

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Wednesday as the government confirmed more soy purchases by China, but the market remained largely static as traders waited for a raft of U.S. crop data due on Friday, some of it delayed by the government shutdown. Corn futures eased for the first time in […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans firm as USDA confirms large purchases by China

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher for a third straight session on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed more soybean purchases by China. USDA reported nearly three million tonnes of U.S. soybean export sales on Tuesday, mostly to China, after high-level talks last week between the U.S. and China ended […] Read more