Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Soy rises from 10-year low set on trade war

Jul. 16, 2018 at 7:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped on Monday after dropping to their lowest prices in a decade earlier in the session, as the U.S.-China trade dispute looms over agricultural markets. Technical buying helped soybeans to recover after the most-active contract lost more than five per cent last week, […]

U.S. grains: Soy sinks to new lows as trade war seen swelling supply

Jul. 13, 2018 at 3:29 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce after hitting new lows on trade war fears

Jul. 12, 2018 at 5:38 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans end near decade low as trade war deepens

Jul. 11, 2018 at 6:28 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows on favourable weather

Jul. 10, 2018 at 4:34 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on China trade woes, good crop weather

Jul. 9, 2018 at 4:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures retreated on Monday, giving up more than half of their gains from a bargain-buying rally before the weekend as investors weighed the impact of reduced Chinese demand following Beijing’s tariffs on U.S. supplies. Improved growing conditions in the U.S. Midwest also weighed on […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy rises but fears persist over China trade fight

Jul. 6, 2018 at 3:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures surged on Friday as the market recovered a day after nearing a decade low on concerns over the escalating trade war with China. Prices climbed as the U.S. implemented tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese imports and Beijing said it would retaliate with […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans down as China tariffs loom

Jul. 5, 2018 at 3:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to contract lows and closed at their lowest in 2-1/2 years on Thursday ahead of a tit-for-tat trade tariff battle with China that is set to raise duties on U.S. shipments to the world’s top importer of the oilseed. Grains were higher, […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn gain on weather worries

Jul. 3, 2018 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rebounded on Tuesday from the steepest percentage decline in nearly a year during the previous trading session on worries about weather-reduced crops in several key production areas around the world. Corn futures bounced from the prior session’s contract lows on caution over stressful […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans down on trade war worry

Jul. 2, 2018 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed at their lowest level in more than two years on Monday while corn fell to fresh contract lows on strong U.S. crop prospects and worries about trade fights with China and other main export partners. Wheat also retreated as rising supplies from […]

By Karl Plume