Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Corn firms as rainy Midwest outlook threatens harvest

Oct. 4, 2018 at 4:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Thursday on concerns that several days of rainy weather expected across the U.S. Midwest could disrupt harvesting of what is forecast to be a bumper U.S. crop. Soybeans also drew support from the wet forecast, but shed gains late in the […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Yield expectations limit upside for corn, soy

Oct. 3, 2018 at 6:50 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn ease in technical setback

Oct. 3, 2018 at 5:22 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm as rain stalls Midwest harvest

Oct. 2, 2018 at 3:55 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy surge as NAFTA revamp outweighs big supplies

Oct. 1, 2018 at 4:40 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Bigger-than-expected supplies knock down prices

Sep. 28, 2018 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures slumped on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said farmers and crop handlers had more supplies in storage than analysts expected. The bigger-than-expected inventories from previous harvests add to an oversupply as U.S. farmers are starting to bring in another massive corn […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn tops one-month high on strong U.S. export sales

Sep. 27, 2018 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures touched their highest prices in more than a month on Thursday on strong export demand and as traders adjusted positions ahead of a crop report expected to show supplies tightened over the past year. Soybean futures also rose, extending a rebound from recent […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on bargain buying, sale to Mexico

Sep. 26, 2018 at 6:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Bargain buying and a major sale of U.S. soy to Mexico on Wednesday helped lift U.S. soybean futures for a second day, traders said, while corn and wheat futures slipped. Soybeans are recovering after the most actively traded contract last week fell to its lowest price […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA reports not expected to shake up markets

Sep. 26, 2018 at 4:43 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn, soybean and wheat futures in the U.S. are awaiting the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports, but traders aren’t expecting the reports to much of an effect on prices. USDA releases its quarterly grain stocks and small grains summary reports on Friday. “It basically wraps […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans top one-month high in turnaround from losses

Sep. 25, 2018 at 6:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to their highest in more than a month on Tuesday in a turnaround from recent declines that were driven by concerns about the U.S.-China trade dispute hurting American exports. Corn futures also set a one-month high, while wheat pulled back from a […]

By Tom Polansek