Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 14-year peak in volatile trading

Mar. 2, 2022 at 5:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose by their daily limit to a 14-year high on Wednesday as the war in Ukraine raised major concerns about grain supplies that will be available from the Black Sea region. Corn futures reached their highest price since December 2012, […]

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle firm, live cattle ease as grain markets roiled

Mar. 2, 2022 at 5:05 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat limit up to 14-year peak

Mar. 1, 2022 at 6:52 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Organic price quotes: Late February

Mar. 1, 2022 at 5:31 pm CST

By OrganicBiz

Prairie drought could limit planted acres

Mar. 1, 2022 at 5:30 pm CST

By OrganicBiz

EU predicts pain for farmers, consumers from Ukraine crisis

Feb. 28, 2022 at 5:56 pm CST

Brussels | Reuters — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and EU sanctions on Moscow will prove painful for farmers, consumers, fertilizer makers and exporters of farm products, the European Commission warned on Monday. Michael Scannell, deputy director-general of the Commission’s agriculture division, said grain buyers should brace for higher prices given […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn limit up on Russia-Ukraine supply fears

Feb. 28, 2022 at 4:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures jumped by their daily limit on Monday, while wheat futures spiked after hitting 13-1/2-year highs on Friday on concerns that Russia’s attack against Ukraine will continue to disrupt grain shipments from the Black Sea region. Soy futures also rallied as […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat limit down as Ukraine conflict assessed

Feb. 25, 2022 at 7:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures tumbled on Friday in a profit-taking setback after peaking earlier at the highest level since mid-2008 as investors turned back to equities and traders assessed potential disruption to supplies from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Corn eased from Thursday’s eight-month peak, while soybeans slipped […]

By Karl Plume

Grain exporters tap EU supplies as war shuts Ukraine ports

Feb. 25, 2022 at 3:06 pm CST

Hamburg/Paris | Reuters — Grain exporters are looking for alternative sources of wheat and corn as a Russian invasion cuts off Ukrainian supplies, with European Union producers Romania and France being used to cover some nearby loadings, traders said Friday. The conflict has rattled grain markets, with European wheat futures […]

By Gus Trompiz Michael Hogan

Feed weekly outlook: Prices steady, but changes coming

Feb. 24, 2022 at 6:31 pm CST

MarketsFarm — With feed barley and wheat supplies on the verge of running out, prices remain firm, according to Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities in Lethbridge. “They’re on the positive side of stationary,” he said, noting prices could soon change following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. “With what’s […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm