Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on rains, crop ratings

Jul. 16, 2019 at 6:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures extended losses on Tuesday as crops in the U.S. Midwest were poised to benefit from rains, traders said. Technical selling and better-than-expected U.S. Department of Agriculture crop condition ratings added pressure on prices. Showers in parts of the Midwest and Mississippi […]

U.S. grains: Corn pulls back from five-year high

Jul. 15, 2019 at 5:04 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn tops three-week high on heat wave

Jul. 12, 2019 at 4:02 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week top after USDA report

Jul. 11, 2019 at 3:35 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat firm ahead of USDA monthly data

Jul. 10, 2019 at 7:11 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn down on crop conditions, weather

Jul. 9, 2019 at 7:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and wheat futures settled down on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) raised its condition ratings for both grains and more crop-friendly weather was forecast for the Midwest. “This downward trend has been led by wheat,” said Ted Seifried of Zaner Group. […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn, soy higher after choppy day amid hot forecasts

Jul. 8, 2019 at 7:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures settled higher on Monday after a seesaw trading session. Analysts blamed the choppy day on forecasts for hot and dry weather in the U.S. Midwest in the coming days. But forecasts showing heat building further in the next two weeks, with […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide in post-holiday markets

Jul. 5, 2019 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures settled down almost two per cent on Friday, pressured by relatively ample U.S. stockpiles as traders shrugged off support from strong weekly export sales. Analysts attributed the weakness in futures to improved U.S. crop weather and uncertainty about demand for U.S. soybeans, given […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn climbs on crop concerns

Jul. 3, 2019 at 4:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, soybean and wheat futures all settled higher on Wednesday on technical buying and as traders adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. Independence Day holiday. The September corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade settled up 17-3/4 cents at $4.36-3/4 a bushel (all figures […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn settles up as crop rated below expectations

Jul. 2, 2019 at 4:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures closed higher for the first time in five sessions on Tuesday on technical buying and lower-than-expected condition ratings for developing U.S. crops, analysts said. Following widespread U.S. planting delays this spring, traders have shifted their attention to production prospects for crops that got […]

By Barbara Smith