CBOT March 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, dark green and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans dip ahead of USDA report

Wheat underpinned by U.S. dryness

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean prices fell on Tuesday, a day after hitting an eight-month high, ahead of the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly global supply and demand assessment that is expected to downgrade South American crop production. Corn also eased, while wheat firmed, underpinned by ongoing dryness across the U.S. southern Plains. The Chicago

CBOT March 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: South American dryness lifts soybeans, corn

Wheat also up

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures on Monday rose to eight-month highs, underpinned by concerns over possible reduced supplies from weather-damaged South American harvests. Corn also climbed on South American dryness, while wheat followed higher. Markets are also positioning ahead of world grain and oilseed supply and demand forecasts from the U.S. Department of


China to promote soy, corn intercropping

China’s Agriculture Ministry will promote intercropping of soybeans with corn on more than one million hectares of land this year, seeking to boost output of the oilseed without reducing production of corn. China, the world’s top soybean importer, said late last year that increasing its output of the oilseed was a political priority, but it

CBOT March 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, dark green and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on South American crop shortfall

Corn, wheat also up

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures were steady to mostly higher on Friday near an eight-month peak as some traders pocketed profits from strong gains this week, but the market remained underpinned by concerns about weather-reduced yields in South America. Corn was also steady to firmer, while wheat futures rose in a short-covering and


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Corteva CEO bullish on grain, oilseed prices for 2022

Reuters — Corteva expects prices for grains and oilseeds to remain high this year on record demand levels, its CEO said Thursday, following the insecticide and seed company’s upbeat sales outlook a day earlier. Global agriculture demand and prices for crops picked up pace in the fourth quarter of 2021, thanks to economies reopening and

CBOT March 2022 corn (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn sags on export worries

Soy ends lower after volatile session

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Thursday on profit-taking after this week’s multi-month highs and worries about export demand after China canceled a purchase of U.S. supplies, traders said. Wheat sagged on poor weekly export data and a lack of fresh supportive news while soybean futures posted modest losses after a volatile,





CBOT March 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on supply worries

Corn sinks as ethanol stocks swell

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to an eight-month peak on Wednesday as reduced South American harvest prospects and improving U.S. export demand lifted the market for a seventh straight session. Corn retreated as spread traders sold contracts and bought soybeans and rising ethanol stocks fuelled concerns about a slowdown in output of

CBOT March 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, dark green and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans up as Brazil crop estimates shrink

Corn, wheat futures rise

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose to a seven-month high Tuesday on fears that a smaller-than-expected Brazilian harvest will tighten global soy stocks and steer export demand to U.S. supplies, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans higher and wheat firmed on bargain-buying after a three per cent dip a day earlier. The grains