Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

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 […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound in technical bounce, trade aid details awaited

May. 22, 2019 at 6:12 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn touches one-year high on slow U.S. planting

May. 21, 2019 at 5:14 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-year peak as rains stall planting

May. 20, 2019 at 6:53 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn extends rally, wheat touches six-week high

May. 17, 2019 at 5:16 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Corn to seven-week high as rain threatens planting

May. 16, 2019 at 6:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Thursday for a fourth straight session as dismal weather forecasts signalled further planting delays in the Midwest, prompting commodity funds to cover short positions, analysts said. Chicago wheat futures hit a one-month high, led by corn, and soybeans followed the firm […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn ends firm, farmer selling pares gains

May. 15, 2019 at 6:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit a six-week high on Wednesday on forecasts for rains in the Midwest crop belt that could signal further planting delays, but the market pared gains as the run-up in prices triggered a round of farmer selling, traders said. Wheat futures also ended […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Factors come together to boost prices

May. 15, 2019 at 4:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A combination of three factors have contributed to the bounce in prices at the Chicago Board of Trade, according to Rich Feltes of R.J. O’Brien in Chicago. “It’s the convergence of the middle of May, which is a critical time and the confirmation that planting is not only […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rally as slow planting pace ignites short-covering

May. 14, 2019 at 6:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed more than three per cent on Tuesday and soybeans bounced back from a decade low as planting delays in the Midwest crop belt sparked a round of short-covering, analysts said. Additional support stemmed from optimistic comments from Washington and Beijing that tempered […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit 10-year low on trade tensions

May. 13, 2019 at 7:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in a decade on Monday as escalating U.S.-Chinese trade tensions dampened hopes for a revival in soybean exports, analysts said. At the same time, planting delays in the U.S. Midwest could prompt farmers to shift some acres intended for […]

By Julie Ingwersen