Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on bargain-buying, fund short-covering

Dec. 29, 2015 at 6:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose roughly two per cent on Tuesday to hit a one-week high on bargain buying and concerns about crop prospects in the southern Midwest, traders said. Soybeans were also higher while corn futures firmed, rallying from contract lows as wheat advanced. At the […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on improved Brazil weather forecasts

Dec. 28, 2015 at 8:14 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Rain in Brazil’s forecasts dampens soy futures

Dec. 24, 2015 at 3:38 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat drops to three-week low on supplies

Dec. 23, 2015 at 6:13 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Prices fall on technical selling, abundant supplies

Dec. 22, 2015 at 3:03 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer Rod Nickel

Prairie spring wheat bids down as basis erodes

Dec. 21, 2015 at 5:51 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as basis levels deteriorated. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by C$1-$5 per tonne during the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points across the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans, grains slip on big supplies, choppy trade

Dec. 21, 2015 at 5:36 pm CST

Reuters — Prices for U.S. grains and soybeans dipped on Monday, giving up slight early advances in thin, choppy trade that focused on plentiful global supplies. The markets declined despite favourable weakness in the U.S. dollar and concerns about insufficient rains curbing Brazil’s soybean production. Price movements and volumes were […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on Brazil dryness, short-covering

Dec. 18, 2015 at 6:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a near two-week high on Friday on technical buying and short-covering as well as concerns that dry weather in parts of Brazil may drag down yields in the world’s top exporter of the oilseed. Wheat and corn pared steep early gains […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Brazil dryness sparks soy short-covering

Dec. 17, 2015 at 6:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded from a 3-1/2-week low on Thursday and closed higher for the first time in three sessions on short-covering sparked by concerns that dry weather in Brazil may clip soy production. Corn and wheat also clawed back earlier losses tied to Argentina’s export-friendly […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on global supply pressure

Dec. 16, 2015 at 4:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat, corn and soybeans fell on Wednesday as traders grappled with huge world stocks of all three commodities. Grain and oilseed prices edged higher during the overnight session but traders quickly locked in profits from the mild spikes amid the bearish global […]

By Mark Weinraub