Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on hefty supplies, trade worries

Mar. 27, 2019 at 3:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped to a four-month low on Wednesday on concern about the slow pace of U.S.-China trade talks, due to resume this week in Beijing, as harvesting of a bumper South American soy crop accelerates. Soybeans were further pressured by positioning ahead of U.S. […]

U.S. grains: Wheat edges lower on profit-taking

Mar. 26, 2019 at 3:34 pm CDT

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on short-covering, planting worries

Mar. 25, 2019 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. grains: Corn up on China buying, flood worries

Mar. 22, 2019 at 7:41 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn rises as Midwest floods fuel planting concerns

Mar. 21, 2019 at 8:05 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat ends higher on weather worries

Mar. 20, 2019 at 5:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose nearly two per cent on Wednesday on poor weather in the Midwest soft winter wheat belt and the northern Plains spring wheat region, traders said. Soybean and corn futures closed modestly higher. Chicago Board of Trade May soft red winter wheat settled […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat drift lower on weak export demand

Mar. 19, 2019 at 6:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures closed nearly unchanged on Tuesday, with commodity funds reluctant to add to a heavy net short position despite pressure from slowing export demand for U.S. grains, analysts said. Soybean futures declined as traders awaited news from ongoing U.S. trade negotiations with […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn down on disappointing export data

Mar. 18, 2019 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Monday, halting a four-session rebound from contract lows set last week, as traders worried about export prospects for U.S. grains, analysts said. Soybeans and wheat futures also declined. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) May corn settled down 1-3/4 cents at $3.71-1/2 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat close strong

Mar. 15, 2019 at 6:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.7 per cent on Friday as traders unwound bearish bets they placed on the grain when the market spiraled to a 14-month low earlier this week. The most-active Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract hit its highest since March […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on short-covering

Mar. 14, 2019 at 8:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied on Thursday for the second time in three days, hitting their highest in more than a week as investors scrambled to unwind short positions, traders said. The short squeeze came as the winter wheat crop in the U.S. has […]

By Mark Weinraub