Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on short-covering ahead of weekend

Nov. 18, 2016 at 3:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose about one per cent on Friday as dry weather and expectations of a drop in U.S. wheat plantings prompted short-covering ahead of the weekend, analysts said. Corn and soybeans also firmed in largely technical moves. Chicago Board of Trade December wheat settled […]

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on acreage view, short-covering

Nov. 17, 2016 at 3:29 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat as traders eye rising stockpiles

Nov. 16, 2016 at 4:03 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn and wheat up as crude oil soars

Nov. 15, 2016 at 5:45 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat down as U.S. dollar pressures commodities

Nov. 14, 2016 at 3:55 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rebound on technical buying; wheat lower

Nov. 10, 2016 at 4:20 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rallied on Thursday, rebounding on technical buying after the previous session’s steep losses, while corn edged higher and wheat lower in choppy trading as the dollar rose, traders said. All three commodities pared earlier gains, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly forecast on Wednesday […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-month low after USDA raises harvest estimate

Nov. 9, 2016 at 3:46 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. corn futures slid on Wednesday to their lowest level in almost a month and soybean futures weakened after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its domestic harvest estimates from already record-high levels. In a monthly report, the USDA said farmers will grow 15.226 billion bushels of corn […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn climb on fund-driven buying

Nov. 8, 2016 at 3:35 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday as fresh capital flowed into grain and oilseed markets a day ahead of a monthly government crop report and ahead of the results of the U.S. presidential election, analysts said. Corn futures jumped two per cent to a one-week high and wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: U.S. soybeans extend gains on export demand, grains ease

Nov. 7, 2016 at 4:04 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose for the third straight session on Monday, boosted by robust export demand, while wheat and corn futures eased due to caution ahead of Tuesday’s U.S. elections and a key supply-demand report. Chicago Board of Trade soybean and soymeal prices each gained nearly 1 percent […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat edge higher on fund buying ahead of USDA report

Nov. 4, 2016 at 10:00 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean, wheat and corn futures were slightly higher on Friday, boosted by light investment fund buying ahead of next week’s presidential election and U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly supply and demand data, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell sharply for the week, despite […]

By Michael Hirtzer