Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

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 […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy up a bit on weather woes, trade hopes

Apr. 10, 2019 at 7:26 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat pressured by ample global stockpiles

Apr. 9, 2019 at 6:51 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn ends lower ahead of USDA monthly data

Apr. 8, 2019 at 7:15 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Trade hopes spur gains in soy futures

Apr. 4, 2019 at 7:50 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Spring wheat falls sharply as flood concerns ease

Apr. 3, 2019 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. spring wheat futures fell 1.3 per cent to their lowest in nearly nine months on Wednesday as the latest weather forecasts eased fears about flooding in the northern U.S. Plains forcing farmers to cut back on their acreage plans for the crop. Soft red winter […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Improving weather view weighs on wheat

Apr. 2, 2019 at 7:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — MGEX spring wheat futures plunged two per cent on Tuesday to their lowest levels since July 2018 on easing concerns about the weather in key U.S. growing areas and weakening cash prices, traders said. K.C. hard red winter wheat futures also were weak, with a better-than-expected […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn bounces from sharp sell-off

Apr. 1, 2019 at 6:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Monday, rebounding from Friday’s sell-off spurred by a government report that showed massive supplies of all three commodities remained in storage bins around the country. Corn notched the biggest gain, with the most active Chicago Board of Trade […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn posts steepest drop in nearly three years on USDA reports

Mar. 29, 2019 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures tumbled more than four per cent on Friday in the market’s steepest drop in nearly three years after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated U.S. stocks and projected spring plantings above nearly all trade estimates. Soybeans and wheat followed corn lower despite […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce ahead of USDA data

Mar. 28, 2019 at 3:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures inched higher on Thursday as traders covered shorts and squared positions a day after a steep drop to four-month lows and on the eve of U.S. government stocks and planting reports. Corn futures were flat as improving crop prospects in South America offset […]

By Karl Plume