Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

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 […]

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat surpass one-month highs

Sep. 24, 2018 at 5:09 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn higher on export demand, short-covering

Sep. 21, 2018 at 8:10 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy up as export data sparks short-covering

Sep. 20, 2018 at 5:28 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound from 10-year low

Sep. 19, 2018 at 7:20 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy hits 10-year low on huge U.S. crop, trade woes

Sep. 18, 2018 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to life-of-contract lows on Tuesday and the most actively traded contract hit its lowest in a decade as an escalating U.S.-China trade war darkened U.S. export prospects, analysts said. Corn futures also hit contract lows as the U.S. harvest expanded, while wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn slips to contract lows

Sep. 17, 2018 at 7:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell about one per cent on Monday, with nearby months hitting contract lows as the harvest of a bumper crop picked up speed in the Midwest and early yield reports were strong, traders said. Soybean futures also declined on harvest progress, along with […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds on bargain buying, corn follows

Sep. 14, 2018 at 7:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped three per cent on Friday, rebounding from an eight-week low on a round of technical buying and short-covering ahead of the weekend, traders said. The gains in wheat pulled corn futures slightly higher but expectations for a bumper U.S. harvest stifled rally […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall as harvest expectations rise

Sep. 13, 2018 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures eased on Thursday, giving up early gains after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was under no pressure to make a trade deal with China, the biggest buyer of the oilseed. Wheat futures, which fell for the seventh […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Big U.S. corn yields surprise market

Sep. 12, 2018 at 5:34 pm CDT

CNS Canada — An unexpected upward revision to this year’s U.S. corn yields sent prices dropping Wednesday, and more losses are likely, according to market analysts. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a report released Wednesday, pegged average corn yields at 181.3 bushels per acre — up by about three […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin