Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-month high on exports

Mar. 13, 2018 at 9:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to a seven-month high on Tuesday, buoyed by robust export demand amid drought conditions in No. 3 global shipper Argentina, traders said. Soybeans also rose as rains forecast this week in Argentina were likely to provide only limited relief for soy and […]

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy turn higher on technical buying

Mar. 12, 2018 at 5:18 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy drop in technical sell-off

Mar. 9, 2018 at 5:44 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn at seven-month high on smaller stockpiles

Mar. 8, 2018 at 4:13 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy tick lower ahead of USDA report

Mar. 7, 2018 at 6:44 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat eases on stable crop conditions after price surge

Mar. 6, 2018 at 5:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. winter wheat futures fell on Tuesday as crop conditions stabilized in the dry Plains growing region and buying interest waned following a surge that brought prices to an eight-week high last week, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade May wheat futures eased 2-1/4 cents to […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans firm

Mar. 5, 2018 at 6:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures edged higher on Monday, with some wheat contracts rising more than one per cent as weather forecasts showed little rain relief for dry wheat crops in the Plains or drought-affected grain belts in major exporter Argentina. Global benchmark Chicago Board of […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on profit-taking

Mar. 2, 2018 at 4:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank 3.2 per cent on Friday, following a six-day rally that had pushed prices to their highest in 7-1/2 months, traders said. “This has just been a fantastic week of gains,” said Bill Gentry, a broker at Risk Management Commodities. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybean futures rally

Mar. 1, 2018 at 4:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose for the sixth day in a row on Thursday, with new forecasts calling for extended dryness in the U.S. Plains pushing prices to fresh 7-1/2-month highs, traders said. Soybean futures rallied to a 13-month high on signs of strong export data. Parched […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat notches fifth day of gains

Feb. 28, 2018 at 4:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures jumped 3.3 per cent on Wednesday to their highest level in more than seven months, breaking through key technical barriers on support from concerns about crop development in the U.S. Plains, traders said. The gains in the […]

By Mark Weinraub