Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce off two-week low on U.S.-China trade hopes

Oct. 28, 2019 at 2:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures inched up on Monday, rising off a two-week low touched on Friday on hopes for progress in trade talks between Washington and Beijing to settle a conflict that has heavily reduced U.S. agricultural exports to China. Meanwhile, corn and wheat futures slipped on […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop as harvest accelerates

Oct. 25, 2019 at 2:00 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans end mixed as sales to China remain below expectations

Oct. 24, 2019 at 1:30 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Cash wheat bids: Red spring gains, durum eases

Oct. 18, 2019 at 8:08 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie cash wheat: CWRS down, durum up

Oct. 5, 2019 at 4:04 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Spring wheat futures rally on North American weather woes

Sep. 25, 2019 at 6:04 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Weather-related quality issues with North American spring wheat crops saw Minneapolis spring wheat futures rally sharply over the past three weeks, with more room to the upside as concerns mount over the state of the crop. The December contract hit a multi-year low of $4.865 per bushel at […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Cash wheat: Bids up with U.S. futures, weak loonie

Sep. 20, 2019 at 4:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Thursday, as gains in U.S. futures, weakness in the Canadian dollar and concerns over harvest delays in Western Canada all provided support. The Canadian dollar was down by roughly a third of a cent relative to its […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Cash wheat: Bids get support from U.S. gains

Sep. 13, 2019 at 7:15 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were higher for the week ended Thursday, with gains in CWRS, CPSR and CWAD wheats in all locations. The Canadian dollar was up by more than a 10th of a cent on the week, which tempered gains. Average CWRS (Canada Western Red Spring, […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie wheat bids edge lower

Sep. 6, 2019 at 6:36 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada edged lower during the week ended Thursday, as seasonal harvest pressure and strength in the Canadian dollar weighed on values. The Canadian dollar was up by roughly a third of a cent relative to its U.S. counterpart on the week. Minneapolis spring wheat […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Cash wheat: Western Canadian bids mixed

Aug. 30, 2019 at 10:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed for the week ended Thursday. Small gains and marginal losses were observed in CWRS, CPSR and durum wheats. Average CWRS (Canada Western Red Spring, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $3-$5 per tonne at most locations. The outlier was […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm