Insights and Stories on Wheat

CBOT weekly outlook: Analysts await USDA crop estimates

Aug. 4, 2021 at 4:17 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Traders at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are positioning themselves ahead of the United States Department of Agriculture’s monthly crop estimates to be released on Aug. 12. Estimates from private firms and speculation over how accurate they will be compared to the USDA’s are making their mark […]

Organic price quotes: Late July

Aug. 3, 2021 at 2:30 pm CDT

By OrganicBiz

Organic crops in Western Canada struggle in drought

Aug. 3, 2021 at 2:29 pm CDT

By OrganicBiz

Feed weekly outlook: Reduced yields starting to become a reality

Jul. 30, 2021 at 9:08 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Southern, eastern North Dakota spring wheat yields hurt by drought

Jul. 28, 2021 at 9:15 am CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans lower on the week

Jul. 23, 2021 at 5:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures slipped on Friday, pressured by extended forecasts calling for cooler weather into August, though hot, dry weather in the coming week across the U.S. Midwest underpinned prices. Wheat ended lower as concerns over unfavorable weather in key exporting countries countered pressure […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Feed weekly outlook: Bids rising in Saskatchewan

Jul. 23, 2021 at 4:13 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices in Western Canada are continuing their ongoing rise as heat and dryness cover the region. “For feed wheat (on Tuesday), I finally got a bid of $10 per bushel, which is really an amazing bid,” said Dale McManus, broker for Johnston Grains at Welwyn, Sask. […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat snaps winning streak

Jul. 22, 2021 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures plunged 2.6 per cent on Thursday, snapping a six-session streak of gains as traders locked in profits from the rally. Soybean futures were down two per cent, with the latest weather forecasts showing that some timely rains […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices could turn higher by month’s end

Jul. 21, 2021 at 5:44 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — By the end of July, markets should have a good idea of what will shake out for corn and soybean crops in the U.S., according to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodities at Barrington, Ill. Corn and the soy complex on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), as well […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Winter wheat futures up sixth straight day

Jul. 21, 2021 at 4:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. winter wheat futures rose for the sixth day in a row on Wednesday as adverse weather in key exporting countries raised supply concerns, traders said. Corn futures were steady to firm, with the front-month contract ending flat while new-crop offerings rose on support from dry […]

By Mark Weinraub