Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

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. […]

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

Oct. 23, 2015 at 6:35 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

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

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Tuesday, rebounding from earlier losses on technical buying and bargain hunting even as autumn harvests advanced more quickly than usual under dry weather conditions. Corn jumped from a five-week low and soybeans gained for the first time in […]

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