Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat drops, soy edges up after U.S. export sales data

Nov. 3, 2016 at 5:37 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday and soybean and corn prices rose slightly as markets took cues from U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales data, traders said. Export sales of 2.5 million tonnes of U.S. soybeans and 1.47 million tonnes of corn topped […]

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag ahead of USDA report, election

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on big U.S. crops

Nov. 1, 2016 at 5:56 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on short-covering

Oct. 31, 2016 at 5:32 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy eases on profit-taking after big weekly gains

Oct. 28, 2016 at 3:50 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on export sales, soymeal gains

Oct. 27, 2016 at 4:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures were narrowly higher on Thursday, reaching two-month peaks as they extended gains on the back of big export sales to China and as soymeal futures surged two per cent. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rose for the third straight session, while wheat […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-month high

Oct. 26, 2016 at 2:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and oilseed futures rose more than one per cent on Wednesday, lifted by investment fund buying and expectations for increased export demand as harvests neared completion, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures climbed to a two-month high. Soymeal futures surged […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn gain on short-covering

Oct. 25, 2016 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures were narrowly higher on Tuesday as traders covered short positions after prices for each crop fell to the lowest levels in more than a week. The dollar reversed lower after a nine-month high against a basket of currencies, further underpinning grain […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soy jumps on vegetable oils’ gains

Oct. 24, 2016 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a two-month high on Monday on brisk U.S. exports and rising prices for vegetable oils. Chicago Board of Trade wheat fell more than two per cent and corn futures one per cent, weighed down by spread trading tied to abundant global […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on technical buying

Oct. 21, 2016 at 5:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Friday on technical buying, bucking pressure from the harvest of a record-large U.S. soy crop and a strengthening dollar, analysts said. Corn also advanced while wheat fell, anchored by plentiful domestic and global stocks. At the CBOT, November […]

By Julie Ingwersen