Insights and Stories on MGEX

MGEX spring wheat premium widening over winter wheat

May. 18, 2017 at 7:13 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Concerns over poor-quality North American wheat crops have seen the Minneapolis spring wheat premium widen over Kansas City winter wheat — and that spread could grow even larger heading into the summer, according to a U.S. analyst. The nearby MGEX spring wheat contract settled up 3.75 cents […]

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures firm

Mar. 17, 2017 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend rally

Jan. 13, 2017 at 5:48 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Tight high-protein supplies underpin Minneapolis wheat

Dec. 15, 2016 at 6:22 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Weaker loonie underpins Prairie wheat bids

Nov. 15, 2016 at 2:01 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on short-covering

Oct. 5, 2016 at 5:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose more than two per cent on Wednesday as signs of fresh export demand triggered a short-covering rally in a market where commodity funds hold a large net short position, traders said. Corn futures ended lower after a choppy session while soybeans fell, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

MGEX spring wheat futures pull away from winter wheat

Oct. 4, 2016 at 3:16 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Minneapolis spring wheat futures are pulling away from their winter wheat counterparts, as quality issues with the North American spring wheat crop bring in protein premiums, according to an analyst who said there was more room to the upside in spring wheat. Kansas City and Chicago winter […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall on harvest pressure

Sep. 28, 2016 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures weakened Wednesday on expectations that drier weather in the coming days will allow farmers in the Midwest to ramp up the harvest of what is expected to be record-large crops, traders said. MGEX spring wheat and K.C. hard red winter wheat […]

By Mark Weinraub

MGEX spring wheat shows strength

Jun. 8, 2016 at 4:32 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Minneapolis (MGEX) spring wheat futures have climbed back to their highest levels in two months and could remain strong relative to other wheat classes over the next few months, according to an analyst. The nearby July 2016 contract is trading at about US$5.50 per bushel, while the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Minneapolis leads U.S. wheat futures trifecta

May. 3, 2016 at 6:42 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Minneapolis wheat prices are gaining on those at other U.S. futures markets, as traders expect reduced acres this year. But the opposite is true for the Kansas City exchange as the expectation of high production weighs, and Chicago markets are moving on technical trading. Minneapolis Grain Exchange […]

By Jade Markus