Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Futures plummet on Midwest weather, profit-taking

Jun. 5, 2019 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures plummeted across the board on Wednesday, as fears eased about the potential for rain damage to the wheat crop and forecasts of warmer temperatures in the U.S. Midwest opened a narrow planting window for soybean farmers. The burgeoning U.S.-Mexico trade fight added pressure […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise as report shows rain slows plantings

Jun. 4, 2019 at 6:16 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on weather

Jun. 3, 2019 at 5:59 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Trump tariff threat pushes corn, soy, wheat lower

May. 31, 2019 at 5:20 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy rally on weather woes

May. 30, 2019 at 4:25 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy futures extend rally

May. 29, 2019 at 4:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.6 per cent on Wednesday, hitting their highest since mid-April on support from concerns that planting delays in the U.S. Midwest will lead to a sharp cutback in acreage as well as harvest yields, traders said. The jump followed a U.S. Agriculture […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Planting report spurs farmer selling

May. 29, 2019 at 3:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are trying to play catch-up in what has become a weather market, according to Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. Corn planting in the U.S. was far behind its five-year average due to persistent wet conditions, he said, and that created […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn hits three-year high as planting delays prolonged

May. 28, 2019 at 5:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures surged 4.1 per cent to their highest levels in nearly three years on Tuesday, supported by planting delays across key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest following heavy rains, traders said. The adverse weather in the Midwest and Plains also fuelled rallies in […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn climbs to one-year high as rains stall planting

May. 24, 2019 at 6:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures scaled to their highest in a year on Friday as soggy U.S. Midwest field conditions and forecasts for unrelenting rain across the region heightened concerns that farmers may be unable to plant a sizable portion of the crop. Soybeans followed corn higher, also […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn sinks as trade aid seen encouraging planting

May. 23, 2019 at 8:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dropped for the first time in nine sessions on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled a farm aid package that could encourage farmers to plant more corn despite adverse weather this spring. Soybeans and wheat also declined as the USDA […]

By Karl Plume