Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Corn futures hit highest since June

Jan. 21, 2022 at 7:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rose to their highest in seven months on Friday as concerns about production in South America spurred demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Soybean futures eased from the seven-month top they hit on Thursday, succumbing to a round of profit […]

Organics face headwinds in 2022

Jan. 21, 2022 at 3:14 pm CST

By OrganicBiz

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally, corn flat, wheat falls

Jan. 20, 2022 at 4:49 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Feed weekly outlook: Status quo for now, but change coming

Jan. 20, 2022 at 4:26 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices up on hot weather, growing tensions

Jan. 19, 2022 at 6:00 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn rally to highest since December

Jan. 19, 2022 at 5:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged 3.6 per cent to their highest in more than three weeks on Wednesday, with traders focused on dry and cold weather in key growing areas of the Midwest and southern Plains. Weather concerns also boosted soybeans and corn as investors shrugged off […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as Russia-Ukraine tensions rise

Jan. 18, 2022 at 4:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures jumped 3.2 per cent on Tuesday, supported by concerns about rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine as well as cold weather that could threaten the crop in dry parts of the United States. “If there is a problem between Russia […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy eases on outlook for rain on South American crops

Jan. 14, 2022 at 7:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures slumped on Friday to their lowest price in more than a week under continued pressure from forecasts for rain in dry South American growing areas, analysts said. Soybean futures have retreated about three per cent since reaching July highs a […]

By Tom Polansek

Prairie cash wheat: Stronger crop prospects, loonie lower bids

Jan. 14, 2022 at 5:34 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s projected increases for domestic and worldwide wheat ending stocks, along with a strengthening Canadian dollar, brought pressure onto western Canadian wheat bids for the week ended Thursday. In its monthly world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) report on Wednesday, USDA showed a […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on South America weather forecasts

Jan. 13, 2022 at 6:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures tumbled on Thursday on expectations that rains forecast for dry crop-growing areas of South America may limit harvest losses, traders said. Weather forecasts show parched areas of Argentina, the world’s top exporter of processed soy and No. 2 producer of corn, […]

By Tom Polansek