Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

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

Oct. 2, 2015 at 5:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank on Friday on a round of end-of-week profit taking after prices hit an 8-1/2 week high on Thursday, traders said. Soybeans also fell, pressured by the expanding harvest of what is expected to be a bumper crop in the U.S., while corn […]

U.S. grains: Wheat extends rally, soybeans slip

Oct. 1, 2015 at 3:50 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat futures jump as USDA cuts production outlook

Sep. 30, 2015 at 6:26 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain as shorts hunt for cover

Sep. 29, 2015 at 5:51 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Prairie wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

Sep. 28, 2015 at 4:47 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Prices slide on China worries, harvest progress

Sep. 28, 2015 at 4:13 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures slid Monday, pressured by a broad sell-off in commodity and equity markets and progress by U.S. farmers in harvesting crops. Soybeans tumbled more than one per cent, while Chicago wheat slipped off its earlier one-month high. Corn also declined. “This will be one […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat rally to close week

Sep. 25, 2015 at 5:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybeans rallied 2.4 per cent to their highest in more than a week on Friday, supported by signs of a pick-up in export demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. U.S. wheat futures rose 2.2 per cent to their highest since Aug. 14. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat slides from one-month high

Sep. 24, 2015 at 4:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell two per cent from a one-month top on Thursday on a round of profit taking, with plentiful global supplies allaying concerns about adverse crop weather in Australia and the Black Sea region, traders said. Corn futures edged lower, pressured by the expanding […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat nears one-month high on global weather worries

Sep. 23, 2015 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures neared a one-month high on Wednesday on short-covering and poor weather in Australia and the Black Sea region that worried traders who have recently been focused on large global supplies. Corn and soybean futures ended little changed. Propelling wheat prices higher was dry […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall as harvest pace picks up

Sep. 22, 2015 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday, under pressure from the expanding harvest around the U.S. Midwest as well as some profit-taking after rallying on Monday, traders said. Wheat futures also fell, but losses were kept in check as bargain buyers stepped into the market […]

By Mark Weinraub