Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Soy up for fourth session on Argentina crop concerns

Jan. 18, 2017 at 6:51 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday for a fourth straight session, notching a six-month high on worries that recent heavy rains could damage crops in Argentina. Wheat and corn closed lower on a round of profit-taking after multi-month highs. Chicago Board of Trade March soybeans settled […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans set six-month top

Jan. 17, 2017 at 5:15 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend rally

Jan. 13, 2017 at 5:48 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy up as USDA lowers crop, stocks estimates

Jan. 12, 2017 at 7:19 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week low on Plains forecasts

Jan. 11, 2017 at 3:59 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn weak as traders await USDA report

Jan. 10, 2017 at 3:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures firmed on Tuesday, recovering from weakness in overnight trading on technical buying amid lingering concerns about weather in key South American growing regions. Corn eased as traders staked out positions ahead of the release of key U.S. Agriculture Department supply […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat rise

Jan. 9, 2017 at 5:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Monday, settling up one per cent on some concerns about rain in parts of Argentina curtailing crop production from the world’s third largest exporter of the oilseed, traders said. Wheat futures also closed higher, with prices firming to their highest since […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Exports pressure corn, soybeans

Jan. 6, 2017 at 2:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Friday on signs of weakening demand for U.S. exports as the South American harvest nears, traders said. Wheat futures also dropped, pressured by a round of profit-taking after K.C. hard red winter wheat hit a 4-1/2-month […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps as U.S. dollar falls

Jan. 5, 2017 at 5:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures rose 1.6 per cent to their highest in nearly six weeks on Thursday on a round of short-covering after weakening overnight, traders said. Corn also firmed, extending its winning streak to five days. Strength in wheat lent support to the yellow grain while […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on bargain buying

Jan. 4, 2017 at 4:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.9 per cent on Wednesday on a round of bargain buying following three straight days of declines that pushed the benchmark contract to its lowest since mid-November, traders said. Corn futures rose for the fourth session in a row as investors staked […]

By Mark Weinraub