Insights and Stories on Plains

May. 2, 2017 at 6:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures eased on Tuesday, partially retreating from a sharp rally on some profit-taking, traders said. But K.C. hard red winter wheat futures firmed, extending their rally amid concerns that a snowstorm in the U.S. Plains during the weekend caused severe damage […]

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. 28, 2017 at 3:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Friday on the prospect of dry weather for key Midwest production areas in early May, which would give farmers access to fields during a crucial planting window, traders said. Wheat futures firmed, hitting their highest level in more than […]

By Mark Weinraub

Mar. 29, 2017 at 3:35 pm CDT

CNS Canada — As traders count down the hours to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s prospective plantings report on Friday, a small camp is closely watching a weather situation in the U.S. South. Showers and thunderstorms have moved across much of the U.S. southern Plains and are expected to move […]

By Dave Sims

Mar. 29, 2017 at 2:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed lower on Wednesday, while corn and wheat prices edged higher as investors squared positions ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture plantings and grain stocks data on Friday, traders and analysts said. Soybean futures fell to the lowest levels since October and corn […]

By Michael Hirtzer