Insights and Stories on Plains

CBOT weekly outlook: MGEX wheat spread widens over winter wheats

Jun. 23, 2021 at 2:57 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Hot, dry growing conditions in key spring wheat-growing regions of the northern U.S. and Canadian Prairies have seen Minneapolis (MGEX) spring wheat futures widen their spread over Chicago and Kansas City winter wheat contracts over the past few weeks — with additional strength likely given the current weather […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop; soyoil limit-down

Jun. 11, 2021 at 7:03 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall, corn firm ahead of USDA report

Jun. 9, 2021 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Weather risk adds premium to corn, soy, wheat

Jun. 4, 2021 at 3:25 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn futures drop on crop ratings

Jun. 2, 2021 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Hot, dry weather view sparks rallies

Jun. 1, 2021 at 4:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rallied on Tuesday, supported by concerns that crops will face stress from adverse weather during the next few weeks. “The grains exploded out of the gates last night and remain double-digits higher… as forecasts turn hot and dry through mid-month,” […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn limit-up on export demand, short-covering

May. 27, 2021 at 7:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures surged more than six per cent on Thursday in a technical-buying and short-covering bounce from one-month lows and as strong demand for feed grains supported prices. Soybeans followed corn higher, rising for the first time in eight sessions after hitting the lowest point […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn sinks to one-month low on weather, technical selling

May. 25, 2021 at 7:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures tumbled to a one-month low on Tuesday as timely spring planting and beneficial rains across most of the Midwest boosted crop prospects. Losses accelerated as corn prices fell below recent lows and breached other technical chart support levels. Soybeans and wheat also dropped […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans sink after Midwest rains

May. 24, 2021 at 7:59 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Monday as rains boosted recently planted crops across the U.S. Midwest and as traders weighed future export demand following a flurry of corn purchases by China last week. Wheat futures also fell, sinking to the lowest level in more than a […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month low, soybeans three-week low

May. 21, 2021 at 7:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Friday, touching a one-month low on improving prospects for the crop in the U.S. Plains, traders said. Corn futures fell on a round of profit-taking after rising in three of the previous four sessions. Soybeans also closed lower, with concerns about […]

By Mark Weinraub