Insights and Stories on MGEX

U.S. grains: MGEX spring wheat rallies to highest since mid-June

Sep. 24, 2019 at 4:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — MGEX spring wheat futures rallied for the fifth day in a row on Tuesday as farmers harvesting in the northern U.S. Plains found that wet conditions had lowered the quality of the crop there. “They are talking about protein levels really taking a hit with the […]

U.S. grains: Minneapolis, K.C. wheat futures rise

Sep. 23, 2019 at 5:43 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Cash wheat: Bids up with U.S. futures, weak loonie

Sep. 20, 2019 at 4:53 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Cash wheat: Bids get support from U.S. gains

Sep. 13, 2019 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on demand worries

Sep. 5, 2019 at 8:46 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat sags on abundant global supplies

Sep. 3, 2019 at 7:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soft red winter wheat futures fell to three-month lows on Tuesday while U.S. hard wheat futures hit their lowest levels in a decade, pressured by ample world supplies and strong export competition, analysts said. Corn futures fell to life-of-contract lows on […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Cash wheat: Western Canadian bids mixed

Aug. 30, 2019 at 10:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed for the week ended Thursday. Small gains and marginal losses were observed in CWRS, CPSR and durum wheats. Average CWRS (Canada Western Red Spring, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $3-$5 per tonne at most locations. The outlier was […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Spring wheat sinks to 10-year low on burdensome supplies

Aug. 30, 2019 at 8:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures tumbled to a 10-year low on Friday under pressure from massive supplies, cutting prices for makers of artisanal breads, bagels and pizza crust. The decline hurts farmers across North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota who are in the process of harvesting a […]

By Tom Polansek

Western Canada’s cash wheat bids mixed

Aug. 23, 2019 at 2:28 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed for the week ended Thursday, with minute gains and larger losses in CWRS, CWAD and CPSR wheats in all locations. Average CWRS (Canada Western Red Spring, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by 50 cents to down by $1 […]