Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn climb on bargain-buying

Jun. 5, 2018 at 7:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures closed higher Tuesday on a technical bounce a day after the spot July contract neared a two-week low, and on worries about dry weather in the Black Sea crop region, analysts said. Corn also advanced, rebounding from a two-month low, while soybeans closed […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slide on crop weather, trade jitters

Jun. 4, 2018 at 6:48 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn sags on long liquidation, favourable crop conditions

Jun. 1, 2018 at 8:09 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans turn lower on trade tensions

May. 31, 2018 at 8:49 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats on profit-taking, weather

May. 30, 2018 at 6:56 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on renewed U.S.-China trade tension

May. 29, 2018 at 5:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell about 1.5 per cent on Tuesday, with the front contract at times dropping below US$4 a bushel as U.S. trade tensions with China re-emerged, analysts said. Wheat turned lower after climbing to multi-month highs, and soybeans also slipped. Chicago Board of Trade […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on dry weather fears

May. 25, 2018 at 8:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped more than two per cent on Friday and ended the week up nearly five per cent as worries about dry weather in key global production regions fueled short-covering and speculative buying. Soybeans advanced for the fifth time in six sessions on renewed […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat hits 10-month high on weather, turns lower

May. 24, 2018 at 7:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures eased from 10-month peaks on Thursday as profit-taking eroded early gains stemming from dry weather in the U.S. Plains and other major growing areas around the world. Soybeans slipped from three-week highs as hedge-related selling offset earlier support from signs of renewed export […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on hopes for renewed demand from China

May. 23, 2018 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures scaled to a 2-1/2-week high on Wednesday as signs of renewed Chinese demand for U.S. exports lifted prices for a fourth straight session. Corn reached a 9-1/2 month peak on concerns about planting and early crop development due to adverse weather, while wheat […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on Plains dryness, technical buying

May. 22, 2018 at 6:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged nearly three per cent on Tuesday on technical buying and crop production concerns due to dry weather in the U.S. Plains wheat belt and other major production areas around the globe. Corn futures advanced on spillover support from wheat, while soybeans advanced […]

By Karl Plume