Insights and Stories on U.S. Wheat

Frigid weather likely damaged US winter wheat crop, meteorologist says

Jan. 24, 2025 at 4:14 pm CST

Frigid temperatures this week likely killed as much as 15 per cent of the winter wheat crop in parts of the U.S. Plains and Midwest, the Commodity Weather Group said on Friday, in an ominous sign for U.S. wheat production.

U.S. grains: Soy down on record Brazil crop outlook

Dec. 2, 2024 at 2:43 pm CST

By Karl Plume Reuters

Few changes in March USDA report

Mar. 8, 2024 at 12:05 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Commodity Classic: U.S. corn growers await aviation fuel decision

Mar. 4, 2024 at 2:54 pm CST

By Sean Pratt

U.S. corn, soybean, wheat yields to rise in 2024/25

Feb. 16, 2024 at 8:45 am CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

USDA expects record world wheat crop in 2021-22

May. 12, 2021 at 5:01 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The latest U.S. forecast puts world wheat production at a new record in 2021-22, with bigger crops in a number of countries more than offsetting expected decreases in Canada and Australia. According to the first outlook for the marketing year from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, total world […]

By MarketsFarm

U.S. farmers seed more winter wheat as grain prices rally

Nov. 24, 2020 at 5:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers expanded seedings of winter wheat this autumn for the first time in eight years as strong demand and dry weather in several producing countries fuels higher prices for the grain, farmers and analysts said. Winter wheat, seeded in the Northern Hemisphere in autumn for […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Canadian wheat sales to China hit 14-year high despite dispute

Jun. 6, 2019 at 5:58 pm CDT

Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Canada has shipped the most wheat to China in 14 years, contrasting a sudden halt in canola trade amid a diplomatic dispute between the countries, as Chinese buyers shunned the United States. China bought 1.5 million tonnes of wheat from Canada from August 2018 through April […]

By Karl Plume Rod Nickel

Consultations sought on grading U.S. wheat imports

Jun. 5, 2017 at 5:21 pm CDT

Grain industry consultations are needed before the Canada Grain Act is amended to allow imported U.S. wheat to receive a Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) grade, the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commssion says. “(W)e need to have public consultations to figure out the consequences of adding more American grain to our system,” […]

By Allan Dawson

U.S. wheat futures hit new lows, more losses likely

May. 5, 2015 at 8:26 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– All three U.S. wheat futures markets hit fresh contract lows on Tuesday — and further losses are likely, as most fundamental and technical factors remain bearish. “The trend certainly hasn’t been positive,” said market analyst Bryan Strommen of Progressive Ag in Fargo, N.D. He cited improving U.S. […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin