Insights and Stories on Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Corn is king at feedlots to end 2021

Dec. 23, 2021 at 3:12 pm CST

MarketsFarm — As the holidays approach and 2021 comes to a close, there was little trading activity on feed grain markets, according to Allen Pirness, senior trader at Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “The offers are still quite a bit higher than the bids. But there hasn’t been a lot […]

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures extend rally

Dec. 22, 2021 at 5:31 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn up, but highs may not last

Dec. 22, 2021 at 1:49 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans hit summertime-level highs

Dec. 21, 2021 at 4:55 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

AAFC adjusts grain, oilseed balance sheets slightly

Dec. 20, 2021 at 6:04 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Winter wheat futures rise on demand, crop woes

Dec. 20, 2021 at 5:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. winter wheat futures rose on Monday on global demand and concerns about poor crop weather in America’s Plains region, while concerns about unfavourable dryness in parts of South America helped lift U.S. soy futures, analysts said. Traders focused on weather conditions after crop observers in […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy, corn set multi-month highs

Dec. 17, 2021 at 7:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed higher on Friday, hitting a 2-1/2 month top on worries about South American crop weather coupled with chart-based buying, traders said. Corn futures set a four-month high near $6 a bushel and wheat followed the firm trend (all figures US$). Chicago Board […]

By Reuters

Prairie cash wheat: Bids show small gains

Dec. 17, 2021 at 10:18 am CST

MarketsFarm — Growing drought concerns in the U.S. and improved export numbers led to higher bids for western Canadian wheat for the week ended Thursday. However, a mid-week selloff on the futures market held back some gains. The southern U.S. Plains, which are a growing area for hard red winter […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Bids high, but limited supplies mean little moving

Dec. 16, 2021 at 8:54 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices in Western Canada remain at very high levels heading into the New Year, but little is actually trading as feedlots fill up with cheaper corn from the U.S. “The volume trading of Canadian feed grains has dropped significantly,” said Jim Beusekom, of Market Place Commodities […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit three-week top as soyoil climbs

Dec. 16, 2021 at 8:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures touched a three-week top on Thursday as soyoil futures rose two per cent and hit their highest in a week on signs of tightening U.S. vegetable oil supplies and fresh export demand, traders said. Wheat futures rose by nearly two per cent, bouncing […]

By Julie Ingwersen