Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat firm as U.S. dollar retreats

Jan. 30, 2019 at 4:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Wednesday in light, largely technical trade as brokers awaited news from high-level U.S.-China trade talks in Washington, analysts said. Wheat followed the firm trend, drawing late support from a downturn in the U.S. dollar after the Federal Reserve struck […]

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

Jan. 29, 2019 at 4:34 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

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

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday on worries about poor crop weather reducing yield potential in South America, analysts said, while traders continued to watch for any developments in U.S. trade relations with top global soy buyer China. Wheat firmed on hopes that rising prices in […]

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