Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn ease on inflation fears

Jun. 3, 2021 at 7:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean and corn futures eased on Thursday, pressured by a firming dollar and fears of food price inflation, though concerns of hot, dry weather in growing areas offered support, traders said. The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade fell 13-1/4 cents to […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Higher spring wheat all about dry North Dakota

Jun. 2, 2021 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn futures drop on crop ratings

Jun. 2, 2021 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Hot, dry weather view sparks rallies

Jun. 1, 2021 at 4:16 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Organic price quotes: Late May

May. 31, 2021 at 8:40 am CDT

By OrganicBiz

Organic grain seeding going ahead as prices remain flat

May. 31, 2021 at 8:39 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty Glacier FarmMedia staff A brief break from dry conditions across western Canada was a much-needed gift for organic grain growers, as the precipitation allowed them to seed more of their crops into the ground. “(Seeding is) mostly complete, (it) will be in the next seven to 10 […]

By OrganicBiz

Prairie cash wheat: Bids correct higher

May. 29, 2021 at 1:29 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Thursday, as U.S. futures saw a corrective bounce after falling to their softest levels in over a month. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by $8.50-$9 per tonne, according […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn eases after volatile week

May. 28, 2021 at 7:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn eased on Friday, after a strong rebound a day earlier as the market weighed up strong Chinese demand against U.S. growing conditions. Wheat and soybeans also edged lower, though spring wheat futures on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) climbed as a cold front hitting […]

By Christopher Walljasper

IGC expects larger world grain crop but tighter stocks

May. 28, 2021 at 4:12 am CDT

MarketsFarm — World grain production is forecast to hit a new record in 2021-22, but increasing demand should still cause ending stocks to tighten to their lowest level in seven years, according to updated projections from the International Grains Council. Total grain production — which includes wheat, corn and other […]

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn limit-up on export demand, short-covering

May. 27, 2021 at 7:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures surged more than six per cent on Thursday in a technical-buying and short-covering bounce from one-month lows and as strong demand for feed grains supported prices. Soybeans followed corn higher, rising for the first time in eight sessions after hitting the lowest point […]

By Karl Plume