Insights and Stories on Wheat

Son of India government minister arrested, accused of killing farmers

Oct. 12, 2021 at 6:48 pm CDT

Lucknow | Reuters — Ashish Mishra, son of junior home minister Ajay Mishra Teni, has been arrested on accusations he ran over and killed four protesting farmers last week, a senior police official said. The farmers, killed on Oct. 3 in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, were part of […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans touch last December’s lows

Oct. 12, 2021 at 4:02 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on expectations for bearish production report

Oct. 11, 2021 at 8:06 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn weak, awaiting export news

Oct. 8, 2021 at 7:33 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures rise

Oct. 7, 2021 at 3:46 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. corn, soybean carryovers could increase

Oct. 6, 2021 at 5:24 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Ahead of the next supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), expectations are for corn and soybean ending stocks to increase, according to Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc., in McHenry, Ill. “The wheat market could see carryout numbers decline slightly on this report,” […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Exports tumble as supplies simply not there

Oct. 6, 2021 at 4:30 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Cereal and oilseed exports out of Canada nosedived in August just as the 2021-22 marketing began, according to the monthly export report from the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). At about 2.24 million tonnes, total grain exports were down 38.5 per cent overall compared to those in August 2020. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

Oct. 6, 2021 at 4:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Wednesday on seasonal harvest pressure and forecasts that should allow U.S. farmers to continue to make good progress with the cutting of their crops, traders said. “Harvest should continue to expand with weather allowing for quick […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise on energy market strength

Oct. 5, 2021 at 4:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.3 per cent on Tuesday as a rally in the energy market boosted demand for soy-based biofuels, traders said. Wheat futures were down on profit-taking after three straight days of gains pushed the market to its highest since mid-August. The wheat weakness […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybean futures extend losing streak

Oct. 4, 2021 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the third session in a row on Monday, sinking to their lowest in 9-1/2 months on continued pressure from a government report that showed domestic supplies were bigger than expected. Wheat firmed to its highest since mid-August on technical buying. Corn […]

By Mark Weinraub