Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat drops, durum steady

Feb. 28, 2020 at 4:10 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Prairie wheat bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat were lower for the week ended Thursday, following losses in U.S. futures. Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) largely held steady, buoyed by a weaker Canadian dollar, which lost about six-10ths of a […]

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mostly weaker on U.S. price declines

Feb. 14, 2020 at 5:15 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

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

Jan. 31, 2020 at 9:19 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Markets remain cautious, rangebound ahead of holiday

Dec. 24, 2019 at 10:58 am CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soy futures hit six-week high on U.S.-China trade hopes

Dec. 23, 2019 at 4:14 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Prairie cash wheat: Rising futures underpin bids

Dec. 20, 2019 at 7:26 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada posted solid gains during the week ended Thursday, taking some direction from rising U.S. wheat futures. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13. 5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by $5-$7.50 per tonne, according to price quotes from […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Confluence of bullish news sends wheat futures higher

Dec. 16, 2019 at 7:05 pm CST

MarketsFarm — A number of factors have come together to underpin North American wheat prices, with more room to the upside after a rally in all three U.S. futures markets to start the week, according to an analyst. Chicago, Kansas City and Minneapolis wheat futures all started the week with […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Mid-December bids mixed

Dec. 13, 2019 at 8:25 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Thursday, with small gains in some areas and small losses in others as the market adjusted in a narrow range. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Soft Minneapolis futures weigh on bids

Nov. 22, 2019 at 8:08 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were lower during the week ended Thursday, pressured by losses in U.S. futures. Hard red spring prices saw the largest drop, as Minneapolis futures trended lower despite adverse weather conditions across the U.S. Plains that helped underpin Chicago and Kansas City winter wheats. […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade uncertainty weighs

Nov. 13, 2019 at 2:53 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Lack of demand for corn exports has continued to drag prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the U.S. dollar has been stronger recently, making exports even less attractive, according to Terry Reilly, a grains analyst with Futures International. In contrast, consistent soybean sales since Monday […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm