Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat up after mixed trade

Sep. 16, 2021 at 3:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures ended higher on Thursday after struggling for direction as traders assessed reduced harvest prospects in major exporting countries. Corn and soybean futures were little changed after topping two-week highs. Traders focused on global supply risks for wheat as Strategie Grains […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest lows possibly already in for soy, corn

Sep. 15, 2021 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans climb

Sep. 15, 2021 at 2:54 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

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

Sep. 14, 2021 at 3:43 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Prairie crops downgraded in latest StatsCan estimates

Sep. 14, 2021 at 12:16 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease as large crops loom

Sep. 13, 2021 at 5:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans ended lower on Monday, pressured as farmers begin harvesting what is expected to be a near-record crop, though stronger-than-expected weekly export sales mitigated losses. Corn also saw harvest pressure, while wheat dropped on easing concerns about global supplies. Chicago Board of Trade most-active soybeans […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm, fail to erase earlier losses

Sep. 10, 2021 at 7:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures firmed on Friday, following the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly supply and demand report showing a drop in harvested U.S. acres, though much of the reports findings had been anticipated by earlier trading. Corn traded near even, while wheat edged lower after touching a […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Feed weekly outlook: Incoming corn pressures barley, wheat

Sep. 9, 2021 at 7:20 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Pressure from forthcoming corn imports from the U.S. have been driving down feed prices for barley and wheat in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, according to Evan Peterson, trader with JGL Commodities in Saskatoon. Meanwhile, prices in Alberta held steady. “We’re seeing some decent coverage right now on the feeder […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean, wheat fall ahead of USDA report

Sep. 9, 2021 at 6:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest in 7-1/2 months on Thursday, under pressure from expectations that the U.S. government will raise its domestic production forecast, traders said. Wheat futures sank 2.4 per cent to their lowest in more than a month on follow-through technical selling […]

By Mark Weinraub

Canola ending stocks down on year, but beat expectations

Sep. 8, 2021 at 7:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks were down sharply at the end of 2020-21 compared to the previous marketing year, but still came out well ahead of trade expectations. Many other crops also saw larger-than-expected carryout numbers in Statistics Canada’s principal field crop stocks report as of July 31, 2021, […]

By Adam Peleshaty