Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy fall on firmer dollar, rains

Aug. 15, 2018 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains and oilseed futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by broad selling in commodities and equities as a firmer dollar prompted worries about export prospects for U.S. supplies, traders and analysts said. Wheat prices notched some of the biggest declines among agricultural products, dropping after rising […]

U.S. grains: Prices recover from recent losses

Aug. 14, 2018 at 6:19 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

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

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean and corn futures edged higher on Wednesday on declining crop conditions in the United States and forecasts for hot, dry weather in the western Midwest in the coming weeks. Soybeans drew additional support from rallying Chinese soy prices that signaled a possible resumption of […]

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