Insights and Stories on Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Market watching new-crop weather

May. 12, 2022 at 7:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With excessive moisture in the eastern Prairies and persistent drought in southern Alberta, uncertainty over new-crop grain production is keeping some caution in the feed market. The spot market is relatively steady as the market waits for a better picture on this year’s growing conditions. “A lot of […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets react to USDA supply/demand estimates

May. 12, 2022 at 7:18 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheats up on ‘indisputably bullish’ cuts to harvest estimates

May. 12, 2022 at 6:29 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Mildew scrapped as grading factor for No. 3 wheats

May. 12, 2022 at 12:57 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Supply worries, weather spur rallies

May. 11, 2022 at 3:41 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

India sells record 1.4 million tonnes of wheat in April

May. 11, 2022 at 9:13 am CDT

New Delhi | Reuters — India exported a record 1.4 million tonnes of wheat in April, four trade sources said, providing some relief to grain markets as buyers scramble for alternatives to Black Sea supplies hit hard by the war in Ukraine. April is the first month of the fiscal […]

By Mayank Bhardwaj rajendra-jadhav

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm after planting-inspired decline

May. 10, 2022 at 5:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures edged up on Tuesday, a day after sliding on macroeconomic worries, as traders assessed U.S. planting progress. Wheat traded near even, pressured by recent rainfall across the U.S. Great Plains, though global supply concerns underpinned the market, while corn traded near even, supported […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Ukraine calls for moves to unblock ports, prevent global food crisis

May. 9, 2022 at 7:25 pm CDT

Kyiv | Reuters — Ukraine’s president called on the international community on Monday to take immediate steps to end a Russian blockade of his country’s ports to allow wheat exports and prevent a global food crisis. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made his comments in an online post after speaking to European […]

By Pavel Polityuk

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on expected planting progress

May. 9, 2022 at 4:31 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell on Monday to five-week lows as warmer U.S. weather expedited planting progress, deflating fears of added soybean acres and further cuts to corn plantings, traders said. Wheat remained underpinned by dry conditions in the U.S. and French growing belts, reinforcing global supply […]

By Christopher Walljasper

StatsCan reports sharp decline in field crop stocks

May. 6, 2022 at 6:14 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s report on the country’s principal field crop stocks, released Friday, reflects an ever-tightening supply brought on by last year’s drought. With the exception of corn and soybeans, all of the crops listed suffered a supply decline of at least 10 per cent compared to the year […]

By Adam Peleshaty