Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

Prairie wheat bids stay rangebound

Nov. 30, 2015 at 6:49 pm CST

CNS Canada — Cash wheat bids across Western Canada were relatively unchanged for the week ended Friday, eking out minimal gains, as U.S. futures stabilized and basis levels followed suit. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up to $1 higher across the three Prairie provinces, according to […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn climb, rallying from last week’s lows

Nov. 30, 2015 at 6:23 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles ahead of deliveries, pressured by dollar

Nov. 27, 2015 at 6:14 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soy rallies off multi-year low ahead of U.S. holiday

Nov. 25, 2015 at 3:30 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on improving crop conditions, big stocks

Nov. 24, 2015 at 7:36 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Prairie spring wheat bids firm

Nov. 23, 2015 at 6:13 pm CST

CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada generally saw some improvement during the week ended Friday, as basis levels saw some improvements at many locations. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were steady to up by as much as C$3 per tonne during the week, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce from 6-1/2-year low

Nov. 23, 2015 at 5:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybeans rebounded on Monday on technical buying and short covering after hitting a 6-1/2-year low following the weekend election in Argentina of a president who has promised to cut export taxes and boost production. Corn and wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade recovered […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans fall on good crop weather

Nov. 20, 2015 at 7:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Friday, pressured by improving crop conditions in the U.S. Plains and Midwest while corn and soybeans dropped on beneficial crop weather in South America, traders said. The burgeoning harvest prospects threatened to add to the already ample global […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies 1.5 per cent

Nov. 19, 2015 at 4:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures all firmed on Thursday on support from better-than-expected export sales reports for all three commodities, traders said. Gains in soybeans were limited by a huge global supply base following bumper harvests across the U.S. Midwest as well as improving crop […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat close lower

Nov. 18, 2015 at 5:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday in a technical setback following two days of modest gains, traders said. Wheat futures also weakened as a bleak fundamental picture, highlighted by plentiful global stocks, cast a bearish tone across the agriculture sector. Corn was mixed, with some contracts […]

By Mark Weinraub