Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Soy rebounds from one-year low

Apr. 12, 2017 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose nearly one per cent on Wednesday on bargain buying and short-covering, one day after a U.S. government forecast for record global soy inventories pushed the front contract to its lowest level in a year. Corn futures advanced as traders focused on uncertain […]

U.S. grains: Soy falls to one-year low

Apr. 11, 2017 at 8:28 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn firms on short-covering

Apr. 10, 2017 at 4:45 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn sags, soy posts longest weekly skid in 30 months

Apr. 7, 2017 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat falls in thin trade

Apr. 6, 2017 at 4:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound on Argentina rains

Apr. 5, 2017 at 6:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans rebounded on Wednesday from multi-month lows sparked a day earlier by fears of harvest delays in Argentina, while China’s return to the market after a holiday helped boost prices, analysts said. Corn and wheat followed the strength in soybeans, but rising stockpiles of corn-based […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans plumb new lows

Apr. 4, 2017 at 5:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade May soybean futures fell to their lowest level in a year on Tuesday, pressured by expectations for record-large U.S. plantings and a massive South American harvest, analysts said. Corn futures fell one per cent on profit-taking a day after reaching a three-week […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn at three-week high on U.S. area outlook

Apr. 3, 2017 at 5:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit a three-week high on Monday while soybeans set multi-month lows as traders continued to respond to a plantings forecast released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, analysts said. Wheat followed corn higher, supported by commodity funds covering short positions. “We’re still […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Soybean Field on the Edge of Small-Town Iowa

U.S. grains: Soy futures crumble after U.S. predicts record plantings

Mar. 31, 2017 at 5:08 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell to fresh five-month lows on Friday after federal crop forecasters said spring plantings would reach an all-time high above traders’ expectations. Farmers in arid Plains states, the Midwest and south are shifting to plant soybeans, instead of corn and wheat, as the crop provides […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip to five-month low ahead of USDA data

Mar. 30, 2017 at 4:28 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell to a five-month low on Thursday while corn and wheat weakened as traders adjusted positions ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture data that was expected to show abundant supplies of each crop. Prices for all three commodities eased in relatively subdued trading before Friday’s […]

By Michael Hirtzer