Insights and Stories on Wheat

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. supply and demand report stands pat

Mar. 9, 2021 at 6:41 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Expected changes to ending stocks for soybeans, corn and wheat did not occur in the latest supply and demand report Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Rather, the department held onto its February projections. “I’m disappointed [the USDA] didn’t adjust anything. I’m not saying they didn’t […]

U.S. grains: Wheat and soy climb, corn sags after USDA data

Mar. 9, 2021 at 5:24 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans near seven-year peak

Mar. 8, 2021 at 5:55 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy futures rally on dry Argentina weather

Mar. 5, 2021 at 7:15 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans jump on inclement South American weather

Mar. 4, 2021 at 4:10 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Feed weekly outlook: Manitoba corn market warms up, rain needed

Mar. 4, 2021 at 3:30 pm CST

MarketsFarm — With feed grain prices staying strong, Manitoba corn growers are hoping for a high yield in the face of other high-performing crops later this year. Warren McCutcheon, a farmer from Carman, Man. and a member of the corn crop committee for the Manitoba Crop Alliance, said he expects […]

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT weekly outlook: High U.S. corn prices cut into ethanol production

Mar. 3, 2021 at 7:50 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Upcoming reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are expected to steer Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) futures, at a time when high corn prices in the U.S. may be cutting into ethanol production in that country. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s report released on March […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy futures consolidate after gains

Mar. 3, 2021 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures fell on Wednesday as the markets consolidated after rallying in the previous session. Strength in the U.S. dollar weighed on prices, analysts said, because a firm dollar makes U.S. farm products less attractive to importers (all figures US$). For soybeans, there […]

By Tom Polansek

Farm cash receipts up in 2020

Mar. 2, 2021 at 7:43 pm CST

MarketsFarm — New data from Statistics Canada on Tuesday showed Canadian farm cash receipts went up in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, on the strength of rising crop prices and exports. The total value of farm cash receipts in the country totalled $71.7 billion in 2020, an 8.1 per cent […]

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. grains: Soy, corn up on unfavourable South American weather

Mar. 2, 2021 at 7:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures rose on Tuesday in a turnaround from losses the previous session, as concerns increased about unfavorable weather in crop-growing regions of South America. Traders are watching the effects of heat and dryness in Argentina and rains in Brazil amid worries about […]

By Tom Polansek