Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Corn, soy firm as harvest slows; wheat falls on profit taking

Oct. 26, 2021 at 5:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose to their highest in more than three weeks on Tuesday after heavy rains across broad swaths of the U.S. Midwest stalled harvest, traders said. The harvest slowdowns also supported the soybean market. “Even if we get a break in the rains for […]

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on supply concerns, as soybeans firm on vegetable oils

Oct. 25, 2021 at 5:24 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Prairie cash wheat: Bids rise with U.S. futures

Oct. 8, 2021 at 7:44 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mixed as harvest comes to close

Oct. 1, 2021 at 7:00 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairie cash wheat: Gains in prices vary by type

Sep. 24, 2021 at 7:27 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids mixed, durum jumps

Sep. 3, 2021 at 4:25 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Increased worldwide demand for wheat and precipitation across the Prairies have resulted in mixed spring wheat bids for the week ended Thursday. Scattered showers across wheat-growing areas in Western Canada, as well as the ongoing spring wheat harvest, have brought downward pressure on the markets. The rising Canadian […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairie cash wheat: Big jump for durum

Aug. 20, 2021 at 7:04 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada for the week ended Thursday were higher for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats, while there were sharp increases for Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD). Gains in U.S. wheat markets supported values, as did a steep drop […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat rises to 8-1/2-year highs on world supply worries

Aug. 13, 2021 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures climbed to 8-1/2-year highs on Friday and European wheat futures extended gains, led by fresh contract highs in Paris, after steep cuts to world stockpiles in a U.S. government report fuelled supply worries, analysts said. Soybean futures rose on fears of tightening global […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits three-month high as U.S. cuts global crop

Aug. 12, 2021 at 4:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed to a three-month high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed production estimates in exporting countries. Corn futures set a one-month high on a smaller-than-expected U.S. yield forecast in a USDA crop report that fueled concerns about tightening global […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat stabilizes after rally as traders await U.S. crop data

Aug. 11, 2021 at 5:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures stabilized on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of a U.S. government crop report, a day after prices jumped on concerns about tightening global inventories. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to issue an update on global grain supplies and demand […]

By Tom Polansek