Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

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 […]

U.S. grains: Wheat futures sag as conditions improve

Nov. 17, 2015 at 7:15 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Prairie wheat bids ebb lower

Nov. 16, 2015 at 7:28 pm CST

By Dave Sims

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

Nov. 16, 2015 at 7:03 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat close lower, post weekly losses

Nov. 13, 2015 at 5:25 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat firms but weak exports limit gains

Nov. 12, 2015 at 6:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures firmed on Thursday on technical buying including short-covering, but advances were modest as export sentiment remained gloomy. Soybean futures also rose while corn closed narrowly mixed. At the Chicago Board of Trade, December wheat settled up 3-1/4 cents at $4.98 a bushel, after […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rebound after USDA data-driven decline

Nov. 11, 2015 at 4:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures edged higher on Wednesday on consolidation and technical buying after hitting contract lows a day earlier due to bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture supply and demand forecasts. Wheat closed firm after prices hit two-week lows on Tuesday, with a sluggish export […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sink to new lows after bearish USDA report

Nov. 10, 2015 at 4:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell to contract lows on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its 2015 harvest forecasts by more than expected and increased estimates for end-of-season stocks. Wheat futures slumped for a third straight session and hit a two-week bottom on […]

By Karl Plume

Prairie wheat bids mixed

Nov. 9, 2015 at 7:49 pm CST

CNS Canada — Cash wheat bids across Western Canada saw some minor adjustments over the week ended Friday, with the general trend seeing strengthening bids in the eastern Prairies and a softer tone in parts of Alberta. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices saw only minor revisions on […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles on profit-taking

Nov. 9, 2015 at 5:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures plunged more than four per cent on Monday on profit-taking and improving weather in some key wheat producing areas amid concerns that increasing global supplies will restrict U.S. wheat export demand. Corn futures fell for a third straight session and hit a two-month […]

By Karl Plume