Insights and Stories on Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: More corn, oats in feed rations

Nov. 17, 2022 at 5:06 pm CST

MarketsFarm — As prices for feed barley and wheat increase, more feedlots are turning to corn, according to Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. at Edmonton. “A lot of places are switching to corn. The desirability of feed barley has been coming down,” she said. “So it will be interesting […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans follow soybean oil lower

Nov. 16, 2022 at 5:49 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Cordonnier sees little change in U.S. corn, soy yields

Nov. 16, 2022 at 3:45 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn up on reports of Russian missiles hitting Poland

Nov. 15, 2022 at 5:47 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Fund position switches to net long in canola

Nov. 14, 2022 at 6:19 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn end lower as crude oil sags

Nov. 14, 2022 at 5:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean and corn futures fell on Monday on spillover pressure from crude oil along with uncertainty about export demand for U.S. supplies of both crops, analysts said. But wheat futures rose on signs of global export demand while traders continued to monitor prospects for the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy futures up on China COVID curbs, weakening U.S. dollar

Nov. 12, 2022 at 2:59 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat, corn and soybeans rose on Friday, underpinned by strong commodities and equities markets, as well as hopes that China’s easing of COVID-19 restrictions could boost demand. Soybeans bounced on hopes that China’s move to ease some COVID-19 curbs might spur economic activity, potentially boosting […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Feed weekly outlook: Grain supplies good, freight costs higher

Nov. 10, 2022 at 6:20 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There are still sufficient supplies of feed barley and wheat to be had on the Canadian Prairies — but there are issues with getting that feed from point to point, according to Erin Harakal, senior trader at Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. “I do think there are enough […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Chicago futures slide on profit taking, slumping dollar

Nov. 10, 2022 at 5:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures all fell on Thursday as investors across the board sought to take profits amid global supply questions, even as the U.S. dollar tumbled on news that U.S consumer prices rose less than expected in October, traders said. The monthly U.S. […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

CBOT weekly outlook: Rising U.S. corn, soy yields ‘a little surprising’

Nov. 9, 2022 at 7:22 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Updated estimates in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply/demand report, released Wednesday, saw larger than expected increases to soybean and corn yield estimates in the country. However, that data did little to move the markets, with the commodities likely stuck in a sideways range for the time […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin