Insights and Stories on Wheat

CBOT weekly outlook: Crop futures in all directions

Mar. 17, 2021 at 7:28 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Chinese sales of corn and a recent run of good weather in the U.S. are affecting futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Wednesday, according to a broker. Ryan Ettner of Chicago-based Allendale Inc. said recent purchases of old-crop corn from China are supporting prices, while prices […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on slowing exports, Argentina rains

Mar. 17, 2021 at 7:18 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Nearby corn futures firm as USDA reports big sales to China

Mar. 16, 2021 at 6:39 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Klassen: Uncertain feed grain market weighs on feeder cattle

Mar. 16, 2021 at 6:01 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Corn futures rally on export strength

Mar. 15, 2021 at 5:56 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Demand from China puts Ukraine barley above top-end milling wheat

Mar. 12, 2021 at 4:35 pm CST

Kyiv | Reuters — Prices for Ukrainian-origin barley from this year’s harvest have exceeded those of high quality milling wheat due to strong demand from China, analysts at APK-Inform said on Friday. Forward contract prices for 2021 harvest barley stood at $220-$230 a tonne c.p.t. (carriage paid to) Black Sea […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Storms forecast for Plains drive wheat to one-month low

Mar. 12, 2021 at 4:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures extended losses on Friday, touching a one-month low as rain and snow forecast for dry parts of the U.S. Plains improved production prospects, analysts said. Soybean futures finished narrowly mixed, caught between surging soyoil futures amid tightening world vegetable oil supplies, and slowing […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Feed weekly outlook: High barley prices to stay awhile

Mar. 11, 2021 at 7:07 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The price of feed barley in Western Canada, along with those of other feed grains such as corn and wheat, has jumped over the past year and shows no signs of a drop-off. Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities in Lethbridge said international demand — especially in China, Japan […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat down on forecasts for Plains moisture

Mar. 11, 2021 at 4:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a one-month low on Thursday, pressured by forecasts for welcome moisture in the southern U.S. Plains crop belt that should boost wheat production prospects, traders said. But soybean and corn futures ended higher, supported by South American supply worries and soaring […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on profit-taking after USDA data

Mar. 10, 2021 at 5:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures each fell about two per cent on Wednesday, a day after monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasts failed to offer fresh bullish news, freeing traders to book profits following recent multi-year highs, analysts said. Wheat futures also declined, following the […]

By Julie Ingwersen