Since 2020, bulk exports out of the United States rose and then fell back, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture report released on June 6. Issued by the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, the Rise and Fall of Bulk Commodities cited several reasons for the drop in bulk exports.
Drop in U.S. bulk exports highlighted by USDA report
Down 10 points in three years says FAS
U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise on U.S.-China trade optimism
Wheat futures rise amid Russia-Ukraine tensions
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures climbed to a one-week high on Thursday on optimism about the U.S. trade relationship with China, the world's largest soybean buyer, after leaders of the two countries spoke by phone for more than an hour.
U.S. grains: Wheat prices climb amid Ukraine-Russia unrest
China's dry weather may impact wheat harvests
U.S. wheat futures rose more than one per cent on Wednesday as signs of a hardening conflict between Ukraine and Russia and worries about dryness in China appeared to spark a round of short-covering, analysts said.
CBOT Weekly: Crop conditions raise spring wheat prices
Other crop prices firmer, stronger
Spring wheat prices rose, while other prices were firmer or higher during the week ended June 4, 2025.
U.S. grains: Soybeans buoyed by higher crude oil; wheat sags
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday, rallying from a seven-week low struck a day earlier, as strong crude oil prices lifted soyoil futures and traders weighed expectations that the leaders of United States and top global soy buyer China will speak this week. Corn futures bounced after dipping to multi-month lows […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to seven-week low; corn eases, wheat climbs
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and soyoil futures fell to their lowest levels in seven weeks on Monday on worries about demand for U.S. oilseed supplies and generally favorable crop weather, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower. But wheat futures rose on short-covering as a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia […] Read more
CBOT weekly: Weather in focus for soybeans, corn and wheat
Weather conditions will be a major factor moving grain and oilseed markets in the United States over the next few months, as seeding operations wrap up and attention turns to the developing crops.
CBOT Weekly: Coming weeks to see stronger soybean, corn prices
Expected to rise mid-May to mid-June
Futures for soybeans and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade are set to rise for two reasons, said Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Illinois — the planting progress being made by United States farmers and "seasonality"
U.S. grains: Soybeans drop from 10-month high as biofuel guidance pressures soyoil
Chicago soybean futures on Thursday plummeted from the previous session's 10-month high, pressured by a sharp drop in soyoil caused by concerns over U.S. biofuel targets, traders said.
CBOT Weekly: Weather, new crop projections top of mind
Planting, growing progress pressuring prices
Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade may trade sideways in the coming weeks, while corn and wheat make gains, according to a Chicago trader.
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