Insights and Stories on Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices expected to hold firm

Nov. 24, 2022 at 6:15 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Feed prices on the Prairies are likely to remain steady through to the new year, according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. “I think the markets for now are to be flat,” he said, noting there has been talk in the market of 25 trains […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Renewed agreement puts pressure on corn, wheat

Nov. 23, 2022 at 4:35 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans, grains turn higher ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving

Nov. 23, 2022 at 3:33 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Futures slip on rail strike threat, EU wheat talk

Nov. 22, 2022 at 7:22 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat ease on firm U.S. dollar, export concerns

Nov. 21, 2022 at 6:07 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

AAFC report sees another series of tweaks

Nov. 21, 2022 at 5:40 pm CST

MarketsFarm — As expected, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) avoided making any major revisions to its November supply and demand estimates, waiting until Statistics Canada issues its next production report on Dec. 2. AAFC released its latest monthly report late Friday afternoon. While AAFC tweaked its November supply and demand […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy firms on bargain buying but posts weekly decline

Nov. 18, 2022 at 5:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday on bargain buying after a two-session slide, but still ended the week down about one per cent on uncertainty about demand from China, traders said. Wheat futures turned lower, retreating from early advances, with the benchmark December contract on the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Prairie cash wheat: Bids steady following Ukraine volatility

Nov. 18, 2022 at 1:55 pm CST

MarketsFarm — A roller-coaster type of week for grain markets, fuelled by the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, ended with slightly higher bids for western Canadian wheat for the week ended Thursday. As optimism grew over the renewal of Russia’s agreement to allow Ukrainian grain shipments on the Black […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat sags on Black Sea export deal extension

Nov. 17, 2022 at 6:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dropped to a 2-1/2-month low on Thursday after the United Nations announced an agreement to extend a grain corridor for exports from war-torn Ukraine. Soybean futures fell on worries about demand as top global buyer China struggles with COVID-19 lockdowns. But corn turned […]

By Julie Ingwersen

IGC makes small alterations to monthly report

Nov. 17, 2022 at 5:10 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There was very little in the way of changes in the November supply and demand report from the International Grain Council (IGC). The most notable alteration made by the London-based global organization was its four million-tonne reduction to 2022-23 wheat ending stocks, now at 282 million tonnes. The […]

By MarketsFarm