Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat fall as weather rally fizzles

Jan. 4, 2018 at 3:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, with traders locking in profits from three straight days of gains after forecasts boosted the prospects for rain in Argentina. Wheat futures also dropped on profit-taking, but ongoing concerns about crop damage in key growing areas of the United States […]

U.S. grains: Wheat futures extend rally as cold threatens crops

Jan. 3, 2018 at 3:21 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

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U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as temperatures fall; corn, soy firm

Jan. 2, 2018 at 4:17 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans end 2017 down four per cent

Dec. 29, 2017 at 5:04 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to four-month low

Dec. 28, 2017 at 5:53 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat up more than one per cent

Dec. 27, 2017 at 4:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed more than one per cent on Wednesday while corn was higher for the sixth straight session as technical buying and end-of-year positioning buoyed grain prices, traders and analysts said. Soybean futures turned lower on the Chicago Board of Trade after an earlier […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on short-covering, Argentina’s weather

Dec. 26, 2017 at 7:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose about one per cent on Tuesday, notching their second straight session of gains, as investors bought back short positions amid extended forecasts for warm and dry weather in Argentina, traders said. Corn futures were narrowly higher and wheat slightly lower at the […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn, soy up on short-covering

Dec. 22, 2017 at 3:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Friday for the first time in seven sessions in a short-covering bounce, but remained near three-month lows as forecast rain in Argentina eased concern about a potential supply risk. Corn was slightly higher on short-covering ahead of the Christmas holiday […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans at three-month low

Dec. 21, 2017 at 5:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a three-month low on Thursday, the sixth straight session of declines, on pressure from easing vegetable oil prices and improving crop weather in South America. Wheat and corn futures both were the highest in more than a week, with prices notching […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on frigid weather

Dec. 20, 2017 at 4:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rebounded on Wednesday to notch a 1-1/2-week high on worries about frigid weather across the Wheat Belt that threatens to damage crops lacking protective snow cover. Corn also rose on spillover support from wheat and as traders covered short positions following recent contract […]

By Karl Plume