Insights and Stories on Planting

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat firm in late rally, end week lower

Apr. 12, 2019 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures edged higher on Friday, lifted by a late round of short-covering and worries about planting delays following a blizzard this week, traders said. Soybean futures closed flat in dull trade. Chicago Board of Trade May corn settled up one cent at […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn slide as export sales data disappoints

Apr. 11, 2019 at 6:50 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather, flooding are main focus

Apr. 3, 2019 at 1:57 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Rising diesel prices coming

Apr. 3, 2019 at 1:53 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce ahead of USDA data

Mar. 28, 2019 at 3:29 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets at mercy of weather

Mar. 27, 2019 at 4:01 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Traders are bracing for more inclement weather to hit the U.S. Midwest, which in turn could rock commodities. Springtime floods and adverse weather have impacted the majority of the U.S. Plains and Midwest, and those regions expect another snow system before the end of March. Flooding may delay […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

China’s battle against Canadian canola looms over soy

Mar. 26, 2019 at 8:15 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As headlines are transfixed with China’s ongoing dispute with Canada, some are concerned soybeans will receive the same treatment as canola. “We’ll still use quite a few soybeans in this country as it is,” said Dale McManus, a grain broker with Johnston’s Grain at Welwyn, Sask. However, he […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on short-covering, planting worries

Mar. 25, 2019 at 6:09 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures gained on Monday, lifted by short-covering and technical buying, as well as concerns about North American production as weather in the Midwest threatened to delay planting. Corn prices also rose, extending gains into a fourth session, while soybean futures firmed. The May […]

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat close strong

Mar. 15, 2019 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.7 per cent on Friday as traders unwound bearish bets they placed on the grain when the market spiraled to a 14-month low earlier this week. The most-active Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract hit its highest since March […]

By Mark Weinraub

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

Mar. 13, 2019 at 4:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures eased 1.2 per cent on Wednesday, setting back on a mild round of profit taking after prices posted their biggest rally since last summer on Tuesday. Corn and soybeans ended higher after weakening overnight and early in the day session as traders moved […]

By Mark Weinraub