Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Prices soar as fund money flows to commodities

May. 17, 2016 at 6:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures jumped on Tuesday as investors sunk money into commodities, extending a run-up in prices linked to poor weather that has hurt harvests in South America. Commodity funds were net buyers of up to 14,000 corn contracts and 11,000 soybean contracts, a […]

U.S. grains: Corn rises on technical buying, planting switch

May. 16, 2016 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat up on short-covering

May. 13, 2016 at 4:25 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy falls on weak export data, planting expectations

May. 12, 2016 at 3:24 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from multi-month highs

May. 11, 2016 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy soars to 18-month top as USDA tightens stocks view

May. 10, 2016 at 5:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures surged more than five per cent to their highest level in 18 months on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast that domestic stocks would fall more than most analysts expect by the end of the 2016-17 marketing year. Corn and wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn falls two per cent ahead of monthly USDA report

May. 9, 2016 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell about two per cent on Monday to the lowest level since mid-April, pressured by broad weakness in commodities and positioning a day ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report, analysts said. Soybean and wheat futures also fell. At the Chicago […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Prairie spring wheat bids rise with dry weather

May. 9, 2016 at 3:58 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada improved during the week ended Friday, with prices receiving support from dry weather conditions in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Weakness in the Canadian dollar, which fell from the US80-cent mark to the mid-77-cent range between April 29 and Friday, added to […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soy surges as export hopes rise

May. 6, 2016 at 3:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures rose on Friday on bargain buying after all three commodities posted sharp declines on Thursday. Soybeans led the gains, with the most-active contract rising 2.6 per cent. Underpinning soy were hopes that the U.S. exporters will continue to pick up […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Profit-taking sparks sharp drop in soybeans

May. 5, 2016 at 3:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday, with soy dropping two per cent, on profit-taking by investment funds looking to lock in gains from recent rallies. Wheat futures slid 1.8 per cent to their lowest since mid-April, pressured by reports of strong crop prospects in […]

By Mark Weinraub