Insights and Stories on Wheat

ICE weekly outlook: ‘Meltdown’ not yet on canola market radar

Jun. 1, 2022 at 5:15 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — There’s more to the sharp decline in U.S. wheat and corn futures than the possibility of Ukrainian exports returning to the global market along with the massive liquidation of longs, according to analyst Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary. “My theory with what is going on is […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Fund liquidation weighs on grains, oilseeds

Jun. 1, 2022 at 5:08 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat drops as Russia considers Ukrainian grain exports

May. 31, 2022 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Prairie cash wheat: Talk of Black Sea corridor weighs on week’s bids

May. 27, 2022 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean, wheat futures up ahead of holiday

May. 27, 2022 at 6:52 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Rainy forecast pushes soy to three-month high

May. 26, 2022 at 4:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied 2.7 per cent to a three-month high on Thursday as the latest weather forecasts for key northern growing areas turned wet again, threatening to add further delays to planting that was already well behind schedule, traders said. Corn futures were weaker on […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybean, wheat futures fall

May. 25, 2022 at 5:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by weather forecasts that will allow farmers to make good progress on the end of their planting tasks as well as concerns about demand from China. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures also were weaker, with the market setting […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices likely to trend downward

May. 25, 2022 at 12:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With weather in the U.S. becoming more favourable for spring planting, combined with other factors, prices on the Chicago Board of Trade CBOT) are expected to push lower, according to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers at Barrington, Ill. “If you’re getting it planted and it rains, the […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn futures touch six-week low

May. 24, 2022 at 5:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dropped 1.8 per cent to a six-week low on Tuesday, pressured by a government report that farmers have made good progress in their much delayed planting tasks during the past week, traders said. “This is likely to ease previous concerns that the delays […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat firms ahead of USDA conditions report

May. 23, 2022 at 3:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Monday, snapping a three-session losing streak on a round of bargain buying as traders waited for the latest assessment about crop health. “It is just a bounce back from the bashing it took last week,” said Tom Fritz, commodity broker at […]

By Mark Weinraub