Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans slump on technical selling

Dec. 19, 2017 at 5:08 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Tuesday for the ninth time in 10 sessions on technical selling and forecasts for crop-boosting rains in South America. Corn firmed on short-covering after touching contract lows, but prices remain capped by abundant supplies. Wheat futures ended mostly lower, with only […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink to three-month lows on Argentine rains

Dec. 18, 2017 at 6:03 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures ease

Dec. 15, 2017 at 2:45 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop, wheat firms, corn slips

Dec. 14, 2017 at 3:15 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy rebound on short-covering

Dec. 13, 2017 at 6:46 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag as South American crop prospects improve

Dec. 12, 2017 at 5:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell to a three-week low on Tuesday on improving weather in Argentina and rising estimates of Brazil’s soybean crop, while corn and wheat futures hit life-of-contract lows. CBOT January soybeans settled down 6-3/4 cents at $9.75-3/4 a bushel after dipping […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat down to contract lows

Dec. 11, 2017 at 5:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures fell to life-of-contract lows on Monday, anchored by plentiful global grain supplies, and soybeans sagged as forecasts called for beneficial rains in Argentina, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade March corn settled down 3-3/4 cents at $3.49 per bushel after hitting […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat hits contract lows

Dec. 8, 2017 at 4:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures eased to contract lows on Friday, capping a week of five straight days of declines that saw the market shed 4.6 per cent of its value. Soybean futures also were weaker while corn edged higher on a mild short-covering bounce. A forecast for […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: StatsCan data help drag wheat to contract lows

Dec. 7, 2017 at 3:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures slid to contract lows on Thursday, their fourth straight day of declines, on continued pressure from a Canadian report that showed harvest in that country was bigger than expected. The decline in wheat weighed on corn prices. Soybeans also fell, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy slump on technicals, commodities selloff

Dec. 6, 2017 at 6:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy prices fell on Wednesday, pressured by technical selling amid a broad downturn across many commodities as the dollar climbed. Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures eased from an earlier roughly four-month high while wheat futures declined for the third straight session, nearing […]

By Michael Hirtzer