A variety of factors caused the Chicago soy complex to fall at the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended Dec. 18, 2024.
CBOT Weekly: Chicago soy complex tumbles, grains weaken
U.S. grains: Soybeans plummet to four-year low on Brazil crop outlook
Chicago soybean futures fell to a four-year low on Wednesday, pressured by bumper crop prospects in Brazil and a slide in soyoil prices after a proposed U.S. government spending bill failed to include support for biodiesel, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit contract lows on strong South American harvest
Chicago soybean futures sank to life-of-contract lows on Tuesday as favorable crop conditions in Brazil and weak Chinese demand for U.S. soybeans hung over the market, traders said.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy choppy amid demand uptick and strong South American crop
Chicago corn and soybean futures seesawed on Monday as market players weighed an uptick in fund buying interest against the prospect of a bumper South American corn and soy crop, traders said.
U.S. grains: Grains ease on technical selling, export demand uncertainty
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures eased on Friday on technical selling and disappointment in the size of weekly export sales, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat fall as dollar gains, export sales disappoint
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and wheat futures fell back on Thursday on a stronger dollar following rate cuts by the European Central Bank, technical trading and slower-than-anticipated weekly export sales, according to analysts.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola could enter narrow range
Soyoil, loonie, StatCan report among supportive factors
As the turnaround in canola continued, analyst said there are three factors underpinning the swing upward. David Derwin, commodities futures advisor for Ventum Financial in Winnipeg, pointed to the gains made by soyoil futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, the weakening of the Canadian dollar, and the reduction in the canola harvest made by Statistics Canada.
CBOT Weekly: WASDE report brings surprise cut to corn
A larger-than-expected cut to corn carryout in the USDA's monthly WASDE report on Dec. 10 affected prices at the Chicago Board of Trade.
U.S. grains: CBOT corn reaches highest level since June on decline in US stockpiles
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures jumped to a five-and-a-half month high on Tuesday, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed domestic corn supply forecast by more than the market had expected.
U.S. grains: CBOT soybean futures ease, corn turns higher ahead of USDA report
Chicago soybean futures dropped on Monday on expectations for a hefty South American crop, while corn futures rose as traders anticipated world supply and demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will show smaller U.S. stockpiles.
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