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Soybean futures turned slightly positive on Tuesday after a subdued start. The November contract gained 1.00 US cent and closed at 1012.00 US cents/bushel. The spring futures showed similar trends with premiums of up to 1.25 US cents. Soybean meal, meanwhile, lost US$3.80 for October, closing at US$275.10/short ton…

US corn futures rose on Tuesday and closed in the green across the board. The December contract gained 4.50 US cents and ended at 426.25 US cents/bushel. March corn gained 4.25 US cents to 443.00 US cents/bushel. The USDA's weekly status assessment had a particularly bullish effect. The proportion of stocks rated "good…

Wheat prices on the US stock exchanges recorded gains across the board on Tuesday. In Chicago, SWR wheat for December was up 9.75 US cents to 520.50 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, HRW wheat for December rose by 9.25 US cents to 511.50 US cents/bushel. Spring Wheat in Minneapolis also closed firmer, with premiums of…

Soybeans came under renewed pressure at the start of the week. In Chicago, the November contract lost 14.50 US cents and closed at 1011.00 US cents/bushel. The January futures contract fell 14.25 US cents to 1030.50 US cents/bushel. Soybean meal also fell by US$4.00 for October to US$278.90/short ton. Only 61 percent…

Although the corn market was able to break away from the day's lows on Monday, it still remained in the red at the end of trading. The December contract lost 2.25 US cents and landed at 421.75 US cents/bushel. The March futures contract fell by 2.50 US cents to 438.75 US cents/bushel. The proportion of stocks in good…

The US wheat market continued its downward slide on Monday. In Chicago, SWR wheat for December was clearly in the red with a drop of 11.75 US cents and ended trading at 510.75 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, HRW wheat for December was down 5.00 US cents to close at 502.25 US cents/bushel. Spring wheat in Minneapolis…

Soybeans were unable to recover at the end of the week. In Chicago, the November futures contract slipped by 12.00 US cents to 1,025.50 US cents/bushel, thus recording a weekly loss of 20.75 US cents. The following futures also closed well in the red. Despite a phone call between US President Trump and China's head of…

US corn futures showed little movement on Friday and closed close to the previous day's level. December futures gained 0.25 US cents to 424.00 US cents/bushel, while March lost 0.25 US cents to 441.25 US cents/bushel. On a weekly basis, however, December remains under pressure with a drop of 6 US cents. An export deal…

The wheat complex came under renewed pressure on the US futures exchanges on Friday. In Chicago, SWR wheat was down 1.75 US cents, with December futures closing at 522.50 US cents/bushel. Kansas City HRW wheat was down 2.75 US cents to 507.25 US cents/bushel in December, bringing the weekly loss to 7.50 US cents…

The US soybean markets were weaker on Thursday. In Chicago, November fell by 6.25 US cents and closed at 1037.50 US cents/bushel. January lost 6.50 US cents to 1056.50 US cents/bushel. Soybean meal also fell, losing US$0.90 to US$283.00/short ton for October. Sentiment remained bearish after export sales for the week…

The downward trend on the corn market continued on Thursday. In Chicago, the December contract lost 3.00 US cents and closed at 423.75 US cents/bushel. The March contract also lost 3.00 US cents and ended at 441.50 US cents/bushel. The USDA reported brisk export business: 1.23 million tons of new corn sales were…

The US wheat markets continued their downward trend on Thursday. In Chicago, December SWR wheat lost 4.00 US cents to close at 524.25 US cents/bushel. March lost 3.75 US cents to close at 542.50 US cents/bushel. HRW wheat in Kansas City was also under pressure: December fell by 6.25 US cents to 510.00 US cents/bushel…

Soybeans were again under selling pressure in the middle of the week. In Chicago, the November contract lost 6 US cents and closed at 1043.75 US cents/bushel. January and March each lost 6.25 US cents, ending at 1063.00 and 1078.00 US cents/bushel respectively. The significantly weaker soybean oil prices in particular…

The corn markets were slightly weaker in the middle of the week. The December contract lost 2.75 US cents and ended trading at 426.75 US cents/bushel. March followed with a drop of 2.50 US cents to 444.50 US cents/bushel. The market was burdened by the weekly ethanol figures: US production fell by 50,000 barrels per…

After the price gain on Tuesday, the US wheat complex went back on the defensive in the middle of the week. In Chicago, SWR wheat was under pressure with a drop of 5.75 US cents for December and closed at 528.25 US cents/bushel. March lost 5.50 US cents to close at 546.25 US cents/bushel. HRW wheat in Kansas City was…

US soybeans gained on Tuesday, supported by the firmer vegetable oil market. The November futures contract traded up 7 US cents at 1049.75 US cents/bushel. The March contract climbed 7.75 US cents to 1084.25 US cents/bushel. Soybean oil in particular set the tone, with increases of between 59 and 93 points. Soybean…

Corn prices recovered noticeably on Tuesday. The December contract rose by 6.25 US cents and closed at 429.50 US cents/bushel. The March contract rose by 6 US cents to 447.00 US cents/bushel. The other dates were also up, following the bullish turnaround in the middle of the week. The market was supported by declining…

The US wheat market was firm across the board on Tuesday. In Chicago, SWR wheat was up 9 US cents for December at 534.00 US cents/bushel. HRW wheat in Kansas City was up 9.50 US cents for December at 523.50 US cents/bushel. Spring wheat in Minneapolis also ended trading firmer, with gains of 4 to 5 US cents in the…

Soybeans were under pressure across the board at the start of the week. In Chicago, the November contract lost 3.50 US cents and closed at 1042.75 US cents/bushel. The January futures contract also lost 3.50 US cents and ended trading at 1061.75 US cents/bushel. Soybean meal for December also fell. It stood US$ 2.90…

Corn prices on the US futures exchanges fell sharply at the start of the week, giving up a large part of Friday's gains. In Chicago, the December contract fell by 6.75 US cents to 423.25 US cents/bushel. The March contract lost 6.25 US cents and closed at 441.00 US cents/bushel. Fundamentally, the situation remained…

In Chicago, SWR wheat for December was up slightly by 1.50 US cents to 525.00 US cents/bushel. March futures rose by 1.75 US cents to 542.75 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, HRW contracts fell slightly: December lost 0.75 US cents to 514.00 US cents/bushel and March futures closed 0.25 US cents lower. Spring wheat on…

In Chicago, soybeans rose significantly on Friday. November futures rose by 12.75 US cents and closed at 1046.25 US cents/bushel. Over the week as a whole, soybeans gained 19.25 US cents. Soybean meal also made gains in December. Even if only slightly, the price rose by US$ 0.90 to US$ 288.60/short ton. Market…

In Chicago, corn for December rose by 10.25 US cents on Friday and closed at 430.00 US cents/bushel. The March futures contract rose by 10 US cents to 447.25 US cents/bushel. On a weekly basis, the December contract rose by 12 US cents. Despite an increased production forecast, the market showed its bullish side…

In Chicago, SWR wheat for December was up 2 US cents to 523.50 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, HRW wheat for December rose by 4.75 US cents to 514.75 US cents/bushel. Spring wheat in Minneapolis closed with minimal premiums, with December futures up 5.75 US cents for the week. The weekly WASDE did not bring any…

Soybean futures rose noticeably on Thursday. In Chicago, the November contract rose by 8.25 US cents to 1033.50 US cents/bushel. The September contract rose by 9.75 US cents to 1015.25 US cents/bushel. Support came from the submarkets. Soybean meal for December rose by US$ 1.90 to US$ 287.70/short ton, while soybean…

Corn futures showed slight gains on Thursday. In Chicago, the December contract rose by 2.75 US cents to 419.75 US cents/bushel. September was also firmer and rose to 399.00 US cents/bushel, an increase of 1.75 US cents. Traders repositioned themselves ahead of the highly anticipated USDA report on Friday. On the…

In Chicago, SWR wheat for December was up 6.50 US cents at 521.50 US cents/bushel. The September contract even climbed by 8.00 US cents to 503.00 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, HRW wheat for December rose by 3.00 US cents to 510.00 US cents/bushel, while the September contract closed slightly higher at 487.00 US…

The US soybean market continued its downward trend in the middle of the week. In Chicago, the November contract fell by 6.00 US cents to 1,025.25 US cents/bushel. The September contract had already closed down 6.00 US cents at 1,005.50 US cents/bushel. December soybean meal also fell by 3.20 US dollars to 285.80 US…

The corn market was weaker in the middle of the week. In Chicago, the September contract fell by 4.00 US cents to 397.25 US cents/bushel. December fell 2.75 US cents and ended trading at 417.00 US cents/bushel. The following months also recorded losses of between 2 and 4 US cents. Traders are positioning themselves…

On the US stock exchanges, the weak trend in the wheat complex continued in the middle of the week. In Chicago, September SWR wheat was down 5.75 US cents and closed at 495.00 US cents/bushel. The December contract was down 5.25 US cents and fell to 515.00 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, HRW wheat for September was…

Soybeans closed Tuesday weaker. In Chicago, the September contract shed 2.00 US cents to 1011.50 US cents/bushel, while November lost 2.50 US cents to 1031.25 US cents/bushel. Soybean meal, on the other hand, gained for October, climbing US$ 5.80 to US$ 287.70/short ton. According to USDA data, 21 percent of stocks had…

The corn markets fell on Tuesday and continued their downward trend. In Chicago, September corn lost 1.75 US cents to 401.25 US cents/bushel, while December dropped 2.00 US cents to 419.75 US cents/bushel. Prices were under pressure as the US harvest progressed. According to NASS, 4 percent of corn acres had already…

The US wheat markets were under pressure across the board on Tuesday. In Chicago, September SWR wheat lost 4.75 US cents to close at 500.75 US cents/bushel, while December fell 3.50 US cents to 520.25 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, HRW wheat for September slipped 4.75 US cents to 487.50 US cents/bushel and December…

The soybean markets in Chicago rose noticeably on Monday after initially quiet trading. November futures rose by 6.75 US cents to 1,033.75 US cents/bushel, while September was also in the green at 1,013.50 US cents/bushel, up 7.00 US cents. Soybean meal also looked good for the month of November, rising by US$1.60 to…

After initial losses, the corn markets fought their way into positive territory on Monday. In Chicago, the December contract closed 3.75 US cents higher at 421.75 US cents/bushel, while the September contract rose by 4.00 US cents to 403.00 US cents/bushel. The new condition report had a bullish effect: the proportion…

The US wheat markets started the new week on Monday with a clear upward movement. In Chicago, December SWR wheat rose by 4.50 US cents to 523.75 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, December HRW climbed 12.00 US cents to 517.25 US cents/bushel. Spring wheat in Minneapolis followed the firm trend and rose by 11.75 US cents…

Soybeans were unable to recover on Friday and closed weaker again. The November contract lost 6.00 US cents and ended at 1027.00 US cents/bushel. The September contract lost 5.50 US cents and fell back to 1006.50 US cents/bushel. Soybean meal for October improved by 0.40 US dollars to 280.50 US dollars/short ton…

The corn market was unable to hold on to its interim gains at the end of the week and slipped slightly into negative territory. The December contract lost 1.75 US cents and closed at 418.00 US cents/bushel. The front month of September closed at 399.00 US cents/bushel, a daily loss of 0.75 US cents. There was little…

The mood on the US wheat exchanges deteriorated noticeably at the end of the week. In Chicago, SWR wheat for December was down slightly by 0.25 US cents at 519.25 US cents/bushel. The September contract lost 1.25 US cents and closed at 501.00 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, HRW wheat held steady in the front September…

Prices on the US soybean market regained their footing after a weak start. The November futures contract gained 1.50 US cents and closed at 1033.00 US cents/bushel. The January contract also rose by a similar amount. Only the September futures contract slipped by 4.00 US cents, but there was little trading there…

On the US corn market, traders bought at early lows on Thursday. The December contract gained 1.75 US cents at the close of trading and was quoted at 419.75 US cents/bushel. The front month of September also gained 2.00 US cents to 399.75 US cents/bushel. Impetus came from the ethanol sector: weekly production climbed…

On the US wheat exchanges, the red signs predominated in the middle of the week. In Chicago, SWR wheat for September was down 1.75 US cents and closed at 502.25 US cents/bushel. December futures lost 2.50 US cents and closed at 519.50 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, HRW wheat also fell. The December contract fell by 4…

Soybeans fell sharply on Wednesday. In Chicago, September futures fell by 9.75 US cents to 1,016.00 US cents/bushel, while November lost 9.50 US cents to 1,031.50 US cents/bushel. September soybean meal was also down 0.70 US dollars at 277.60 US dollars/short ton. Fundamentally, the weaker status reports stood out, but…

Corn prices fell on Wednesday and ended trading significantly weaker. September futures lost 5.25 US cents to 397.75 US cents/bushel, while December fell by 5.00 US cents to 418.00 US cents/bushel. Fundamentally, the latest Allendale survey weighed on sentiment. The analysts are forecasting a record yield of 187.52…

The US wheat markets continued their downward slide on Wednesday. In Chicago, September SWR wheat fell by 9.00 US cents to close at 504.00 US cents/bushel, while December futures lost 6.25 US cents to 522.00 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, September HRW wheat was down slightly by 0.50 US cents at 482.75 US cents…

Soybeans fell into negative territory on Tuesday. In Chicago, the September contract lost 11.00 US cents to close at 1,025.75 US cents/bushel, while the November contract fell 13.50 US cents to 1,041.00 US cents/bushel. Soybean meal also closed weaker, down US$5.20 for December to end at US$282.90/short ton. The…

The corn market turned positive on Tuesday. In Chicago, the September contract gained 5.00 US cents and closed at 403.00 US cents/bushel, while the December contract rose by 2.75 US cents to 423.00 US cents/bushel. Support came primarily from the weekly condition reports: The percentage of stocks rated "good/excellent"…

The US wheat markets ended Tuesday weaker. In Chicago, September SWR wheat was down 5.00 US cents to close at 513.00 US cents/bushel and December lost 6.00 US cents to 528.25 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, September HRW wheat was down 9.50 US cents at 483.25 US cents/bushel, and the December maturity also lost…

Trading in the USA was suspended on Monday due to Labor Day. The start of the week also began with a public holiday in Winnipeg, Canada. News on canola was therefore only available from Down Under. Australia's canola harvest is estimated at around 6.4 million tons for 2025/26, which is higher than the previous year's…

There was also no trade in corn on Monday due to Labor Day in the US. According to the USDA, Iranian corn production in 2025/26 will remain unchanged from the previous year at 1.4 million tons, while total feed consumption will increase to 15.3 million tons. This increases dependence on imports: Russia supplied 0.5…

There was no trading in the USA on Monday due to Labor Day. However, there was news from Australia. According to the latest quarterly crop report from ABARES, a wheat harvest of 33.77 million tons is expected here. This is significantly higher than the June estimate of 30.56 million tons. After an initially dry and…

Soybeans rose noticeably at the end of the week. In Chicago, the November contract rose by 6.50 US cents and ended trading at 1054.50 US cents/bushel. September was quoted at 1036.75 US cents/bushel, up 8.50 US cents. Soybean meal also made gains, climbing US$1.70 for December to US$282.90/short ton. Despite the…

The corn market headed into the extended holiday weekend with a significant jump in prices. The December contract rose by 10.25 US cents on Friday and closed at 420.25 US cents/bushel. The September contract rose by 12.50 US cents to 398.00 US cents/bushel. At the end of the month, a mix of technical recovery and…

At the end of the week, the US wheat markets rose noticeably ahead of the long holiday weekend. In Chicago, SWR wheat for December was up 5.25 US cents at 534.25 US cents/bushel. September futures closed with a premium of 7.75 US cents at 518.00 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, December HRW wheat rose 4.00 US cents to…

On the US stock markets, soybeans were stable to slightly firmer on Thursday. In Chicago, the front month of September gained 1 US cent to close at 1028.25 US cents/bushel. November advanced 0.50 US cents to 1048.00 US cents/bushel, while January remained unchanged. Forward rates were thus able to recover from the…

The futures markets for corn closed firmer on Thursday. The December contract gained 4 US cents and ended trading at 410.00 US cents/bushel. The September forward contract rose by 3 US cents to 385.50 US cents/bushel. The March 2026 contract also gained 4.25 US cents. The markets will remain closed on Monday for the…

In Chicago, SWR wheat for September was up 8 US cents to 510.25 US cents/bushel. December futures rose by 4.75 US cents to 529.00 US cents/bushel. HRW wheat in Kansas City gained slightly, with September rising 1.25 US cents to 486.75 US cents/bushel. Spring Wheat in Minneapolis was also friendly, with September up 4…

The soybean market was weaker in the middle of the week. In Chicago, the September contract lost 1.50 US cents and ended trading at 1027.25 US cents/bushel. November futures slipped 2 US cents to 1047.50 US cents/bushel, while January delivery fell by 2.50 US cents. Demand momentum remains weak, although new export…

On the US futures market, corn prices slipped again in the middle of the week. In Chicago, the September contract lost 5 US cents and closed at 382.50 US cents/bushel. The December contract fell by 3.50 US cents and ended at 406.00 US cents/bushel. March delivery also weakened. The market was burdened not only by the…

The US wheat market continued its downward trend in the middle of the week. In Chicago, SWR wheat for September was down 7.25 US cents at 502.25 US cents/bushel. The December contracts lost 7.50 US cents and were quoted at 524.25 US cents/bushel at the close of trading. In Kansas City, HRW futures also fell: September…