Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat nears two-week low on export worries

Jan. 29, 2019 at 4:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell about one per cent on Tuesday to their lowest in nearly two weeks on worries about a slow pace of export business, traders said. Soybean and corn futures declined on concerns over U.S.-China trade tensions ahead of talks this week in Washington. […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end lower

Jan. 28, 2019 at 6:47 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-week high

Jan. 25, 2019 at 6:09 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats from five-week high

Jan. 24, 2019 at 5:47 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on South America weather worries

Jan. 23, 2019 at 3:54 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag on uncertainty over China trade talks

Jan. 22, 2019 at 5:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell to session lows on Tuesday on reports that the Trump administration turned down Chinese offers this week for preparatory trade talks, brokers said. The declines in corn and soybeans also pared advances in wheat futures, which nonetheless ended higher on […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Renewed optimism for China trade talks lifts grains

Jan. 18, 2019 at 7:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose for a third straight session on Friday in a broad commodities and equities market rally sparked by renewed optimism about U.S.-China trade talks. Wheat edged upward along with corn and soy, but shed gains late in the day as traders […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy break through key technical levels

Jan. 17, 2019 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures climbed for a second straight session on Thursday in a short-covering and technical bounce following a steep drop earlier this week. Gains in wheat ignited the rally as hopes for a pickup in U.S. wheat export demand pushed prices through […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds in export demand, bargain buying

Jan. 16, 2019 at 3:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Wednesday in a bargain-buying and short-covering bounce as the market’s steep drop to six-week lows in the previous session triggered renewed demand for the feed grain. Wheat and soybeans also rebounded after both markets hit two-week lows on Tuesday, although buying […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on concerns about China trade talks

Jan. 15, 2019 at 3:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the third time in four sessions on Tuesday on worries that the United States and China remain far apart in resolving a bitter trade fight that has slashed U.S. soy imports by the world’s top buyer. Corn and wheat followed soybeans […]

By Karl Plume