Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans close firm despite trade threats

Apr. 6, 2018 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday, with traders shrugging off rhetoric about escalations in a trade war between China and the U.S. to focus on fresh export deals. China warned on Friday it was fully prepared to respond with a “fierce counter strike” of fresh trade […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as market digests Chinese tariff threat

Apr. 5, 2018 at 8:24 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy, corn tumble as China slaps tariffs on imports

Apr. 4, 2018 at 4:05 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat surges as USDA says crop conditions worst since 2002

Apr. 3, 2018 at 5:36 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on plentiful stocks, trade tensions

Apr. 2, 2018 at 8:25 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soy soar on bullish USDA plantings forecast

Mar. 29, 2018 at 8:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped nearly four per cent on Thursday and soybeans surged more than two per cent after the U.S. Department of Agriculture stunned traders by projecting a year-on-year decline in soybean plantings and a larger-than-expected drop in corn acres. Chicago Board of Trade wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat hits two-month low

Mar. 28, 2018 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dipped to two-month lows on Wednesday as improving weather for developing crops in the drought-hit southern Plains put the focus back on ample world supplies, traders said. Corn and soybean futures closed lower after a choppy session as traders squared positions a day […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat down on better weather, positioning ahead of USDA

Mar. 27, 2018 at 6:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures declined on Tuesday as rains in the Southern Plains breadbasket boosted prospects for the region’s drought-hit winter wheat crop, analysts said. Soybean futures fell while corn closed flat in light volume ahead of key data due this week from the U.S. Department of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week high as trade fears ease

Mar. 26, 2018 at 6:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures touched one-week highs on Monday as fears eased that a trade war with China will take a bite out of crop exports. The markets ultimately closed lower on technical selling and profit-taking, analysts said. However, traders were breathing easier after China’s […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans end lower in volatile session

Mar. 23, 2018 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed mostly lower on Friday after a wild session that saw the May soybean contract tumble to its lowest in over a month on worries about trade tensions, only to pare losses and briefly turn higher in late moves as soymeal soared. Corn […]

By Julie Ingwersen