Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Soy futures firm to highest since 2016

Oct. 22, 2020 at 3:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures firmed on Thursday, hitting their highest in more than four years, with traders citing gains in the cash market and strong export demand for U.S. supplies as supportive factors. A fast export pace also underpinned the corn market while wheat […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on export hopes

Oct. 21, 2020 at 3:56 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Export demand supports wheat, soy

Oct. 21, 2020 at 2:46 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rise on exports

Oct. 20, 2020 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Dry soils push Chicago wheat higher

Oct. 19, 2020 at 3:27 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Grain, oilseed exports running ahead of average

Oct. 16, 2020 at 5:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian grain and oilseed exports have left the country at a rapid pace during the first 10 weeks of the 2020-21 crop year, 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 Sunday came in at […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Prairie cash wheat: Prices up on sharp rises in U.S. wheat

Oct. 16, 2020 at 4:59 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were higher for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS), Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) and Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) wheats for the week ended Thursday. Support came from double-digit increases in Chicago, Minneapolis and Kansas City wheat futures. Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar was […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 2014 high on global crop concerns

Oct. 16, 2020 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged to their highest prices in nearly six years on Friday as dry weather in key growing regions around the world fueled supply concerns. Corn futures ended lower, after touching a 14-month high on prospects for hefty sales to China, and soybeans also […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat soars to five-year high

Oct. 15, 2020 at 7:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rallied to five-year highs on Thursday, as cuts to Argentina’s wheat outlook brought into focus the potential global supply damage possible due to dryness in top wheat producing countries, trader said. Corn followed wheat, climbing to 14-month highs and soybeans ended higher as […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago.

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn could retest highs

Oct. 14, 2020 at 6:16 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade backed away from nearby highs over the past week, but could be poised to retest those levels as the underlying fundamentals remain supportive. “I think we’ll need another headline of sorts, whether it be a weather or sales […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin