Insights and Stories on Wheat

Prairie spring wheat bids dip with U.S. futures, rising loonie

Feb. 14, 2025 at 11:31 am CST

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Feb. 13, as losses in the United States futures and strength in the Canadian dollar weighed on values.

CBOT Weekly: Tariff threats eclipse USDA report

Feb. 12, 2025 at 1:33 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. wheat, world grain stocks tighten: USDA

Feb. 11, 2025 at 1:07 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Speculators exit short positions in canola

Feb. 10, 2025 at 11:58 am CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures sag on renewed U.S. tariff worries

Feb. 7, 2025 at 2:44 pm CST

By Gus Trompiz Peter Hobson Reuters Tom Polansek

Canola stocks shrink, wheat nudges up

Feb. 7, 2025 at 12:02 pm CST

With a decline of 19.2 per cent, total canola stocks in Canada dropped from a year ago, while all wheat stocks bumped up 0.9 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Feb. 7.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat futures jump on Black Sea crop worries, short covering

Feb. 6, 2025 at 3:20 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed to their highest level since October on Thursday as cold weather stoked concerns about potential crop damage in the Black Sea region, analysts said.

By Gus Trompiz Peter Hobson Reuters Tom Polansek

Feed Grain Weekly: Markets uncertain after tariff delays

Feb. 6, 2025 at 3:14 pm CST

Despite the delay in U.S. President Donald Trump's planned tariffs, there is plenty of uncertainty in the Western Canadian feed grain market.

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. Grains: Soybean, corn futures fall on improving Argentina weather forecast

Feb. 5, 2025 at 3:41 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade grain and soy futures backpedaled from their highest prices in months on Wednesday as weather forecasts improved in Argentina, analysts said.

By Gus Trompiz Naveen Thukral Reuters Tom Polansek

CBOT Weekly: Hard to determine where markets could go

Feb. 5, 2025 at 2:42 pm CST

With global trade in something of a chaotic mess due to the Trump administration threatening to impose tariffs and placing levies on China, the futures for soybeans, corn and wheat are very difficult to determine said Terry Reilly, senior agricultural specialist for Marex. Added to that, he suggested there could be a few surprises in the February supply and demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm