Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on profit-taking

Mar. 13, 2019 at 4:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures eased 1.2 per cent on Wednesday, setting back on a mild round of profit taking after prices posted their biggest rally since last summer on Tuesday. Corn and soybeans ended higher after weakening overnight and early in the day session as traders moved […]

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as investors cover shorts

Mar. 12, 2019 at 7:35 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat futures plunge to contract lows

Mar. 11, 2019 at 5:57 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows

Mar. 8, 2019 at 4:53 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat sag as trade news awaited

Mar. 6, 2019 at 6:29 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Fresh trade news would move markets

Mar. 6, 2019 at 2:45 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Fresh news out of U.S./China trade talks will move the soybean and corn markets in the near future, rather than USDA’s next world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE), according to an analyst following the Chicago Board of Trade. However, a lack of fresh news regarding those trade […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as news of China trade deal awaited

Mar. 5, 2019 at 7:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago grain futures struggled to gain any traction on Tuesday, with wheat rising slightly on technical buying and soybeans slipping as traders anxiously awaited more news on the U.S.-China trade talks. Corn futures inched up late in the trading session, finding support on planting concerns and […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on trade deal hopes

Mar. 4, 2019 at 5:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures climbed on Monday amid news reports that Beijing and Washington are close to settling a lingering trade dispute, a breakthrough that could boost China’s demand for U.S. soy and other agricultural products. Corn also rose, pulling away from a three-month low struck in […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat posts steepest weekly decline in half a year

Mar. 1, 2019 at 6:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat prices fell on Friday and posted their steepest weekly decline since late August as technical selling and competitive global supplies pressured prices. Soybean and corn prices rose, rebounding from earlier losses, but gains were capped on concerns surrounding strong export competition. The most-active wheat […]

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as trade concerns weigh

Feb. 28, 2019 at 6:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean prices fell on Thursday despite stronger-than-expected export sales as investors worried that an eagerly awaited trade deal between Washington and Beijing remained elusive. Wheat and corn also fell as heavy deliveries against the March contracts weighed on the market. There were 820 deliveries against […]

By Stephanie Kelly