Insights and Stories on U.S. Dollar

Jul. 26, 2017 at 3:28 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. wheat futures firmed on Wednesday, with MGEX spring wheat contracts posting the biggest gains as results from a crop tour confirmed that drought in the northern Plains severely crimped harvest potential in that key growing region. Traders also noted bargain buying in wheat futures as […]

By Mark Weinraub

Jul. 25, 2017 at 4:11 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday, with investors shrugging off bigger-than-expected declines in U.S. crop ratings to focus on forecasts for better weather, traders said. “Rains expand tonight through Thursday from northwest Midwest into Ohio Valley,” Commodity Weather Group said in […]

By Mark Weinraub

Jul. 24, 2017 at 3:36 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell to their lowest in more than three weeks on Monday on profit taking as traders said damage from a drought in the U.S. Plains has been fully priced into the market. Corn and soybean futures also weakened on better harvest prospects as […]

By Mark Weinraub

May. 19, 2017 at 5:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose nearly two per cent on Friday and notched a one-week high as worries about cool temperatures and excessive rains in the Midwest prompted traders to cover short positions ahead of the weekend, analysts said. Soybeans firmed following Thursday’s three per cent selloff […]

By Julie Ingwersen

May. 17, 2017 at 4:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by a tumbling dollar and unwanted rains heading for the southern Plains growing area, analysts said. Corn followed wheat higher while soybeans ended modestly lower, retreating from early gains. Chicago Board of Trade July wheat settled up 2-3/4 cents […]

By Julie Ingwersen