Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat eases off four-week high on export slump

Nov. 5, 2015 at 4:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat eased off a four-week high on Thursday amid disappointing export sales and forecasts for more rain relief in dry U.S. growing belts, which offset concerns about adverse harvest weather in Australia and turned traders’ attention back toward large global supplies. The firmer dollar also […]

U.S. grains: Wheat futures up despite U.S. rain, corn down amid big crop forecast

Nov. 4, 2015 at 2:18 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat firms on technical buying; corn, soy also firm

Nov. 3, 2015 at 2:55 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat falls most in two months; soybeans, corn follow

Nov. 2, 2015 at 3:37 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat hits biggest weekly gain in nearly four months

Oct. 30, 2015 at 3:01 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn close firm on technical buying; soybeans slip

Oct. 29, 2015 at 3:27 pm CDT

CHICAGO / Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rallied nearly 2 per cent on Thursday, supported by a round of short-covering and signs of improving export demand, traders said. A pickup in exports also boosted corn futures, as technical buying lent further support to both corn and wheat after prices dipped […]

By Mark Weinraub P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soy nears three-week low on Brazil rains, demand worries

Oct. 28, 2015 at 2:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures dropped to their lowest levels in nearly three weeks on Wednesday on expectations for rains to benefit plantings in Brazil, the world’s top exporter. Concerns about slowing demand from China, the world’s top importer, added pressure to prices. Rain showers in Brazil will help […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound on strong exports, soymeal

Oct. 27, 2015 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded on Tuesday after three sessions of declines on steady export demand and higher soymeal prices, although gains were capped by beneficial rains in dry production areas of Brazil, the world’s top supplier. Corn futures eased on a bumper U.S. harvest and sluggish […]

By Karl Plume

Prairie wheat bids up as basis improves

Oct. 26, 2015 at 6:06 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Cash wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Friday, as basis levels showed some improvement at most locations. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by C$7-$8 per tonne on average across the three Prairie provinces, according to price quotes […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps more than four per cent on weather concerns

Oct. 26, 2015 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged more than four per cent on Monday as recent floods in parts of Texas and forecasts for continued dry weather in the U.S. Plains buoyed the market that had been falling in recent weeks. Futures prices for corn crept higher as U.S. […]

By P.J. Huffstutter