Insights and Stories on Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Gains in prices vary by type

Sep. 24, 2021 at 7:27 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Bids in Western Canada for the week ended Thursday were higher for Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD), Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheats. Gains in most of the U.S. wheat markets led to the increases, which were tempered somewhat by a stronger […]

U.S. grains: Wheat finds two-week high on strong global demand

Sep. 24, 2021 at 6:28 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Grains council tweaks numbers in latest supply and demand data

Sep. 23, 2021 at 8:15 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat firms on global supply issues

Sep. 23, 2021 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn, soy jump despite rising harvest as oil, equities gain

Sep. 22, 2021 at 5:16 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest moving markets sideways

Sep. 22, 2021 at 12:02 pm CDT

Updated, Sept. 22 — MarketsFarm — Harvesting continues to progress in both Canada and the United States, resulting in quiet activity at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). “Right now during harvest, the corn, wheat and beans are all stuck in a narrow range,” said Ryan Ettner, trader for Allendale […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn eases as harvest progresses

Sep. 21, 2021 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn eased for a fourth session on Tuesday as harvest progressed in the U.S., pressuring supplies, while a rallying dollar and lingering storm disruption cooled export sentiment. Wheat tracked corn lower on outside market pressure, while soybeans firmed after a near three-month low on Monday. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slump with harvest pressure, equities, oil

Sep. 20, 2021 at 2:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures retreated on Monday as harvesting accelerated across the Midwest farm belt and sinking energy and equities prices weighed on market sentiment. Benchmark November soybean futures touched their lowest point in nearly three months, while December corn fell for a third straight […]

By Karl Plume

Grain exports running well behind year-ago pace

Sep. 17, 2021 at 6:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian grain exports are running well behind the year-ago pace through the first few weeks of the 2021-22 marketing year, as smaller supplies and high prices limit offshore demand. Total exports of all of the major grains, oilseeds and pulses as of Sept. 12 of 3.162 million tonnes […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn consolidate after earlier gains

Sep. 17, 2021 at 5:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans, corn and wheat eased on Friday as the markets consolidated after earlier gains, pressured by a continuing U.S. harvest and limited exports at hurricane-damaged U.S. Gulf export terminals. The most-active soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell 12 cents to $12.84 a […]

By Christopher Walljasper