Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures on Monday hit their highest level in some eight weeks on weather concerns in top exporter Brazil and arid conditions in Argentina. Corn futures finished unchanged, while wheat rose slightly as weakness in the U.S. dollar added support to the markets. Traders monitored uneven crop weather in Brazil, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans find two-month high
Wheat crop above expectations
China moves closer to commercial planting of GMO crops
Numerous corn and soybean varieties approved by regulator in recent ruling
Reading Time: < 1 minute China has approved 37 genetically modified corn seed varieties and 14 GM soybean varieties, taking it close to commercial planting. The varieties approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in a recent notice include corn varieties owned by Yuan Longping High-tech Agriculture Co., Syngenta and Dabeinong. China is the world’s top buyer of soybeans and corn, importing […] Read more
Louis Dreyfus to build Ohio soy crush plant
Reading Time: < 1 minute Louis Dreyfus will build a soybean-processing plant in Ohio, the global crop merchant said recently, adding to a booming expansion of oilseed crushing in North America encouraged by biofuel use. Dreyfus intends to start construction in early 2024 on the facility in Upper Sandusky that will have annual soy-crushing capacity of 1.5 million tonnes, the company said […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans set 6-1/2-week high
Weaker U.S. dollar lifts grains complex
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures touched a 6-1/2-week high on Friday, lifted by uneven crop weather in top soy producer Brazil and fresh export demand for U.S. supplies, coupled with a plunge in the dollar that bolstered corn and wheat futures as well. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) January soybean futures settled up […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans climb as China pushes demand
December wheat up, corn down
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday after China said imports will likely stay high as it sets an all-time record for purchases of the crop this year while weather remains a concern in Brazil. Wheat prices also rose, while corn dropped on reports of higher U.S. yields. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn drops to seven-week low
Wheat, soybeans move higher
Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest point in seven weeks on Wednesday as the harvest continued and showed better than expected yields, while weather forecasts improved in crop areas of South America. Wheat and soybean prices were modestly higher in rangebound trading. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn closed […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Demand, not interest rates, affecting markets
U.S. Fed decision 'pretty much factored in'
MarketsFarm — While key interest rates in the United States will stay put for the time being, corn and wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) declined steadily during the week ended Wednesday. The U.S. Federal Reserve announced earlier Wednesday that the central bank’s policy rate will remain within 5.25 and 5.5 per […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat down on supply concerns, soft demand
K.C., MGEX wheats also set contract lows; corn, soy up
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell across the board on Tuesday on soft demand and as supply concerns weakened in the Southern Hemisphere, while soybean futures pushed higher on adverse weather in Brazil. The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) ended down 9-3/4 cents at $5.56-1/4 per bushel and […] Read more
U.S. grains: South America rains push soy futures down
Wheat, corn futures also drop
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined about one per cent on Monday on profit-taking and pressure from beneficial rains over the last few days in South American crop areas, offsetting a weather premium that had been building for the oilseed crop. Corn and wheat futures also fell. Benchmark January soybeans on the Chicago […] Read more
Fund short position hits new record in ICE canola
Traders return to net long on soybeans
MarketsFarm — The net speculative short position in the ICE Futures canola market rose to its largest level ever recorded as fund traders put on fresh bearish bets and liquidated previously placed long positions, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of Oct. 24, the […] Read more
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