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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…

Soybeans closed with slight gains on Tuesday. September gained 3.25 US cents and stood at 1028.75 US cents/bushel. November rose by 1.75 US cents to 1049.50 US cents/bushel. Soybean meal for September also gained 1.50 US dollars to 297.20 US dollars/short ton. Fundamentally, the latest USDA figures offered a slightly…

Corn prices fell slightly on Tuesday. The September futures contract lost 1.75 US cents and closed at 387.50 US cents/bushel. December fell by 2.75 US cents to 409.50 US cents/bushel, while the March contract was also weaker, down 3.25 US cents to 426.50 US cents/bushel. Fundamentally, the picture remains mixed. The…

In Chicago, SWR wheat was able to hold its own: the September date rose by 2.75 US cents and ended at 509.50 US cents/bushel. December also increased in price by 2.00 US cents to 531.75 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, on the other hand, HRW wheat came under pressure, with September falling by 3.75 US cents to 493.00…

Soybeans came under significant pressure on Monday. November futures in Chicago fell 10.75 US cents and ended trading at 1047.75 US cents/bushel. Front-month September fell 11.00 US cents to 1025.50 US cents/bushel. Soybean meal for September also fell by US$1.00 to US$295.70/short ton. The downward pressure was…

Corn futures recorded slight gains on Monday. In Chicago, the September front month closed up 1.00 US cent at 389.25 US cents/bushel. December futures gained 0.75 US cents to 412.25 US cents/bushel. Fundamental data came from the weekly Crop Progress report: US stocks are robust, with 71 percent of crops rated…

SWR wheat was up slightly at 2.50 US cents for December, closing at 529.75 US cents/bushel. The front month of September closed at 506.75 US cents/bushel, an increase of 2.00 US cents. Kansas City, on the other hand, was weaker: HRW wheat lost 1.25 US cents to 496.75 US cents/bushel in September. Spring wheat in…

US soybeans were able to hold their ground on Friday. The front month of September closed 2.00 US cents firmer at 1,036.50 US cents/bushel. November gained 2.50 US cents to 1,058.50 US cents/bushel. The rise in soybean oil, which gained 120 to 146 points on Friday, had a particularly supportive effect. By contrast…

Prices on the US corn market went into the weekend on Friday with little movement. Although the front month of September gained 1.00 US cent to 388.25 US cents/bushel, it was little changed. The December contract fell slightly and closed at 411.50 US cents/bushel, down 0.25 US cents. Corn was nevertheless able to make…

The US wheat markets went into the weekend on Friday with a consistently weaker trend. In Chicago, SWR wheat was down 2.25 US cents at 504.75 US cents/bushel for the September date. December lost 2.50 US cents to 527.25 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, HRW wheat for September fell 5.25 US cents to 498.00 US cents…

On the CBoT, soybeans started a strong recovery rally on Thursday. November futures closed up 20.00 US cents at 1,056.00 US cents/bushel, while September gained 19.50 US cents to 1,034.50 US cents/bushel. The rise in soybean oil was particularly marked, gaining between 169 and 244 points. Soybean meal also rose by US$…

The US corn market was firm on Thursday. The December contract gained 7.75 US cents and ended trading at 411.75 US cents/bushel. September also rose by 7.25 US cents to 387.25 US cents/bushel. In the export business, the new harvest in particular is providing a tailwind. According to the USDA, new bookings in the week…

Prices on the US wheat exchanges held up for the most part on Thursday. In Chicago, SWR wheat for September was up slightly by 1.50 US cents at 507.00 US cents/bushel. HRW wheat in Kansas City gained 2.50 US cents to close at 503.25 US cents/bushel for September. Spring wheat prices in Minneapolis were mixed with…

Soybean futures closed Wednesday with slight gains. In Chicago, the September futures contract rose by 2.00 US cents and ended trading at 1,015.00 US cents/bushel. The November contract rose by 2.25 US cents to 1,036.00 US cents/bushel. Support came primarily from the new yield estimates and drier weather forecasts…

US corn futures recorded slight gains in the middle of the week. In Chicago, the September futures contract rose by 0.50 US cents and closed at 380.00 US cents/bushel. The December contract ended the trading day up 0.75 US cents at 404.00 US cents/bushel. Although prices remained below the day's highs, the environment…

US wheat prices rose slightly in the middle of the week. In Chicago, SWR wheat for September was up 7.00 US cents to 505.50 US cents/bushel. December futures also climbed by 7.00 US cents to 528.25 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, HRW wheat gained between 1 and 2 US cents in the front months of delivery, with September…

US soybean futures closed with significant losses on Tuesday. In Chicago, September futures fell by 7.75 US cents to 1013.00 US cents/bushel. November fell 7.50 US cents and landed at 1033.75 US cents/bushel. Soybean meal for September, on the other hand, gained a whopping 7.00 US dollars to 287.40 US dollars/short ton…

Corn contracts continued their downward trend on Tuesday. In Chicago, September lost 3.50 US cents to 379.50 US cents/bushel, while December fell 3.25 US cents to close at 403.25 US cents/bushel. The ongoing ProFarmer crop tour has so far provided predominantly bearish impulses. In Ohio, 185.69 bushels/acre (~11.65…

On the US stock exchanges, wheat prices came under renewed pressure on Tuesday. In Chicago, SWR wheat was down 4.25 US cents to 498.50 US cents/bushel for September. In Kansas City, HRW wheat also slipped below the psychologically important 5-dollar threshold and fell by 6.75 US cents to 499.50 US cents/bushel. Spring…

US soybeans ended the week with slight losses. In Chicago, the September contract fell by 1.50 US cents to close at 1,020.75 US cents/bushel. November lost 1.25 US cents to 1,041.25 US cents. Things looked worse for soybean meal prices. Here, September lost 3.00 US dollars to 280.40 US dollars/short ton. Despite a…

The US corn markets were mixed on Monday. While the September contract in Chicago fell by 0.75 US cents to 383.00 US cents/bushel, the December contract rose slightly by 1.25 US cents to 406.50 US cents/bushel. Weaker export figures dampened market sentiment. According to the USDA, only 1.05 million tons of corn were…

The US wheat markets fell at the start of the week. In Chicago, SWR wheat was down 3.75 US cents and closed at 502.75 US cents/bushel in September. The December contract lost 2.00 US cents to 525.00 US cents. In Kansas City, HRW wheat lost 0.75 US cents in September and closed at 506.25 US cents. Spring Wheat in…

The soybean markets were significantly firmer at the end of the week. In Chicago, the September contract climbed 14.75 US cents to 1,022.25 US cents/bushel. The November contract also rose sharply by 14.00 US cents to 1,042.50 US cents/bushel. For the week as a whole, the front month recorded a hefty gain of 54.50 US…

Corn futures rose sharply on Friday and closed the week almost at their starting level. In Chicago, the September contract rose by 8.75 US cents to 383.75 US cents/bushel. The December contract rose by 8.00 US cents to 405.25 US cents/bushel. This development is unusual in view of a greatly expanded balance sheet with…

The US wheat markets ended the trading week with mixed signs. In Chicago, SWR wheat was up slightly by 3.00 US cents for September at 506.50 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, HRW wheat was also up, with the September date gaining 2.75 US cents to 507.00 US cents/bushel. Minneapolis, on the other hand, was unable to…

Soybean contracts rose significantly in the middle of the week, clearing technical marks. November futures rose by 11.50 US cents to 1044.25 US cents/bushel, closing the price gap from the July holiday weekend. September gained 11.25 US cents to 1024.00 US cents. September meal also gained again, closing up US$5.60 at…

Corn contracts recovered in the middle of the week and recouped some of the previous day's losses. September gained 2.50 US cents and closed at 374.00 US cents/bushel. December also picked up and ended trading with a plus of 2.75 US cents at 397.25 US cents/bushel. The energy market had a particularly supportive effect…

The US wheat market was mixed in the middle of the week. In Chicago, SWR wheat for September was up slightly by 2.25 US cents at 507.25 US cents/bushel. December also rose by 2.25 US cents and closed at 528.25 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, on the other hand, the front HRW dates fell. September lost 4.00 US cents to…

Soybeans were significantly firmer on the CBoT on Tuesday. November gained 21.50 US cents and closed at 1032.75 US cents per bushel. September followed with a plus of 21.00 US cents to 1012.75 US cents. Soybean meal also rose by 0.60 US dollars to 281.40 US dollars/short ton. The bull market was triggered by a…

Corn contracts came under significant pressure on the CBoT on Tuesday. Corn for September lost 13.50 US cents and closed at 371.50 US cents per bushel. December followed with a drop of 13.25 US cents to 394.50 US cents. The price losses were triggered by the USDA harvest estimate, which caught market participants on…

There were red signs on the US wheat exchanges on Tuesday. In Chicago, September SWR wheat was down 10.00 US cents at 505.00 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, September HRW wheat lost 8.25 US cents to 510.75 US cents/bushel and December fell 7.50 US cents to 530.00 US cents/bushel. Spring wheat in Minneapolis closed…

Soybean futures in Chicago rose sharply on Monday, supported by a letter from the US President and an extension of the tariff pause in trade with China. September gained 24.00 US cents to 991.75 US cents/bushel and November rose 23.75 US cents to 1011.25 US cents/bushel. Soybean meal gained US$4.19 to US$280.80/short…

US corn prices maintained their daily gains on Monday and ended trading firmer. In Chicago, the September contract gained 2.25 US cents to 385.00 US cents, while December also rose 2.25 US cents to 407.75 US cents. The USDA's weekly condition report downgraded stocks in the "good/excellent" category by one point to 72…

On the US stock exchanges, SWR wheat in Chicago rose by 0.50 US cents to 515.00 US cents/bushel in September. HRW wheat in Kansas City gained 0.75 US cents to 519.00 US cents/bushel in the same month. Spring Wheat in Minneapolis also trended slightly firmer in September, while the December contract slipped 2.50 US…

US soybean prices fell slightly on Friday: the September contract lost 6.25 US cents to 967.75 US cents/bushel, while the November contract also fell 6.25 US cents to 987.50 US cents/bushel. Soybean meal was up slightly for September, gaining 0.50 US dollars to 276.60 US dollars/short ton. Ahead of the USDA report on…

US corn futures ended Friday with slight losses: September fell by 1.75 US cents to 382.75 US cents/bushel and ended the week down a total of 6.75 US cents. December also fell by 1.50 US cents to 405.50 US cents/bushel. On the fundamental side, a USDA announcement about the sale of 125,000 tons of corn from the 2025/26…

Friday was a mixed day on the US wheat markets: In Chicago, SWR wheat for September fell by 3.75 US cents to 514.50 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, HRW wheat for September lost 3.25 US cents to 518.25 US cents/bushel. Spring wheat in Minneapolis, on the other hand, rose slightly and ended the day in positive territory…

Soybeans rose sharply on the CBoT on Thursday. The September contract gained 8.50 US cents to 974.00 US cents/bushel, while the November contract rose by 9.25 US cents to 993.75 US cents/bushel. Soybean meal for September rose 3.50 US dollars to 276.10 US dollars/short ton. Strong US export sales drove prices: the old…

Corn contracts on the CBOT closed firmer on Thursday. December corn gained 5.75 US cents to 407.00 US cents/bushel, September gained 4.75 US cents to 384.50 US cents/bushel. Tailwinds came from two USDA-reported private sales: 106,680 tons went to Mexico and 105,000 tons to Guatemala, both for delivery in 2025/26. In…

Prices on the US wheat exchanges closed firmer on Thursday. In Chicago, SWR wheat for September rose by 9.75 US cents to 518.25 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, HRW wheat for September rose 10.00 US cents to 521.50 US cents/bushel. Spring wheat in Minneapolis was also up, with increases of up to 5.00 US cents. The…

The US soybean markets ended trading on Wednesday with losses. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, September futures fell by 6.00 US cents to close at 965.50 US cents/bushel. The same month, soybean meal was down US$4.39 to US$272.60/short ton. Weekly US sales figures, expected today on Thursday, are forecast to be…

On the US stock markets, corn contracts ended Wednesday with slight losses after prices recovered from the day's low during the course of the day. The September front month lost 1.75 US cents and closed at 379.75 US cents/bushel. The December contract fell by 0.75 US cents and closed at 401.25 US cents/bushel. The main…

On the US stock exchanges, wheat trading was mixed in the middle of the week. In Kansas City, HRW wheat for September delivery rose by 7.00 US cents to 511.50 US cents/bushel. SWR wheat in Chicago was up slightly by 0.25 US cents for September and last stood at 508.50 US cents/bushel. In Minneapolis, however, spring…

US soybean contracts closed slightly lower on Tuesday after interim gains. November futures fell by 3.75 US cents to 990.75 US cents/bushel. September also lost 3.75 US cents to 971.50 US cents. August was unchanged, as was September for soybean meal prices at 277.00 US dollars/short ton. USDA data from Monday shows a…

US corn futures fell again on Tuesday. For the front month of September, they fell by 5.50 US cents to 381.50 US cents/bushel. Overall, the market remains under pressure. Fundamentally, export data provided some support: June exports totaled 6.747 million metric tons according to the U.S. Commerce Department - the…

US wheat contracts hit new lows on all three exchanges on Tuesday. HRW wheat in Kansas City was particularly weak, falling 12.50 US cents to 504.50 US cents/bushel for September delivery. In Chicago, SWR wheat was also down 8.50 US cents for September and was quoted at 508.25 US cents/bushel at the close of trading…

Soybeans gained on Monday, supported by firmer soybean meal prices. The November contract in Chicago gained 5.25 US cents and closed at 994.50 US cents/bushel. September prices rose by 5.75 US cents to 975.25 US cents/bushel. Soybean meal for September rose 6.10 US dollars to 277.00 US dollars/short ton. The USDA's…

The corn market came under pressure at the start of the week. In Chicago, the December contract lost 3.75 US cents and closed at 407.00 US cents/bushel. The front month of September was quoted at 387.00 US cents, a drop of 2.50 US cents. The latest USDA figures show little change for US corn: Plant condition remains…

In Chicago, SWR wheat for September was unchanged at 516.75 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, HRW wheat fell on Monday. September lost 1.75 US cents to 517.00 US cents/bushel. Spring Wheat in Minneapolis was mixed - September was up 0.75 US cents, while December was down slightly. According to the USDA, the US winter…

On the CBoT, soybean futures trended sideways on Friday. The front month August contract closed unchanged at 961.75 US cents per bushel, but still down 37.00 US cents for the week. The November contract lost 31.75 US cents over the course of the week, but also ended trading unchanged at 989.25 US cents/bushel. Soybean…

Corn contracts on the CBoT went into the weekend with losses. The September front month was down 4.50 US cents at 389.50 US cents/bushel. December futures also fell, closing down 3.00 US cents at 410.75 US cents/bushel. The export market once again provided fundamental impetus: a total of 1.15 million tons of corn were…

US wheat prices fell across the board on Friday. In Chicago, SWR wheat for September was down 6.50 US cents at 516.75 US cents/bushel. In Kansas City, HRW wheat for September lost 7.50 US cents to close at 518.75 US cents/bushel. Spring wheat prices in Minneapolis also trended weaker, with discounts of up to 6.00 US…

US soybeans ended Thursday with discounts of between 6.00 and 7.00 US cents. August closed at 961.75 US cents/bushel, down 6.00 US cents. In September, prices fell by 6.25 US cents to 969,50 US cents/bushel. Soybean meal, meanwhile, held its ground and rose by US$1.10 to US$265.90/short ton for September. The weekly…

Corn futures in the USA continued to rise at the end of the month. In Chicago, the September futures closed up 2.25 US cents at 394.00 US cents/bushel. December rose by 1.50 US cents to 413.75 US cents/bushel. The market was supported by several reported export sales: on Thursday, a total of 376,000 tons were confirmed…

The wheat market was mixed on the US futures exchanges on Thursday. In Kansas City, HRW wheat rose noticeably by 4.25 US cents for September and was quoted at 526.25 US cents/bushel at the close of trading. In Chicago, on the other hand, SWR wheat remained under pressure with a slight decline of 0.50 US cents for…

Soybean futures came under heavy pressure in the middle of the week. On the Chicago exchange, the August front month lost 14.00 US cents and closed at 967.75 US cents/bushel. The most traded November futures fell by 13.75 US cents and closed at 995.75 US cents/bushel. Soybean meal was also down 1.60 US dollars for…

US corn futures rose slightly in the middle of the week. In Chicago, the September contract rose by 2.50 US cents to 391.75 US cents/bushel. The December futures rose moderately by 1.25 US cents and closed at 412.25 US cents/bushel. The most recent development in the ethanol sector had a particularly supportive effect…

On the US futures markets, wheat trading was mixed in the middle of the week. In Chicago, SWR wheat for September was down 6.00 US cents at 523.75 US cents/bushel. Contracts for HRW wheat in Kansas City, on the other hand, were up: September futures rose 3.50 US cents to close at 522.00 US cents/bushel. Spring wheat in…