Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat ends week up 15 per cent on U.S., global weather woes

Jun. 26, 2015 at 4:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures notched their biggest weekly advance in three years on Friday as worries about excessive rains in the Midwest and uncertainty over global crop prospects triggered aggressive fund short-covering, analysts said. Corn and soybeans also rose but pared gains as farmers took advantage of […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy prices soar as storms drench U.S. Midwest

Jun. 25, 2015 at 4:06 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on profit-taking after two-week high

Jun. 24, 2015 at 3:54 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat soars as rains threaten Midwest’s harvest

Jun. 23, 2015 at 5:18 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit six-week high on weather jitters

Jun. 22, 2015 at 5:32 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn falls on improving weather view

Jun. 19, 2015 at 4:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell on Friday, setting back from a three-day rally on a round of profit-taking after prices hit their highest in more than a month, traders said. Corn futures also fell, pressured by forecasts for drier weather and rising temperatures that […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy rallies on short-covering, planting woes

Jun. 18, 2015 at 5:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for the third day in a row on Thursday, touching their highest in more than five weeks on concerns that dry weather will arrive too late to allow for planting in rain-soaked areas of the Midwest, traders said. Traders said the excess […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: CBOT corn, soy, wheat rise on weather outlook

Jun. 17, 2015 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday as concerns about rain forcing some farmers to dial back their plantings sparked a round of short-covering, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also closed higher, supported by technical buying as well as some weather-related concerns. Soybeans, which notched a […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as planting slows, crop concerns emerge

Jun. 16, 2015 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose as much as 2.5 per cent on Tuesday, supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cut to crop ratings and its report showing planting has fallen behind the typical pace, traders said. Corn futures rose too, firming on bargain […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Weather view weighs on CBOT corn, wheat

Jun. 15, 2015 at 4:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank 2.9 per cent on Monday, hitting a two-week low on expectations that drier conditions in the U.S. Plains will allow farmers to harvest a bumper crop, traders said. Corn futures also fell, hitting new contract lows amid pressure from […]

By Mark Weinraub