Soybeans

Soybean prices today and every CBOT soybean close (ZS), quoted in US cents per bushel. Each edition explains the drivers: Chinese demand, South American harvest and logistics, U.S. crop weather, fund positioning, and the read-through to canola through soybean oil. For the full Prairie lineup, see Grain Prices Today.

Nov 5, 2026

Gold Climbs to $4,106 as Crude Rebounds 2.7% | Nov 5, 2026

Corn and soybeans slid on fund selling, wheat managed a mixed firm finish, and canola fell despite a fresh China tariff-relief extension.

Oct 27, 2026

What Is the Commitments of Traders Report? Reading Fund Positioning in Grain Futures

How the CFTC's weekly COT report shows what managed money and commercial hedgers hold in corn, soybeans and wheat, and why a crowded fund position matters.

Oct 27, 2026

Contract Rolls Explained: Why a Futures Price Jumps When the Front Month Changes

When The Daily Board moves from one contract month to the next, the quoted price can jump with no real market move. Here is why, and how to read it.

Oct 27, 2026

What Is the WASDE Report and Why Does It Move Grain Prices?

USDA's monthly supply and demand estimates explained, and why a surprise in the ending stocks number can move corn, beans, wheat and canola in minutes.

Oct 27, 2026

Grain Conversions: Bushels to Tonnes for Wheat, Barley, Oats, Corn and Soybeans

The bushels-per-tonne factor for each crop, the one formula behind all of them, and why barley and oats need a second look.

Oct 27, 2026

Grain Prices Today: Prairie Grain and Oilseed Futures Close

The latest verified close for canola, wheat, corn, soybeans, oats and Alberta feed barley, updated after every session.

Oct 22, 2026

Silver Drops 5% as Crude Jumps on Hormuz Fears | October 22, 2026

Gold falls 2.2% alongside silver, soybeans buck the slide on fresh Chinese demand, and HRS wheat tests a level flagged by analysts.

Oct 19, 2026

What Is the Board Crush?

How the soybean (and canola) crush margin is calculated from futures, and why it matters on The Daily Board.

Oct 6, 2026

Soybean Futures Explained: How the Market Is Quoted and What Moves It

How CBOT soybeans, meal and oil are quoted, how the board crush works, what moves the price and why it matters to canola.

Sep 21, 2026

Corn Rallies 2.9% as Crude Craters on Iran Hopes — The Daily Board, Sept 21

Soybeans add 1.9% and all three wheat boards firm on rain-delayed harvest, while gold and silver ease as oil's risk premium fades.

Sep 15, 2026

Crude Vaults to $105 as Grains Rally, Metals Fade Before Fed: The Daily Board, Sept 15

Wheat rebounds on fresh Black Sea strikes, soybean meal jumps 2.6%, and gold slips to a six-week low with the Fed's rate call a day out.

Sep 11, 2026

Grains Slide, Oil Retreats From Mideast Highs on Hot CPI: The Daily Board, Sept 11

Soybeans fell 2.68%, soybean oil dropped 3.11%, and WTI crude slid 2.37% to $100.05 as a hot CPI reading and Hormuz diplomacy reshaped the board.

Sep 10, 2026

Silver Sinks 5% on Hot PPI as Grains Rally: The Daily Board, Sept 10

Corn, beans, and wheat all firm on Chinese demand and crude's Mideast-driven spike above $97, while gold slides on Fed rate-hike bets.

Sep 5, 2026

Soybeans Break Out as Hormuz Keeps Crude, Gold on Edge — The Daily Board, Week of Aug 31–Sept 4

Beans hit a 2.5-year high on Chinese demand, wheat swings from Black Sea rally to peace-talk selloff, and gold whipsaws on Fed rate bets and Iran strikes.

Sep 3, 2026

Gold, Silver Spike on Iran Strikes as Wheat Slumps: The Daily Board, Sept 3

Corn and all three wheats fall on profit-taking while soybeans and canola edge higher and gold tops $4,540 on renewed Iran strikes.

Sep 1, 2026

Soybeans Hit 2.5-Year High as Crude Spikes 5% on Hormuz: The Daily Board, Sept 1

Corn, wheat, and canola ride the rally on China buying and crop stress while gold and silver slide on Fed rate-hike bets.

Aug 26, 2026

Wheat Rockets 6.4% on Black Sea Port Shutdown: The Daily Board, Aug 26

Corn adds 2.5% on the crop-tour rally, KC wheat jumps 4.9%, and gold eases off its highs as grains post their best day in weeks.

Aug 17, 2026

WTI Jumps 2.6% as Hormuz Shipping Halts: The Daily Board, Aug 17

Soybean oil climbs 2.68% with crude, soybeans add 1.97% on Chinese demand, and gold tops $4,470 as silver gains 1.72% Monday.

Aug 14, 2026

KC Wheat Surges 4.5%, Corn Rallies 2.4%: The Daily Board, Aug 14

Wheat's Black Sea-driven rally lifts nearly the whole board, with soybeans up 0.9% on China buying and canola climbing 1.9%.

Aug 12, 2026

Corn Jumps 4.4% as WASDE Slashes Stocks: The Daily Board, Aug 12

Wheat rallies across all three U.S. boards, soybeans and canola firm, and gold pushes toward $4,468 as a bullish WASDE reshapes the grain outlook.

Aug 5, 2026

Gold Tops $4,300, Silver Nears $63 as Dollar Slides — The Daily Board, Aug 5

Gold jumps 3.7% and silver 3.4% on a weaker dollar and a Fed hold, WTI slips, wheat gains across all three boards, and beans break key support.

Jul 29, 2026

Oil Rockets 6.6% as Iran Fight Resumes, Beans Slide — The Daily Board, July 29

Corn, canola and meal slide on crop stress and Black Sea risk while the Fed holds rates and silver tops $58.

Jul 20, 2026

Gold Drops 2% to $4,016 as Beans, Canola Rally — The Daily Board, July 20

Silver climbs 1.3% and crude holds near $83 while SRW and KC wheat both slip over 1% and natural gas eases 1.8%.

Jul 6, 2026

Soybeans Jump 4.5%, Corn +3.7% as Grain Rally Extends — The Daily Board, July 6

SRW wheat climbs 2.6% and canola tops C$756 as the post-USDA rally rolls on; crude slips to $68.55 while gold and silver settle mixed and thin.

Jun 25, 2026

Soybeans Lead Grains Higher as Crude Rebounds — The Daily Board, June 25

Soybean oil and meal rally, natural gas surges nearly 4%, and gold climbs back over $4,000 while oats slide 3% on the day.

Soybeans

Gold Climbs to $4,106 as Crude Rebounds 2.7% | Nov 5, 2026

What Is the Commitments of Traders Report? Reading Fund Positioning in Grain Futures

Contract Rolls Explained: Why a Futures Price Jumps When the Front Month Changes

What Is the WASDE Report and Why Does It Move Grain Prices?

Grain Conversions: Bushels to Tonnes for Wheat, Barley, Oats, Corn and Soybeans

Grain Prices Today: Prairie Grain and Oilseed Futures Close

Silver Drops 5% as Crude Jumps on Hormuz Fears | October 22, 2026

What Is the Board Crush?

Soybean Futures Explained: How the Market Is Quoted and What Moves It

Corn Rallies 2.9% as Crude Craters on Iran Hopes — The Daily Board, Sept 21

Crude Vaults to $105 as Grains Rally, Metals Fade Before Fed: The Daily Board, Sept 15

Grains Slide, Oil Retreats From Mideast Highs on Hot CPI: The Daily Board, Sept 11

Silver Sinks 5% on Hot PPI as Grains Rally: The Daily Board, Sept 10

Soybeans Break Out as Hormuz Keeps Crude, Gold on Edge — The Daily Board, Week of Aug 31–Sept 4

Gold, Silver Spike on Iran Strikes as Wheat Slumps: The Daily Board, Sept 3

Soybeans Hit 2.5-Year High as Crude Spikes 5% on Hormuz: The Daily Board, Sept 1

Wheat Rockets 6.4% on Black Sea Port Shutdown: The Daily Board, Aug 26

WTI Jumps 2.6% as Hormuz Shipping Halts: The Daily Board, Aug 17

KC Wheat Surges 4.5%, Corn Rallies 2.4%: The Daily Board, Aug 14

Corn Jumps 4.4% as WASDE Slashes Stocks: The Daily Board, Aug 12

Gold Tops $4,300, Silver Nears $63 as Dollar Slides — The Daily Board, Aug 5

Oil Rockets 6.6% as Iran Fight Resumes, Beans Slide — The Daily Board, July 29

Gold Drops 2% to $4,016 as Beans, Canola Rally — The Daily Board, July 20

Soybeans Jump 4.5%, Corn +3.7% as Grain Rally Extends — The Daily Board, July 6

Soybeans Lead Grains Higher as Crude Rebounds — The Daily Board, June 25

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