Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on weather, snap five-session rally

Aug. 10, 2016 at 5:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by favourable crop weather and profit-taking after a five-session advance that was driven by resurgent export demand, analysts said. Corn futures firmed modestly, gaining against soy ahead of a key U.S. government crop report due on Friday, while wheat […]

U.S. grains: Soy export demand extends rally while corn sags

Aug. 9, 2016 at 5:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy rises to one-week high on export deals

Aug. 8, 2016 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend rebound on robust export demand

Aug. 5, 2016 at 2:50 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn pressured by rising stockpiles

Aug. 4, 2016 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy end higher on bargain hunting

Aug. 3, 2016 at 5:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures rose on Wednesday, rallying on bargain hunting after all three key commodities fell to multimonth or multiyear lows a day earlier, traders said. But expectations of bumper U.S. crops limited further gains. At the Chicago Board of Trade, September wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on weather, prospects for big crop

Aug. 2, 2016 at 4:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Tuesday as favorable weather in the Midwest bolstered expectations of a large crop, analysts said. Front-month corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell to the lowest in nearly two years and wheat dipped below $4 a bushel for the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Prairie wheat bids tick downward

Aug. 2, 2016 at 2:50 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Spring wheat cash bids across Western Canada recorded minor losses during the week ended Friday. The declines were traced to weakness in U.S. futures and some minor strengthening in the Canadian dollar. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down $3 […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soy tumbles on favourable weather

Aug. 1, 2016 at 6:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slipped about four per cent on Monday as forecasts for favourable weather in the Midwestern crop belt prompted investors to liquidate long positions, traders said. Corn and wheat followed soybeans lower, and declines in the energy sector pressured the broader commodity sector. The […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy surges on short-covering on way to huge monthly loss

Jul. 29, 2016 at 3:23 pm CDT

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. soybeans surged as much as 2.8 per cent on Friday, reversing earlier losses in a rally sparked by U.S. data showing improved export demand, traders and analysts said. Corn futures were narrowly higher and wheat mostly lower. All three commodities notched steep monthly losses on […]

By Michael Hirtzer