Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat up as crop ratings, Russia news spur short-covering

Nov. 21, 2017 at 5:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rose on Tuesday as a decline in U.S. crop ratings and news of radioactive pollution in the Ural mountains triggered a round of short-covering and concern about wheat exports from Russia, the world’s top supplier. Corn and soybean futures closed little changed after […]

U.S. grains: Wheat falls as dollar firms; vegoils drop on India import tax

Nov. 20, 2017 at 3:42 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn up nearly 2 pct on short-covering; soy, wheat climb

Nov. 17, 2017 at 4:41 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn sinks to contract lows

Nov. 16, 2017 at 6:53 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on seasonal strength, bullish soyoil data

Nov. 15, 2017 at 6:27 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn hits one-year low as harvest nears end

Nov. 14, 2017 at 3:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dropped 1.4 per cent to a one-year low on Tuesday, pressured by ample supplies from the nearly completed harvest of the second-largest domestic corn crop on record, traders said. Soybeans declined, following corn lower, as improving crop weather in South America added to […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy hits one-month low

Nov. 14, 2017 at 4:05 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in a month on Monday, pressured by improving crop weather in South America and chart-based selling, with the benchmark January contract falling through several key moving averages, analysts said. Wheat fell in technical moves amid a lack of news, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat firm in light recovery after USDA reports

Nov. 10, 2017 at 4:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn and soy futures firmed on Friday in a light technical bounce one day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released larger-than-expected yield estimates for both crops. Wheat futures rose on short-covering, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade December corn futures settled up 2 cents […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn hits new lows after USDA projects record U.S. yield

Nov. 9, 2017 at 3:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures plunged to contract lows on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected a bigger-than-expected 2017 U.S. harvest because of a record-large average yield that topped even the highest trade forecasts. Soybeans also dropped as the USDA left its 2017 yield outlook unchanged […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Winter wheat mixed; corn, soy firm ahead of USDA report

Nov. 8, 2017 at 3:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. winter wheat futures ended mixed on Wednesday while soybeans and corn closed slightly higher as traders squared positions ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture crop supply and demand report due out on Thursday, traders said. Short covering buoyed corn and wheat late in […]

By Karl Plume