Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago soybean futures rallied on Monday, recovering from nearly four-year lows as traders waited to see if a major field tour this week will support expectations of bumper U.S. yields.
Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and corn futures turned lower on Friday, with both also notching a third weekly loss, as farmers kept clearing out their grain bins ahead of a U.S. harvest that is forecast to see massive yields, traders said.
Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures ended lower on Thursday as cheap Black Sea exports kept weighing on the market, which had risen overnight on a rally sparked by a Russian attack on Ukrainian port infrastructure.
Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago soybeans rose on Wednesday, bouncing back on technical trading after hitting another four-year low, according to analysts.
Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago soybean futures lost more ground on Tuesday, setting another four-year low a day after U.S. Department of Agriculture data reinforced the prospect of a bumper U.S. harvest.
Reading Time: < 1minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans took a nosedive on Monday to their lowest level since September 2020 as the U.S. Department of Agriculture released data showing a record production forecast for the crop. Meanwhile, corn rose as the government agency saw smaller than expected acreage, and wheat fell on competition from Black Sea crops. The Chicago […] Read more
Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago corn and soy futures closed near four-year lows on Friday and posted weekly losses, while wheat prices rose on expectations of a poor crop in France as traders positioned for Monday's U.S. supply and demand report.
Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures fell on Thursday, and soybean futures set new life-of-contract lows, as U.S. farmers scramble to sell their bins of old-crop grain and oilseeds into a global market awash in supplies, traders said.
Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures turned lower on Wednesday as markets came under pressure from expectations of a U.S. bumper crop, moderate weather in the Midwestern corn belt and sluggish oilseed demand, traders said.
Reading Time: 2minutes Chicago soybeans and corn slumped on low demand and a stronger dollar on Tuesday as financial markets recovered from an epic sell-off on Monday. Wheat futures rose after a massive tender from Egypt for 3.8 million metric tons to cover imports between October 2024 and April 2025—its largest ever according to traders.
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