Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on exports, mixed harvest results

Sep. 29, 2022 at 5:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures inched higher on Thursday, supported by strong export sales after lower trade much of the week as harvest progresses across the U.S. Midwest, though some farmers report lower-than-anticipated yields, analysts said. Corn and wheat eased ahead of Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) […]

U.S. grains: Wheat up on war worries

Sep. 28, 2022 at 6:04 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago.

CBOT weekly outlook: ‘Lots of moving parts’ in grain markets

Sep. 28, 2022 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on short-covering, Ukraine worries

Sep. 27, 2022 at 5:57 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans sag on recession fears

Sep. 26, 2022 at 7:47 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Canadian wheat, canola stocks projections revised higher

Sep. 26, 2022 at 7:16 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian wheat and canola ending stocks for the 2022-23 crop year are forecast to end up above earlier projections, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released late Friday. The updated estimates account for recent production and old-crop carryout numbers from Statistics Canada. Total wheat […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat joins broad commodities weakness

Sep. 23, 2022 at 6:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell about three per cent on Friday, joining a broad sell-off in commodity and equity markets tied to fears of an economic downturn that would dent demand, analysts said. Corn and soybean futures joined the weaker trend, pressured by recession fears and favorable […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Global wheat production rises, corn drops

Sep. 22, 2022 at 5:25 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The International Grains Council (IGC) in London raised its estimate of total world grain production for 2022-23 from its August report, with most of the increases coming in wheat. Overall, the IGC projected total production to reach 2.256 billion tonnes, adding eight million from last month. Most of […]

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat reaches two-month high on Ukraine worries

Sep. 22, 2022 at 5:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures set fresh two-month highs on Thursday, buoyed by risks of a deepening conflict in Ukraine and dry weather in crop areas of Argentina and the U.S. Plains, traders said. Commodity funds hold a net short position in Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S, grains: Wheat climbs as Ukraine war escalation feared

Sep. 21, 2022 at 6:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit their highest in more than two months on Wednesday on fears of an escalation in the Ukraine war that has disrupted crucial Black Sea grain exports, but pared gains as worries about the health of the global economy pressured the wider commodities […]

By Julie Ingwersen