Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn weaken after strong start

Oct. 25, 2017 at 4:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures eased on Wednesday on a round of profit taking after prices firmed to 2-1/2 week highs during the session. “The wheat market has had trouble with the 50-day moving average since the middle of September, and today was no different,” […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as harvest speeds up

Oct. 24, 2017 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn post short-covering rally

Oct. 23, 2017 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag under weight of harvest

Oct. 20, 2017 at 6:45 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn firm on export demand

Oct. 19, 2017 at 6:07 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat down on weak export demand

Oct. 18, 2017 at 7:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell for a third straight day on Wednesday, pressured by plentiful global supplies and strong competition for export business, especially from Russia, traders said. Corn fell, following wheat, and soybeans also declined after a choppy session. Chicago Board of Trade December wheat settled […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy futures weaken on improving weather

Oct. 17, 2017 at 4:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the second day in a row on Tuesday, pressured by improving weather for harvest in the U.S. Midwest as well as rain forecasts that will boost early crop development in Brazil, traders said. “We are leaking lower,” said Brian Rydlund, a […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop below $10 on profit-taking

Oct. 16, 2017 at 6:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures weakened on Monday, dipping below the US$10-per-bushel threshold the market hit for the first time in 2-1/2 months last week. “Soybeans are lower, giving back some of last week’s gains on profit taking,” Farm Futures analyst Bryce Knorr said in […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Front-month soy tops US$10

Oct. 13, 2017 at 5:24 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — U.S. spot soybean futures closed above US$10 a bushel on Friday, the highest in 2-1/2 months, on follow-through buying a day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its estimate of the U.S. average soy yield, analysts said. Corn futures rose on a bigger-than-expected weekly […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans jump after USDA cuts yield estimate

Oct. 12, 2017 at 6:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures jumped to a 2-1/2-month high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its U.S. soybean yield estimate in a monthly report, bucking trade expectations for a slight increase. Corn futures followed soybeans higher, rallying after front-month December set a contract low, […]

By Julie Ingwersen