Insights and Stories on U.S. Dollar

Aug. 13, 2021 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures climbed to 8-1/2-year highs on Friday and European wheat futures extended gains, led by fresh contract highs in Paris, after steep cuts to world stockpiles in a U.S. government report fuelled supply worries, analysts said. Soybean futures rose on fears of tightening global […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Aug. 12, 2021 at 4:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed to a three-month high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed production estimates in exporting countries. Corn futures set a one-month high on a smaller-than-expected U.S. yield forecast in a USDA crop report that fueled concerns about tightening global […]

By Tom Polansek

Aug. 11, 2021 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures stabilized on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of a U.S. government crop report, a day after prices jumped on concerns about tightening global inventories. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to issue an update on global grain supplies and demand […]

By Tom Polansek

Aug. 10, 2021 at 4:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rose more than 2 percent on Tuesday as European wheat markets climbed on concern about tightening global supplies, traders said. Soybean futures firmed on renewed export demand for U.S. supplies while corn ended modestly lower, pressured by better-than-expected weekly U.S. crop condition ratings. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Aug. 9, 2021 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn and soybean futures declined on Monday, pressured by beneficial weekend rains in the Corn Belt and spillover weakness from outside commodity markets including crude oil and gold, analysts said. Wheat followed the weaker trend, with a firmer dollar adding to bearish sentiment. Chicago Board […]

By Julie Ingwersen