Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles after rally as rain monitored

Mar. 24, 2015 at 3:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat tumbled as much as two per cent on Tuesday as investors took profits after the previous session’s five-week high and extended weather outlooks showed the possibility of crop-friendly rains in the U.S. and Russia. Soybean futures also were lower at the Chicago Board of […]

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat rise on weak dollar, short-covering

Mar. 23, 2015 at 8:10 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soybeans surge on falling dollar

Mar. 20, 2015 at 3:03 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy, corn drop as dollar rises

Mar. 19, 2015 at 4:26 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat close higher after Fed statement

Mar. 18, 2015 at 4:06 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soy dive on export woes

Mar. 17, 2015 at 5:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures sagged 1.5 per cent to their lowest in almost five months on Tuesday, with export demand for U.S. supplies fading amid the expanding harvest in Argentina and Brazil, traders said. “The fundamentals are not friendly here; the South American crops are coming in […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on concerns about crop

Mar. 16, 2015 at 6:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures rose for the sixth time in seven sessions on Monday on concerns about dry conditions in the U.S. Plains hindering growth as the winter wheat crop emerges from dormancy. Corn futures sagged due to pressure from lower-than-expected U.S. export inspections data. Soybeans also […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Grains retreat as dollar soars

Mar. 13, 2015 at 5:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures retreated on Friday after a five-session rally, led by declines in corn and soybeans as a surging dollar prompted broad weakness in commodities. The dollar set a fresh 12-year high against the euro on expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike. At […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat extends rally on short-covering, dryness

Mar. 12, 2015 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose for a fifth straight session on Thursday, hitting a 1-1/2-week high on short-covering and worries over potential yield losses due to poor weather in parts of the U.S. crop belt, analysts said. Corn and soybeans closed lower, with both commodities retreating from […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat rises to one-week high on dry U.S. Plains

Mar. 11, 2015 at 5:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.2 per cent to a one-week high on Wednesday, extending four-day gains to nearly four per cent on short-covering and concerns about dry weather in U.S. growing regions. Corn and soybeans also firmed, although renewed strength in the dollar capped rallies. At […]

By Julie Ingwersen