Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday on technical and seasonal buying after two sessions of losses, as traders monitored U.S. harvesting, Brazilian planting progress and updates on trade negotiations with China and a U.S. farmer bailout package.
U.S. grains: Soybeans tick up as market weighs crops, U.S.-China ties
U.S. grains: Soybean ease on harvest pressure, competition from Brazil
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures eased on Monday on active harvesting across the Midwest farm belt and brisk early planting as well as exports in rival supplier Brazil, and as top importer China continues to shun U.S. supplies.
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures closed lower on Friday as pressure from a fast-advancing U.S. harvest offset early-session support from hopes that upcoming U.S.-China talks could revive stalled soybean trade.
U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound as market weighs China prospects
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures ticked higher on Thursday, continuing the previous day’s rebound as the market assessed chances for a resumption in Chinese demand following comments by U.S. President Donald Trump.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains, soy rebound after Trump announces meeting with Xi
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soy futures rebounded on Wednesday from below the psychological $10 threshold after U.S. President Donald Trump said soybeans will be a major topic of discussion when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in four weeks.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn and soybean futures were lower on Monday in choppy trade, pressured by the expanding Midwest harvest of both crops, but uncertainty about quarterly government stocks data due on Tuesday kept a floor under prices, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soy futures end up but notch weekly loss after China buys Argentina crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures finished slightly higher on Friday but posted a second weekly loss after China made large purchases of Argentine cargoes this week, snubbing U.S. supplies.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures edge up as Argentina ends export tax waiver
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended slightly higher on Thursday as Argentina reinstated export taxes on grains after a suspension increased competition for sales on the global market. Corn futures also crawled higher as traders monitored reports from early U.S. harvesting, while wheat futures jumped in a recovery from contract […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans near six-week low as China shuns U.S. supplies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures eased on Wednesday on export concerns as large sales of Argentine soy to China kept attention on the top importer’s lack of purchases from the U.S. Corn followed soybeans lower, although losses were limited by early harvest reports of smaller-than-expected yields in the heart of the Midwest Corn […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy futures set six-week low as China buys Argentine cargoes, snubs U.S.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures set a six-week low on Tuesday under pressure from a lack of Chinese demand and increased competition for export sales from Argentina, analysts said. The market finished slightly higher in a technical rebound, traders said. Wheat futures also recovered after setting contract lows, with an expected boost to […] Read more
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