MarketsFarm — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) market participants are awaiting next week’s prospective plantings report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), due out March 31. Ahead of the […] Read more
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CBOT weekly outlook: Markets move ahead of USDA report
U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains on veg oil rally
Corn rangebound, weather weighs on wheat
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures gained for a fourth straight session on Wednesday supported by tightness in vegetable oil markets as traders anticipate U.S. planting data next week. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soyoil leads soybean complex higher
Wheat follows corn, soy higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures climbed on Tuesday, led by rising soybean oil as global edible oil supplies tighten. Corn futures also moved higher, as traders weighed Brazil’s […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn steps back after export-led rally
Wheat nears three-month low on better U.S. weather; soyoil pulls soybeans higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures dipped on Monday as improving South American crop weather added pressure to prices after export sales on Friday rallied the market. Soybeans were […] Read more
European demand up for Ontario soybeans
Soybean stocks are tight around the world and poor weather could make them tighter
During the second week of March, Ontario corn, soybean and wheat prices were trading near or at 52-week highs as domestic and export demand continues to exceed year-ago levels. Quick […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn rebounds on technicals, sales to China
Soybeans also gain; wheat weak on improving U.S. crop
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rebounded on Friday in an end-of-week technical and bargain buying bounce from steep losses the previous day. Corn received an additional […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy slump in broad-based commodities selloff
Weekly corn export sales top estimates, China buys more
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday as a firm U.S. dollar and tumbling energy prices, with crude oil down more than eight per cent, […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Crop futures in all directions
MarketsFarm — Chinese sales of corn and a recent run of good weather in the U.S. are affecting futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Wednesday, according to a […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on slowing exports, Argentina rains
USDA confirms more U.S. corn sales to China
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures retreated on Wednesday on slowing export sales as global demand shifts to South American supplies and as U.S. farmers prepare to dramatically increase […] Read more
Dissecting China’s hunger for corn
Surprising volumes of corn were bought by China in 2020, supporting prices
Analysts are debating whether China’s huge 2020-21 corn and wheat purchases are an anomaly. Dan Basse, president of AgResource Company, is firmly in the camp that they are not a […] Read more