Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on weaker U.S. dollar

Jun. 16, 2022 at 7:04 pm CDT

Indianapolis | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat climbed on Thursday, supported by a weaker dollar and continued uncertainty as Ukraine attempts to move grain exports through the Black Sea. Corn and soybeans firmed as hot, dry weather across the U.S. Midwest threatened to stress recently-planted crops. The most-active […]

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. interest rate decision could shake futures

Jun. 15, 2022 at 7:07 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat eases on harvest pressure

Jun. 15, 2022 at 6:09 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Russia’s war may deprive world of three Ukrainian wheat harvests, minister says

Jun. 15, 2022 at 4:11 pm CDT

By Pavel Polityuk

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week low as financial markets drop

Jun. 14, 2022 at 4:11 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures slide in broad sell-off

Jun. 13, 2022 at 8:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Monday as broad-based selling and pressure from losses in other markets overshadowed concerns about unfavourable crop weather, analysts said. Global stocks and government bonds plunged and the dollar hit two-decade highs as red-hot U.S. inflation stoked worries about even […]

By Tom Polansek

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat up, durum pulls back

Jun. 10, 2022 at 6:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies were mixed during the week ended Thursday. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats incurred moderate gains, as Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) fell back. Good upticks in the U.S. wheat complex fueled price increases in Western […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans down off Thursday’s near-record high

Jun. 10, 2022 at 5:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended weaker on Friday on profit-taking, after rallying close to an all-time high on strong U.S. export demand and supply concerns. Supply uncertainty remained, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut its estimates for 2021-22 domestic ending stocks by about […]

By Tom Polansek

June USDA report includes few changes or surprises

Jun. 10, 2022 at 5:00 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — There were only a handful of major changes in the monthly supply and demand report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “I thought it was neutral to a little bit friendly,” said Terry Reilly, grains analyst with Futures International in Chicago. Perhaps most notable were […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Prices slip slightly

Jun. 9, 2022 at 6:39 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — There has been scant movement in feed grain prices over the last week, according to Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton, who noted demand has backed off a little. Buyers have stepped away following rains throughout much of the province, including the drought-stricken south. In turn, […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm