Insights and Stories on Wheat

Morocco reimposing 170 per cent duty on hard wheat

May. 10, 2021 at 4:46 pm CDT

Rabat | Reuters — Morocco will reimpose customs duty on soft and hard wheat of 135 and 170 per cent respectively from May 15 in order to cut imports at a time of higher prices in international markets, the agriculture ministry said Monday. The government had said last week the […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat dip ahead of WASDE

May. 10, 2021 at 4:11 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Canada left with very tight canola, barley stocks

May. 7, 2021 at 9:11 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures hit multi-year highs on supply fears

May. 7, 2021 at 8:26 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn futures pierce eight-year peak

May. 6, 2021 at 7:40 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Look for May USDA report to be bullish

May. 5, 2021 at 9:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With the next supply and demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) a week away, broker Ryan Ettner provided his outlook on the report. “[Soybean] exports have been good enough to meet the USDA’s expectations,” but maybe not enough to adjust any of their numbers, said […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn exceeds eight-year high on global supply worries

May. 5, 2021 at 8:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures touched their highest price in more than eight years on Wednesday as concerns over global supplies and strong demand continued to fuel strong gains. A blistering rally in the market has raised costs for global producers of corn-based ethanol and […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn tops $7 for first time since 2013 in most-active contract

May. 4, 2021 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures on Tuesday topped US$7 a bushel in the most-active contract for the first time since 2013 as unfavourably dry crop weather in Brazil kept attention on tightening global supplies. Surging prices have done little to curb robust demand for corn used to feed […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn hits eight-year high

May. 3, 2021 at 8:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures hit their highest price since March 2013 on Monday on strong demand for limited U.S. supplies and concerns over dry weather hurting output in Brazil. Traders continue to focus on tightening global inventories as U.S. farmers plant corn and soy […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end higher after volatile week

Apr. 30, 2021 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday after three days of volatile trade following a run-up to eight-year highs, traders said. The most-active corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade gained 25 cents at $6.73-1/4 per bushel, adding 40-3/4 cents for the week, […]

By Christopher Walljasper