Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Soy weakens, corn gains ahead of USDA report

Mar. 29, 2017 at 2:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed lower on Wednesday, while corn and wheat prices edged higher as investors squared positions ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture plantings and grain stocks data on Friday, traders and analysts said. Soybean futures fell to the lowest levels since October and corn […]

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds after 2-1/2-month lows

Mar. 28, 2017 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall to fresh 2017 lows

Mar. 27, 2017 at 4:55 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans, corn fall

Mar. 24, 2017 at 4:56 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sink to new lows on plentiful supplies

Mar. 23, 2017 at 3:42 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Crop prospects drag on soybeans

Mar. 22, 2017 at 3:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures weakened on Wednesday, with prospects for bumper harvests in South America and record U.S. plantings weighing on the beaten-down market, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also closed in negative territory. Both grains have fallen for three days in a row. The outlook […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall to multi-week lows

Mar. 21, 2017 at 4:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dropped to their lowest level in more than six weeks on Tuesday, their second straight day of declines, as weather forecasts bolstered expectations for strong yields adding to already-abundant supplies in the coming weeks, traders said. Corn futures also fell, hitting their lowest […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on outlook for Plains rains

Mar. 20, 2017 at 6:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Monday, led lower by a 1.9 per cent drop in K.C. hard red winter wheat amid forecasts for improving weather for crop development in key U.S. growing areas. “The U.S. Plains were dry over the weekend, but the next precip(itation) chance […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures firm

Mar. 17, 2017 at 3:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures closed slightly higher on Friday, as their recent rally from multi-week lows ran out of steam in the absence of fresh fundamental news, traders said. Soybeans weakened, their ninth decline in 10 sessions as the market remained anchored by expectations of […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn climbs on export demand, technical rebound

Mar. 16, 2017 at 3:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures on Thursday climbed on better-than-expected weekly export sales data and bargain buying after the May contract hit a two-month low this week, analysts said. Soybeans also rebounded after lows set this week, while wheat finished flat. Chicago Board of Trade May corn settled […]

By Julie Ingwersen