Insights and Stories on Plains

U.S. grains: Soybeans end lower in volatile session

Mar. 23, 2018 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed mostly lower on Friday after a wild session that saw the May soybean contract tumble to its lowest in over a month on worries about trade tensions, only to pare losses and briefly turn higher in late moves as soymeal soared. Corn […]

U.S. grains: Wheat prices bounce after steep losses

Mar. 20, 2018 at 7:42 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles as rains cross drought-hit Plains

Mar. 19, 2018 at 7:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on forecast for rains

Mar. 16, 2018 at 4:55 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat sharply lower in technical sell-off

Mar. 15, 2018 at 3:36 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy drop in technical sell-off

Mar. 9, 2018 at 5:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and soybean futures fell sharply on Friday in a technical sell-off following U.S. government data on Thursday that raised the outlook for end-of-season stockpiles of the crops, traders said. Wheat declined to a 1-1/2-week low and soy dropped 2.5 per cent, while corn futures […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy tick lower ahead of USDA report

Mar. 7, 2018 at 6:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures were lower on Wednesday as investors squared up their positions ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report due on Thursday, traders said. Prices for each crop have cooled from last week’s multimonth highs amid dry growing conditions for […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat eases on stable crop conditions after price surge

Mar. 6, 2018 at 5:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. winter wheat futures fell on Tuesday as crop conditions stabilized in the dry Plains growing region and buying interest waned following a surge that brought prices to an eight-week high last week, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade May wheat futures eased 2-1/4 cents to […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans firm

Mar. 5, 2018 at 6:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures edged higher on Monday, with some wheat contracts rising more than one per cent as weather forecasts showed little rain relief for dry wheat crops in the Plains or drought-affected grain belts in major exporter Argentina. Global benchmark Chicago Board of […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on profit-taking

Mar. 2, 2018 at 4:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank 3.2 per cent on Friday, following a six-day rally that had pushed prices to their highest in 7-1/2 months, traders said. “This has just been a fantastic week of gains,” said Bill Gentry, a broker at Risk Management Commodities. […]

By Mark Weinraub