Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

Corn, wheat prices seen hitting 10-year lows in 2016

Apr. 9, 2016 at 3:25 pm CDT

Geneva | Reuters — Hefty supplies, large expected crops and poor U.S. exports will weigh on grain prices later this year with corn and wheat set to drop to 10-year lows as harvest nears, consultancy AgResource said Friday. In its first 2016 price forecast, the U.S.-based consultancy forecast Chicago Board […]

U.S. grains: Wheat dips again on weak sales, improving crop

Apr. 7, 2016 at 4:18 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat drops to near one-week low as crop progresses

Apr. 6, 2016 at 4:42 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soy dips as farmers are expected to expand plantings

Apr. 5, 2016 at 6:19 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from August peak

Apr. 4, 2016 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat extend gains after planting forecasts

Apr. 1, 2016 at 4:21 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday as estimates of smaller-than-expected U.S. plantings spurred buying. Corn bounced off a 9-1/2-month low to finish up on bargain-buying. Chicago Board of Trade May soybeans rose 7-1/2 cents or 0.9 per cent to $9.18-1/4 a bushel, racking up a fifth […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles four per cent on acreage forecast shock

Mar. 31, 2016 at 3:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures plunged more than four per cent on Thursday in the market’s steepest drop since mid-August after the U.S. Agriculture Department forecast 2016 planted acreage well above trade expectations. Soybeans firmed on USDA’s lower-than-expected soybean acreage and quarterly stocks estimates, although gains were limited […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat drops from two-week high

Mar. 30, 2016 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures tumbled more than two per cent on Wednesday, erasing two sessions of gains, as forecasts for rain in some dry areas of the southern Plains eased concerns about reduced yields. Corn and soybeans also declined as traders adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat extends gains on dry, chilly weather

Mar. 29, 2016 at 4:49 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago wheat climbed on Tuesday to add to sharp gains a day earlier as the market assessed the risk of yield losses to U.S. crops due to a combination of dry and cold weather. Corn finished stronger and touched a nearly two-month high, with traders digesting news that […]

By Gus Trompiz Rod Nickel

Prairie spring wheat bids rise as loonie falls

Mar. 29, 2016 at 1:39 am CDT

CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Thursday, as weakness in the Canadian dollar helped prop up prices. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by $5-$8 per tonne over the course of the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin