Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Soy, corn slide following fresh round of China tariffs

Aug. 23, 2019 at 4:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit a three-month low and soybeans neared a three-week bottom after China said it would impose additional tariffs on U.S. products including grains and soy, escalating the trade war between the world’s top two economies. On the Chicago Board of Trade, soybean futures […]

U.S. grains: Corn edges higher on cool weather

Aug. 22, 2019 at 7:28 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on yield uncertainty

Aug. 21, 2019 at 7:04 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat slides on global supplies, drags corn lower

Aug. 20, 2019 at 7:37 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slide on beneficial weekend rains

Aug. 19, 2019 at 6:31 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Cash wheat: Bids mixed, watching futures and currency

Aug. 16, 2019 at 5:15 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were narrowly mixed during the week ended Thursday, with losses in U.S. futures countered by support from a softer Canadian dollar. The Canadian dollar was down by roughly a third of a cent relative to its U.S. counterpart, while the futures were all […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post big weekly losses

Aug. 16, 2019 at 5:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday on a technical rebound as traders evened up positions after the grains market posted sharp declines during the week. The heavy weekly losses — corn posted its biggest weekly drop in percentage terms since June 2016 — […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. CFTC says Kraft, Mondelez to pay $16M in wheat price manipulation case

Aug. 15, 2019 at 9:47 pm CDT

Reuters — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on Thursday Kraft Heinz and Mondelez International will have to pay US$16 million in penalty regarding a wheat manipulation case that dates back to 2015. Kraft Heinz, which was Kraft Foods until 2015, and snack food firm Mondelez bought $90 […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures break losing streak

Aug. 15, 2019 at 7:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures steadied near a three-month low on Thursday as traders said the market was oversold following sharp declines stemming from a bearish U.S. Agriculture Department harvest forecast issued on Monday. Soybean futures traded higher overnight but turned lower after a weak export sales report. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

Aug. 14, 2019 at 3:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.5 per cent on Wednesday, with investors shedding risky assets as concerns about the global economy spilled over into the grain markets. Forecasts for some rain in key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest in the coming weeks added to the pressure […]

By Mark Weinraub