Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat hit one-month lows

Oct. 11, 2017 at 6:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures fell to one-month lows on Wednesday, a day ahead of monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that are expected to confirm big crops and plentiful global grain supplies, analysts said. Soybeans closed fractionally lower after a choppy session. Chicago Board of […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat end modestly lower

Oct. 10, 2017 at 6:06 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat nears four-week low on weak export demand

Oct. 9, 2017 at 4:28 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy hits one-week top

Oct. 6, 2017 at 7:06 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rise as harvest slows

Oct. 5, 2017 at 2:47 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy firm as farmer selling eases

Oct. 4, 2017 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose slightly on Wednesday, reflecting a slowdown in the Midwest harvest as rains stalled fieldwork and weak cash values discouraged farmer selling, analysts said. Wheat futures fell on technical selling and corn was modestly lower. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans settled up […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Minneapolis wheat trends lower, more losses likely

Oct. 3, 2017 at 7:29 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Spring wheat futures on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) are trading right above major support and are poised to keep moving lower, according to an analyst. The U.S. Department of Agriculture unexpectedly raised its estimate on the size of the U.S. spring wheat crop to 416.2 million […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-week low as harvest weighs

Oct. 3, 2017 at 5:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures sagged to their lowest level in nearly a week on Tuesday, pressured by the ongoing harvest and softening cash markets, analysts said. Soybeans ended lower after a choppy, seesaw session while wheat futures firmed in a light technical bounce following a three-session sell-off. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on big harvest forecasts

Oct. 2, 2017 at 5:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell by over one per cent on Monday on expectations of large harvests that should more than meet demand, adding to hefty inventories, traders said. Wheat futures also fell, with the spot Chicago Board of Trade contract nearing a two-week low, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat futures slide on larger-than-expected crop view

Sep. 29, 2017 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell Friday, with Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) spring wheat tumbling more than three per cent after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised traders by raising its estimate of the U.S. spring wheat crop, despite a summer drought. Soybean and corn futures rose roughly […]

By Julie Ingwersen