Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend losses after USDA harvest view

Aug. 13, 2019 at 3:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures sank for the second day in row on Tuesday, dropping 4.1 per cent to a three-month low as the U.S. Agriculture Department’s unexpected boost to its U.S. production forecast continued to weigh heavily on the market, traders said. Soybean futures […]

U.S. grains: Corn plunges most in three years on crop estimate surprises

Aug. 12, 2019 at 4:52 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

Cash wheat: Prices stronger in varying degrees

Aug. 9, 2019 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy, corn close higher

Aug. 8, 2019 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Futures inch up after choppy trading day

Aug. 7, 2019 at 3:26 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on Midwest rains, trade worries

Aug. 6, 2019 at 3:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures eased on Tuesday as better-than-expected rain in parts of the Midwest and forecasts for more showers lessened concerns about further yield losses in dry areas of the farm belt. Wheat futures declined as pressure from an advancing U.S. harvest and a […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn futures rally on weather concerns

Aug. 5, 2019 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Volatility roiled the commodity grain futures markets on Monday, as uncertainty in the U.S. weather forecast supported corn and the growing tensions in the U.S.-China trade war weighed on soybeans. Wheat futures ended the day up on technical buying, traders said. China’s commerce ministry said that […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans edge up but post weekly loss on trade concerns

Aug. 2, 2019 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures edged away from the prior session’s seven-week low in a technical rebound on Friday but posted a weekly loss as an escalation in a year-long trade dispute between the United States and China weighed on the market. Corn and wheat prices were also […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Soybeans end down as Trump announces new tariffs on China

Aug. 1, 2019 at 4:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures closed at their lowest levels in over a month on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Chinese goods while a more favorable weather outlook also sent corn prices down. Trump said he would impose an additional 10 percent tariff […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn futures set two-month low as improved weather hits U.S. Midwest

Jul. 31, 2019 at 4:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures had a dismal close on Wednesday and touched a two-month low as analysts said U.S. crop weather was not threatening, while wheat and soybean prices also eased. The Chicago Board of Trade’s (CBOT) most-active corn contract settled down 11 cents, or 2.7 percent, […]

By Barbara Smith