Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

CBOT weekly outlook: Currency, swine fever weigh on prices

Apr. 26, 2019 at 6:09 am CDT

MarketsFarm — A strong U.S. dollar and China’s prolonged battle with African swine fever have turned Chicago Board of Trade markets largely bearish. “We’re seeing a slew of positive [economic] news out of the U.S., and a rallying dollar that has been strong for four out of five sessions,” said […]

U.S. grains: Soy higher after three-day skid

Apr. 25, 2019 at 5:35 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop to multimonth lows

Apr. 24, 2019 at 5:33 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat down on strong production prospects; corn, soy also weak

Apr. 22, 2019 at 3:47 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans turn higher after dropping to five-month low

Apr. 18, 2019 at 7:35 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Bear market aches for bull news

Apr. 17, 2019 at 6:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm –– The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) is currently a bear-market, according to broker Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers. “It’s like the markets are saying ‘Show me something, we’ll take anything,’ but the bears are winning,” he said, noting there has been almost no news to drive the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat futures edge higher in turnaround from losses

Apr. 17, 2019 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Wednesday in a rebound from falls to one-month lows a day earlier on the Chicago Board of Trade and contract lows in Kansas City and Minneapolis markets. Soybean futures set a five-month low, while corn futures also eased. Tuesday’s wheat price […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat futures tumble on increasing global supply estimates

Apr. 16, 2019 at 6:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures slumped on Tuesday with strong crop ratings and increased forecasts for global harvests pushing Chicago Board of Trade wheat to a one-month low. Wheat prices came under pressure after the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a weekly report issued late on […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat firm in late rally, end week lower

Apr. 12, 2019 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures edged higher on Friday, lifted by a late round of short-covering and worries about planting delays following a blizzard this week, traders said. Soybean futures closed flat in dull trade. Chicago Board of Trade May corn settled up one cent at […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn slide as export sales data disappoints

Apr. 11, 2019 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Thursday on disappointing weekly export sales data and expectations of large South American harvests that should dampen U.S. export prospects, analysts said. Wheat futures were higher on short-covering after a five-session slide and worries that wintry weather in the […]

By Julie Ingwersen