Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Prices recover from recent losses

Aug. 14, 2018 at 6:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures rose on Tuesday in a turnaround from recent sharp losses, while soymeal futures neared a two-week high following a decision by Argentina to suspend cuts to export taxes for the livestock feed, traders said. Prices were recovering after tumbling on Friday […]

U.S. grains: Soy up from three-week low as record harvest looms

Aug. 13, 2018 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble as USDA sees record U.S. crop, huge yields

Aug. 10, 2018 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans dip after weather-led gains ahead of USDA report

Aug. 9, 2018 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy firms on U.S. yield risk, hopes of renewed China trade

Aug. 8, 2018 at 12:00 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans jump as U.S. crop ratings erode, wheat retreats

Aug. 7, 2018 at 3:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday after a weekly government survey lowered condition ratings for the U.S. crop by more than expected, raising concern about a smaller harvest this autumn. Wheat retreated after closing at a three-year high on Monday, weighed down by slow demand for […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans end week firm; China trade war anxiety remains

Aug. 3, 2018 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures staged a late-session short-covering recovery on Friday after touching a one-week low amid worries about an escalating trade war between the United States and China. Corn firmed on expectations that hot, dry weather in the U.S. Midwest may limit yield potential. Wheat futures […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat touches 3-year high on global supply concerns

Aug. 2, 2018 at 4:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures surged to three-year highs on Thursday on concerns about tightening global supplies and reduced shipments from key suppliers, but the market closed well below the peaks as major exporter Ukraine denied it would ban exports. The gains in wheat spilled over to the […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as U.S.-China trade war fears intensify

Aug. 1, 2018 at 3:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday as worries that U.S. President Donald Trump could propose additional tariffs on Chinese goods knocked prices down from a six-week high touched a session earlier. Wheat futures reached a one-year high on worries about drought reducing harvests in nations that […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit six-week peak on hopes for China trade talks

Jul. 31, 2018 at 3:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures surged 3 percent on Tuesday to 1-1/2-month highs on hopes that the United States and China would restart stalled talks to avert a damaging trade war that has already slowed U.S. soy exports. Corn and wheat climbed along with soybeans, drawing additional support […]

By Karl Plume