Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Corn rally sputters, wheat slides on growing conditions

Apr. 7, 2020 at 5:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — A rally in Chicago corn futures on Tuesday that was buoyed by a run-up in the energy market sputtered by day’s end as crude oil prices slipped. May corn futures climbed nearly two per cent in mid-day trading, but cut gains in half as crude oil […]

Funds covering shorts in canola

Apr. 3, 2020 at 6:40 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat firms after four-day slide

Apr. 3, 2020 at 5:40 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles on weak export sales, recession fears

Apr. 2, 2020 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Pandemic drives Chicago prices lower

Apr. 1, 2020 at 8:07 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat posts steepest drop since August

Apr. 1, 2020 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat prices fell more than three per cent on Wednesday as coronavirus fears dragged down equities markets and lifted the dollar, sending Chicago wheat futures to their steepest decline in 7-1/2 months. Soybeans fell more than two per cent, the most in 2-1/2 weeks, and […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn drops after USDA pegs plantings above expectations

Mar. 31, 2020 at 7:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures settled lower on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecast 2020 plantings at the largest in eight years, well above trade expectations, while soybeans firmed on a lower-than-anticipated acreage outlook. A tighter-than-expected USDA quarterly corn stocks estimate limited losses, but most […]

By Christopher Walljasper Karl Plume

U.S. projects wheat acres at record lows, increases for soy, corn

Mar. 31, 2020 at 5:38 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As with last year, total wheat acres in the United States are projected to remain at all-time lows, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The department issued its prospective plantings estimates Tuesday. MarketsFarm director of markets and weather Bruce Burnett called USDA’s wheat and soybean estimates […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Burnett on Markets: Home flour use soars during pandemic

Mar. 31, 2020 at 5:20 pm CDT

It is hard to miss the lack of flour in the grocery aisles lately as consumers stock up on the “essentials.” A number of stores are just rolling out the pallets of flour into the store and they are picked clean by the end of the day. The increased domestic […]

By Bruce Burnett

U.S. grains: Corn slumps as ethanol makers feel coronavirus constraints

Mar. 30, 2020 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent on Monday on slowing grain demand from ethanol makers, as tightening coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions limited demand for the biofuel. Soybeans ended mixed, with nearby contracts lifted by firm soymeal prices and concerns coronavirus restrictions may impede […]

By Karl Plume