Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Weather woes support wheat

Mar. 14, 2016 at 3:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose to a three-week high on Monday, their eighth day of gains over nine sessions, supported by a round of short covering, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures hit their highest since Feb. 4 on concerns that dry […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans set 2016 high on short-covering, export demand

Mar. 11, 2016 at 4:29 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps for seventh straight day

Mar. 10, 2016 at 4:23 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat extend winning streak

Mar. 9, 2016 at 6:44 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Weather fears, short-covering lift prices

Mar. 8, 2016 at 7:36 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Short-covering supports corn, soy, wheat

Mar. 7, 2016 at 5:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose for the fourth day in a row on Monday, supported by a round of short-covering after regulatory data released on Friday afternoon showed that speculators had built the biggest net short on record in all three commodities. But prices […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans surge on short-covering, export demand

Mar. 4, 2016 at 4:45 pm CST

Winnipeg/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures jumped nearly 2 per cent on Friday as investors covered short positions due to strong export demand, registering their biggest weekly gain since mid-December. Chicago wheat edged higher, and registered a big weekly gain on concerns over dry weather in parts of the U.S. Plains. […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-session high, weather sparks short-covering

Mar. 3, 2016 at 3:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to their highest in six trading sessions on Thursday as expanding dryness in the southern Plains hard wheat belt triggered a round of short-covering, traders and analysts said. Traders were also concerned about a threat of flooding in the Mississippi River Delta […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies after multiyear lows

Mar. 2, 2016 at 6:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied to close higher on Wednesday as traders covered short positions following the market’s drop to its lowest level in nearly six years. Soybean futures also advanced on bargain buying, halting a six-session slide, while corn settled fractionally higher. At […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat to multiyear lows on strong dollar, crop ratings

Mar. 1, 2016 at 5:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to multi-year lows on Tuesday, pressured by strength in the dollar and better crop conditions than last year in the Plains, analysts said. Soybean and corn futures declined for a sixth straight session, with the most-active May contracts in both markets falling […]

By Julie Ingwersen