Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

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

May. 16, 2016 at 7:21 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Monday, lifted by technical buying and thoughts that farmers may shift some plantings to soybeans. Soybeans eased on technical selling and slowing export demand, while Chicago wheat finished unchanged after a late round of short-covering. The Chicago Board of Trade’s July corn contract […]

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

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

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat firm on bargain buying

May. 4, 2016 at 4:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and soybeans firmed on Wednesday, reversing overnight losses, on technical buying and a mild round of short-covering, traders said. Corn futures weakened, with buyers wary of pushing prices higher amid a swift pace of planting in the U.S. Midwest. Sharp declines on Tuesday caused […]

By Mark Weinraub