Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Soy hits six-week low on South American prospects

Jan. 3, 2017 at 5:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a six-week low on Tuesday on improving South American crop prospects and uncertainty about export demand from China, analysts said. Corn rose on technical buying and expectations that commodity index funds will buy grain next week as they rebalance portfolios. Wheat […]

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn prices sag in 2016 as record supply weighs

Dec. 30, 2016 at 1:06 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn climb as dollar softens; soybeans drift lower

Dec. 29, 2016 at 4:37 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy retreat in technical year-end trade

Dec. 28, 2016 at 4:06 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. wheat farmers fret over failing market hedges as incomes slump

Dec. 28, 2016 at 3:29 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans, grains slip to big weekly losses

Dec. 23, 2016 at 1:39 pm CST

Winnipeg/Reuters – Soybeans, corn and wheat prices slipped on Friday in a shortened trading session before the Christmas holiday and registered big weekly losses, weighed down by hefty global supplies. Chicago wheat futures fell to contract lows, also pressured by warming U.S. temperatures that eased crop damage concerns, while soybeans […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit new one-month low as rains head for Argentina

Dec. 22, 2016 at 4:41 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell to a new one-month low below $10 a bushel on Thursday as forecasts for rain in Argentina dampened concerns about dryness hurting production there. Losses also hit other agricultural markets with corn and wheat futures approaching three-week lows and soybean oil setting a four-week […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise from one-month low

Dec. 21, 2016 at 3:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday as the market rebounded from its lowest level in nearly a month amid lingering concerns about risks from unfavourable crop weather in South America. Corn and wheat futures hit their lowest levels in more than two weeks under pressure from […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans stumble on South America’s crop prospects

Dec. 20, 2016 at 4:30 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. soybean futures tumbled to a nearly one-month low on Tuesday, as rain in Argentina’s dry crop belts kept South America on track for a bumper harvest. Chicago corn and wheat also ticked lower, under pressure from a stronger U.S. dollar and technical selling. The most active soybean […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soy, corn weaker on Argentina rains, profit-taking

Dec. 19, 2016 at 5:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures eased on Monday, weighed down by profit-taking and expectations for more crop-friendly rainfall in Argentina. Wheat futures retraced early gains despite bitter cold temperatures in the U.S. which left dormant plants vulnerable to damage. Chicago Board of Trade soybeans notched […]

By Michael Hirtzer