Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

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 […]

U.S. grains: Wheat sets two-week high

Jun. 29, 2018 at 8:22 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans sink to 1-1/2 week lows

Jun. 28, 2018 at 8:04 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Bargain buying lifts CBOT wheat

Jun. 27, 2018 at 6:27 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat slides as harvest progresses

Jun. 26, 2018 at 6:17 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans lower on trade row

Jun. 25, 2018 at 8:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell about two per cent on Monday on generally favourable Midwest crop weather and worries about trade with China, the world’s biggest soy importer, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also declined. July soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade settled down […]

By Julie Ingwersen P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall for fourth week over trade tensions

Jun. 22, 2018 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures posted losses for the fourth straight week on worries about the escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and China, although prices rose for the day on Friday as some traders covered short positions. Soybeans ended 1.2 per cent lower on the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on global crop worries

Jun. 21, 2018 at 3:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed for a second straight day on Thursday on bargain buying following the market’s recent drop and on a weather-reduced wheat crop in Russia, the world’s top exporter. Corn followed wheat higher, underpinned by concerns that heavy rains and flooding in parts of […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy futures consolidate day after 10-year low

Jun. 20, 2018 at 5:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures ended nearly flat on Wednesday, consolidating one day after the front soybean contract plunged to a near 10-year low on trade tensions and favorable Midwest crop weather, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose more than two per cent […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy nears 10-year low on trade row, weather

Jun. 19, 2018 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures plunged to their lowest level in nearly a decade on Tuesday as escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China, the world’s biggest soy buyer, prompted fund-driven selling, analysts said. Corn and wheat followed broad declines in the commodity sector. Favourable weather in […]

By Julie Ingwersen