Insights and Stories on Wheat

Funds’ net long position edges lower in canola

Jan. 15, 2021 at 6:46 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Funds’ large net long position in canola narrowed slightly during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed-money fund traders as of Tuesday were holding a net long position in ICE Futures canola of […]

Prairie cash wheat: Bids track rally in U.S. futures

Jan. 15, 2021 at 6:03 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Russian export tax plan

Jan. 15, 2021 at 5:20 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat rally

Jan. 14, 2021 at 4:17 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

InVivo in talks to acquire French agribusiness Soufflet

Jan. 14, 2021 at 12:16 am CST

By Gus Trompiz Sybille De La Hamaide

U.S. grains: CBOT corn touches 7-1/2-year high

Jan. 13, 2021 at 7:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose 1.4 per cent on Wednesday, hitting a 7-1/2-year high with the market focused on prospects for tight global supplies after the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut production estimates for the U.S., Brazil and Argentina. “The number on corn was a game changer […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Futures surge to highest since 2014 as USDA cuts supply outlook

Jan. 12, 2021 at 8:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures surged to fresh multi-year highs on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said 2020 U.S. corn and soy harvests were smaller than expected and stocks of key crops were thinner that previously thought. Corn jumped by as much […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Futures slip on South American rains

Jan. 11, 2021 at 8:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slipped from 6-1/2-year highs on Monday on crop-boosting rains in South America and as investors squared positions ahead of eagerly awaited U.S. government crop forecast data due on Tuesday. Corn and wheat futures also pulled back from multi-year peaks posted last week as […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans to 6-1/2-year top on expectations of tightening stocks

Jan. 8, 2021 at 5:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures resumed their rally on Friday after a light setback a day earlier, climbing to 6-1/2-year highs on signs of fresh export demand and expectations that key U.S. crop reports next week will indicate tightening global supplies. Corn futures also rose, hovering near multi-year […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat prices very likely to increase

Jan. 7, 2021 at 6:54 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Two Alberta traders believe strong feed grain prices will continue to push higher over the next week of January, with much of the upswing tied to the rise in corn prices in the U.S. “As corn edges higher, becoming the preferred direct replacement to barley, your barley floor […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm