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CBOT Weekly: USDA plantings, stocks reports out March 31

Mar. 26, 2025 at 3:44 pm CDT

March 31 will be a busy day in the commodities market with the United States Department of Agriculture scheduled to release two major reports. At 11 am CDT on that Monday, the USDA will issue its grain stocks as of March 1 report along with its prospective plantings estimates for this spring.

U.S. grains: Wheat futures drop on Black Sea agreements

Mar. 25, 2025 at 4:13 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures plunge on Ukraine talks

Mar. 24, 2025 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago corn, soy futures fall on pre-weekend selloff

Mar. 21, 2025 at 3:55 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall on shaky export demand, stronger dollar

Mar. 20, 2025 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat falls on dollar strength as Trump-Zelenskiy call results awaited

Mar. 19, 2025 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures fell on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar strengthened and investors assessed the outcome of a call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, according to analysts.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

CBOT Weekly: Weather takes some attention off of tariffs

Mar. 19, 2025 at 2:51 pm CDT

Weather and soil conditions have taken some of the focus off of tariffs at the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended March 19, 2025.

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Chicago grains down on U.S.-Russia call, planting intentions

Mar. 18, 2025 at 2:43 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures traded both sides of unchanged on Tuesday, holding near a March high underpinned by concerns over U.S. crop conditions. Traders also awaited the outcome of a call between the leaders of the U.S. and Russia over the war in Ukraine.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on fears of wind damage to US crop

Mar. 17, 2025 at 3:34 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures surged on Monday as wind storms in U.S. grain belts caused concerns about crop damage and traders hoped reduced Russian exports could generate more demand for U.S. supplies, according to analysts.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures ease amid trade war jitters

Mar. 14, 2025 at 3:00 pm CDT

Chicago corn futures ticked lower on Friday as concerns over trade conflicts disrupting trade flows and abundant South American supplies weighed on prices, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters