Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on global weather worries, corn follows

May. 21, 2015 at 4:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures rose more than one per cent on Thursday, lifted by worries that U.S. rains could reduce grain quality and that dry conditions in Russia and Canada would stress crops. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures also jumped, rising in sympathy with wheat, while […]

U.S. grains: Soy at seven-month low, corn weak on favourable weather

May. 20, 2015 at 6:41 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to contract lows on speedy plantings

May. 19, 2015 at 6:05 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on more U.S. rains, frost fears

May. 18, 2015 at 8:10 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Prairie wheat bids up sharply as U.S. futures rally

May. 15, 2015 at 6:01 pm CDT

By Terryn Shiells

Russia lifts wheat export duty, exports seen rising

May. 15, 2015 at 5:04 pm CDT

Moscow | Reuters — Russia lifted its duty on wheat exports on Friday to help domestic producers and the government said the move would boost overseas sales by one million tonnes. One of the world’s major wheat exporters, Russia initially imposed the tax from Feb. 1 until June 30 to […]

By Vladimir Soldatkin

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats from one-month high

May. 15, 2015 at 4:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat prices fell on Friday in a technical setback from a one-month high and a seven per cent surge a day earlier, traders said. Corn and soybeans also eased as U.S. crop prospects remained bright amid generally favourable weather in the Midwest. At the Chicago […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat surges as funds cover short positions

May. 14, 2015 at 5:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged seven per cent on Thursday as a softer dollar inspired funds to cover short positions, analysts said. Corn followed wheat higher, while soybeans closed flat after a private forecast for record-high U.S. soybean plantings. At the Chicago Board of Trade, July wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn post light gains in technical trade

May. 13, 2015 at 5:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose slightly on short-covering on Wednesday after falling nearly two per cent a day earlier when a U.S. Agriculture Department report projected domestic soy stocks would rise to a nine-year high. Wheat and corn futures also edged higher on largely technical buying with […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide as USDA forecasts ballooning stocks

May. 12, 2015 at 5:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell nearly two per cent on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected domestic stocks would rise to 500 million bushels by the end of the 2015-16 marketing year, a nine-year high if realized. Corn ended almost unchanged after […]

By Julie Ingwersen