Insights and Stories on Wheat

Early USDA forecast points to record-large 2022 soybean crop

Feb. 24, 2022 at 6:20 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Farmers in the U.S. could grow a record-large soybean crop in 2022, according to early predictions from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released at their annual Agricultural Outlook Forum (AOF) on Thursday. The government agency forecast soybean plantings in the country at 88 million acres, which would be […]

U.S. grains: Wheat limit up after Russia invades Ukraine

Feb. 24, 2022 at 6:09 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Ukraine shuts ports as conflict threatens grain supplies

Feb. 24, 2022 at 4:56 pm CST

By Gleb Stolyarov Natalia Zinets Polina Devitt

CBOT weekly outlook: Russia-Ukraine tensions fuelling rallies

Feb. 23, 2022 at 6:16 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans touch nine-year peaks

Feb. 23, 2022 at 4:48 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Saskatchewan forage rainfall insurance to adjust for hot spells

Feb. 22, 2022 at 8:16 pm CST

Saskatchewan forage and corn growers whose crops are insured against below-normal rainfall can expect a beneficial bump starting this year if those crops get cooked in high heat. The Saskatchewan and federal governments on Tuesday announced details for their 2022 crop insurance program — under which average coverage is expected […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Rising Russia-Ukraine tensions stoke rallies

Feb. 22, 2022 at 3:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures surged six per cent on Tuesday in the steepest daily jump in 3-1/2 years while corn rallied three per cent on worries that an escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine could disrupt grain flows from the key Black Sea export […]

By Karl Plume

Prairie cash wheat: Red spring up, durum pulls back

Feb. 18, 2022 at 6:52 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Prairies during the week ended Thursday saw increases for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) and declines for durum (CWAD). The Russia-Ukraine border crisis spurred a good part of the increases in U.S. wheat markets. The ongoing threat of […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures extend winning streak

Feb. 18, 2022 at 6:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures rose for the third day in a row on Friday on concerns about harvests in Brazil and Argentina limiting production. Wheat futures were mixed, with concerns about potential Russian aggression against Ukraine disrupting the shipment of wheat from […]

By Mark Weinraub

Feed weekly outlook: Big demand lacking for barley, wheat

Feb. 17, 2022 at 7:00 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley have swung a little higher over the last week — but it’s not due to feedlots needing a lot of the cereal, according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. Barley prices, he said, were $420-$424 per tonne delivered into Lethbridge, with […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm