Insights and Stories on Spring Wheat

U.S. grains: Spring wheat at 2-1/2-year high, corn at six-month low

Jun. 23, 2017 at 3:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– MGEX spring wheat futures jumped to a 2-1/2-year high on Friday and Chicago Board of Trade corn futures dipped to a six-month low in technically driven trade amid an outlook for generally favourable U.S. crop weather, traders said. Soybean futures touched the lowest levels in more […]

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as traders fret over U.S., French crops

Jun. 20, 2017 at 4:47 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: MGEX spring wheat eases on rains

Jun. 14, 2017 at 6:57 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: MGEX wheat rallies as conditions worsen in Plains

Jun. 13, 2017 at 6:19 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Spring wheat futures climb to two-year highs

Jun. 9, 2017 at 4:26 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-year high on adverse weather

Jun. 7, 2017 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spot corn futures hit a near one-year high on Wednesday on forecasts for potentially stressful crop weather in the Midwest, while Minneapolis spring wheat futures retreated from a near two-year high. Soybeans followed corn higher. The weather jitters come as commodity funds hold large net […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Spring wheat climbs on dry weather worries

Jun. 6, 2017 at 5:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rose about 1.5 per cent Tuesday and Minneapolis spring wheat traded above US$6 a bushel for the first time in nearly two years on deteriorating spring wheat ratings amid hot and dry weather in the northern U.S. Plains, analysts said. Corn futures neared […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Spring wheat futures climb on weather worries

Jun. 5, 2017 at 5:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures traded on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) closed higher on Monday for a fourth straight session on fears of hot, dry weather in the northern Plains, while corn and soybean futures ended fractionally higher. MGEX July spring wheat ended up 5-1/4 cents […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Minneapolis wheat surges on northern Plains dryness

Jun. 2, 2017 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures set a 5-1/2-month high on Friday, buoyed by expanding dryness in the northern Plains production belt, analysts said. Minneapolis Grain Exchange July spring wheat settled up five cents at $5.83-3/4 per bushel after reaching $5.90, the highest spot price since mid-January (all […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Early U.S. winter wheat harvest supports low-protein fears

May. 30, 2017 at 2:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The earliest reports from the start of the U.S. hard red winter wheat harvest underscored industry fears of a second straight year of low protein, a factor that shifts the market’s focus to prospects for the North American spring wheat crop, a higher-protein variety. “It’s probably […]

By Julie Ingwersen

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