Insights and Stories on Harvest

Larger spring wheat crop expected in U.S.

Jul. 12, 2022 at 8:11 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Early indications point to a much larger spring wheat crop in the United States in 2022 compared to the drought-stricken 2021 crop despite the late seeding, according to the latest production estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In USDA’s first official production estimates of the growing season […]

Russia’s war may deprive world of three Ukrainian wheat harvests, minister says

Jun. 15, 2022 at 4:11 pm CDT

By Pavel Polityuk

CBOT weekly outlook: Wheat futures in a war trading scenario

Mar. 2, 2022 at 6:03 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures extend winning streak

Feb. 18, 2022 at 6:01 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease on South American rainfall

Feb. 14, 2022 at 8:01 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soy rises on South American crop woes

Feb. 11, 2022 at 7:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Friday on diminishing harvest estimates in South America, though trading remained volatile a day after prices reached a nine-month high, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures jumped on increased concerns that Russia may invade Ukraine and disrupt grain […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat firms with exports in focus

Nov. 19, 2021 at 4:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday, with strong buying interest by importers keeping prices near the multi-year highs hit earlier this week. Corn and soybean futures fell but the market was underpinned by strength in the cash market as grain dealers tried to entice U.S. farmers […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy jumps on USDA’s surprise cut to yield estimates

Nov. 9, 2021 at 4:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures soared on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reduced its estimate for domestic yields, surprising traders who were expecting an increase. USDA pegged production at 4.425 billion bushels on a yield of 51.2 bushels per acre in a […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy futures up with global demand

Oct. 20, 2021 at 7:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit a two-week high on Wednesday and soybean futures also advanced, supported by brisk global demand, firm cash markets and surging vegetable oil prices. U.S. wheat futures rose as Minneapolis Grain Exchange spring wheat futures set a nine-year top on tightening global supplies […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn strength impressive for time of year

Oct. 20, 2021 at 12:56 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have posted solid gains over the week ended Wednesday, recovering after bearish yield and stocks data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture sparked a selloff a week earlier. Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago used “pretty impressive” […]