Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved off nearby lows during the week ended Jan. 21, as solid export sales and talk of movement on biofuel blending requirements in the United States provided support. However, the advancing South American harvest may limit further gains.
CBOT weekly outlook: Large South American crops looming
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans dip in choppy trading as Greenland dispute and global supply weigh
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybeans slipped in choppy trading on Tuesday as tensions between Washington and Europe over Greenland unsettled investors and ample global supply hung over grain markets. A drop in the dollar and signs of brisk international demand, however, lent some support to Chicago prices as trading resumed after a […] Read more
China hits 12 million ton U.S. soybean target pledged in trade truce
China has bought about 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans, fulfilling a U.S.-stated pledge to purchase that volume by the end of February, three traders told Reuters on Tuesday, after a late-October trade truce spurred buying.
FMC Canada unveils 2026 crop protection roster
FMC Canada’s crop protection lineup for 2026 will include four products marketed for control of kochia.
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat climb on bargain-hunting, paring big weekly losses
U.S. corn futures rose more than one per cent on Friday, paring some of this week’s steep declines, as exporters and domestic users stepped in to buy cash-market grain at discounted prices, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb as soyoil futures surge
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose one per cent on Thursday as reminders of strong domestic demand and a surge in soyoil futures overshadowed pressure from the imminent harvest of a massive Brazilian soy crop, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures ticked lower, anchored by plentiful global grain supplies. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans recover from 3-month low on technical bounce
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures steadied on a technical bounce on Wednesday after sliding to their lowest since October this week, with traders weighing larger-than-anticipated U.S. supply forecasts, Chinese demand and crop prospects in South America. Wheat futures were little changed as the market also paused following losses triggered by U.S. […] Read more
ICE Weekly: All eyes on Carney in China
Jamie Wilton, trader for RJ O’Brien in Winnipeg, said he and the canola trade is watching and waiting while Prime Minister Mark Carney visits China this week.
CBOT Weekly: Expect sideways trading for now
Look for trading of soybeans, corn and wheat at the Chicago Board of Trade remain sideways for the balance of January, perhaps longer, said Ryan Ettner, broker with Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill.
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans hit lowest prices since October on big supplies
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures slid to a three-month low on Tuesday, extending declines from the prior day triggered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s outlook for massive supplies following a record-large U.S. harvest. Soybeans touched a two-and-a-half-month low after the USDA on Monday trimmed its U.S. export view and raised its harvest […] Read more
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