Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat mostly lower on technical selling

Oct. 23, 2015 at 6:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and soybean futures were mostly lower on Friday, in a technical selloff and as the U.S. dollar rose to its highest in two months against a basket of currencies. Prices trimmed losses while corn futures turned higher late in the session, lifted in part […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy turn lower on technical selling, dollar surge

Oct. 22, 2015 at 6:33 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soyoil tops two-month high on export sales

Oct. 21, 2015 at 5:16 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. wheat futures expected to retest nearby lows

Oct. 20, 2015 at 5:10 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn up on bargain buying after five-week low

Oct. 20, 2015 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat hits four-week low as relieving rains forecast

Oct. 19, 2015 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell to the lowest levels in about a month while corn and soybeans also eased on Monday, pressured by forecasts for crop-friendly rains and plentiful global supplies, traders and analysts said. Showers this week were likely to benefit parched wheat fields in Russia […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Prairies see high-protein wheat crop, but few premiums

Oct. 16, 2015 at 8:11 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Every year is a different story for wheat crop quality and protein levels — but the saturation of high-protein wheat in the market may mean fewer premiums for Prairie growers this year. The premium price for high-protein wheat has eroded to the point where there’s a shift […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat falls below $5 on global supply, forecasts

Oct. 16, 2015 at 5:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell roughly two per cent on Friday, dropping below US$5 a bushel amid plentiful global supplies and forecasts for timely rains in the U.S. Plains, analysts said. Corn firmed after hitting a one-month low ahead of a busy U.S. harvest […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn at three-week low, soy sags on harvest pressure

Oct. 15, 2015 at 2:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures fell to the lowest in more than three weeks and soybeans also eased, pressured by the ongoing Midwest harvest, while wheat fell one per cent in subdued trading on Thursday. At the Chicago Board of Trade, December corn settled down 3-1/2 cents at […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on technical selling, rainy forecasts

Oct. 14, 2015 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soft red wheat futures fell two per cent on Wednesday on profit-taking coupled with forecasts for beneficial rains next week in parts of the southern Plains and the Black Sea region, analysts said. Corn fell in sympathy with wheat and amid U.S. harvest progress while […]

By Julie Ingwersen