Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Corn, soy retreat as USDA’s supply cuts disappoint

Dec. 10, 2020 at 6:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures turned lower on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) trimmed its soybean supply outlook by less than expected and left its corn stocks view unchanged in an monthly report. Wheat futures pulled back from early highs on spillover pressure […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Some surprises in USDA’s WASDE

Dec. 10, 2020 at 4:07 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie prices remain strong

Dec. 9, 2020 at 8:16 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Futures rebound on short covering, pre-report positioning

Dec. 9, 2020 at 7:11 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on South American rains, slowing demand

Dec. 8, 2020 at 5:41 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mixed

Dec. 4, 2020 at 8:09 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Thursday, with Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat mostly stronger while losses were seen in Manitoba. Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) and Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) wheats were on either side of unchanged. Average CWRS (13.5 […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Fund net long in canola steady, despite liquidation in U.S.

Dec. 4, 2020 at 7:43 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The large net long position fund traders are holding in canola futures held relatively steady during the week ended Tuesday, despite long liquidation in U.S. grains and oilseeds, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed money fund […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Grain, oilseed exports well ahead of year-ago

Dec. 4, 2020 at 7:30 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canadian grain exports continue to run at a very solid pace, with canola, wheat and barley movement-to-date all up substantially on the year. Total exports of Canada’s major grains and oilseeds as of Nov. 29 came in at 18.9 million tonnes, according to Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) data. […]

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. grains: Wheat posts weekly dip as supply worries ease

Dec. 4, 2020 at 6:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than one per cent on Friday and recorded a weekly loss as expectations for bumper wheat harvests in Australia and Canada tempered fears of tightening global supplies. Corn and soybean futures declined on forecasts for beneficial rains in northern and central […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Feed weekly outlook: Export demand supports prices

Dec. 3, 2020 at 6:28 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices remain strong into the winter, due to steady feedlot demand and solid export activity. Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. said feedlots have freed up some pen space after COVID-19 shutdowns created backlogs, but demand remained steady. “There’s more pen space in southern […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm