Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

Oct. 13, 2016 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped about five per cent on Thursday as a flurry of export deals prompted funds to cover short positions, analysts said. Corn futures rose on short-covering and firm cash markets despite the ongoing U.S. harvest, while soybeans followed the higher trend. At the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Oct. 12, 2016 at 5:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell more than two per cent on Wednesday, the most in a month, while soybean and wheat futures also declined on expectations for record-large U.S. harvests and huge grain inventories. At the CBOT, December corn settled down 8-1/2 cents at […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Oct. 11, 2016 at 5:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures firmed on Tuesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of a monthly U.S. government crop report, traders said. Soybeans settled nearly flat, paring early advances. But all three markets were able to withstand pressure from weaker energy markets and a stronger dollar, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Oct. 10, 2016 at 7:30 am CDT

Paris/Singapore | Reuters –– Chicago wheat futures rose on Monday, snapping a two-session fall, as dry weather in some U.S. and European wheat belts stirred concern in a market that has been weighed down by the prospect of record global supplies this season. Soybeans lost more ground as U.S. farmers […]

By Gus Trompiz, Naveen Thukral

Oct. 7, 2016 at 5:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures weakened on Friday on forecasts for dry weather in the Midwest that will allow farmers to pick up the pace of what is expected to be a record harvest of both crops, traders said. Wheat futures also eased as investors squared […]

By Mark Weinraub