Insights and Stories on Midwest

May. 9, 2017 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed nearly one per cent on Tuesday, halting a three-session slide, as traders adjusted positions a day ahead of a U.S. government crop report and as excessively wet weather in the Midwest raised concerns, analysts said. Corn futures closed modestly higher while wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

May. 8, 2017 at 5:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell about two per cent to a one-week low on Monday, and corn and soybeans also declined on prospects for improving crop weather in the Midwest and Plains, analysts said. “The weather is getting better. The fact that we don’t have a very […]

By Julie Ingwersen

May. 3, 2017 at 3:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures steadied on Wednesday, with the markets waiting for a good assessment of the crop damage caused by a snowstorm in Kansas over the weekend, traders said. Corn and soybeans rose but remained below levels hit earlier this week, supported by concerns that heavy […]

By Mark Weinraub

May. 1, 2017 at 4:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged 5.2 per cent to their highest in nearly two months on Monday after a weekend snow storm in key production areas raised concerns about severe crop damage, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also rallied, with wet fields across the U.S. Midwest […]

By Mark Weinraub

Apr. 18, 2017 at 5:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Tuesday for the second day in a row, hitting a one-week low as traders locked in profits from last week’s rally. Corn futures sank 1.4 per cent, as the latest weather outlook called for dry conditions in the Midwest that will […]

By Mark Weinraub