Chicago soybean futures fell to a one-week low on Tuesday, with the benchmark contract Sv1 retreating back under $10 a bushel as better-than-expected U.S. crop ratings bolstered production prospects and eased worries about recent dry weather.
U.S. soybean futures rose about one per cent on Monday, supported by fresh export demand, dry weather in the Midwest crop belt and uncertainty about the start of planting in Brazil, traders said.
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures slid on Friday on expectations of large U.S. yields and profit taking following a rally earlier in the week sparked by speculators unwinding large short positions, traders said. Wheat and corn futures also dipped as funds sought profits and positioned ahead of two U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that will
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday as large U.S. yield prospects continued to drive short covering from earlier this week, analysts said. Wheat followed corn downward, while brisk exports from the Black Sea region continued to curb prices. A lower dollar and concerns over damaging, dry U.S. Midwestern weather
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soy futures rose on Wednesday on support from short-covering and weather risks. Corn on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) rose on spillover support from soy futures while wheat increased as harvest pressure eased and traders covered short positions. Industry players have been assessing whether overly dry weather in the U.S.
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures turned higher on Tuesday, at one point reaching a near four-week high, bolstered by export demand, crop condition concerns and news that China plans to launch an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Canadian canola, traders said. The ICE canola contract for November delivery RSX4 dropped
Cash wheat prices for Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat and Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat were higher for the week ended Aug. 29, while those for Canadian Western Amber Durum were mixed.
Chicago soybean and corn futures rose on Thursday on short-covering and an uptick in export demand, though expectations for strong U.S. crop production limited gains, traders said.
While the general direction for soybeans and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade is to continue moving lower, United States wheat was on the rise and is to remain so in the coming weeks, according to a trader.