Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat book multi-month lows

Mar. 16, 2020 at 3:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures sank to multi-month lows on Monday on worries about the coronavirus pandemic denting the global economy and chilling end-user demand for commodities, traders said. “The fear is still that it will only get worse as the week unfolds,” said Mark Schultz, […]

U.S. grains: Wheat firm, corn flat as financial markets steady

Mar. 13, 2020 at 6:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop to six-month lows

Mar. 12, 2020 at 5:16 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat decline as Wall Street tumbles

Mar. 11, 2020 at 3:01 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

USDA’s supply and demand report largely stands pat

Mar. 10, 2020 at 7:33 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy, corn follow broad market rebound

Mar. 10, 2020 at 6:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures each rose for the first time in four sessions on Tuesday as expectations of policy action to curb economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak helped financial markets regain ground after a day-earlier drubbing. Wheat futures also closed higher in technical moves […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn follow as global markets slump

Mar. 9, 2020 at 5:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell more than two per cent on Monday and corn fell nearly one per cent as concern over the economic fallout from the coronavirus and a crash in crude oil prices pushed equities and other commodities sharply lower. Wheat futures on the Chicago […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Fund traders cover some bearish bets in canola, soybeans

Mar. 6, 2020 at 6:37 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Fund traders were buying back short positions in canola, soybeans and corn during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). In the wheat market, however, they were on the other side. The net managed […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat slide with financial markets

Mar. 6, 2020 at 5:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures fell on Friday as the spread of the new coronavirus triggered broad selling in commodities and equities. Wall Street tumbled as fears of economic damage intensified with the global tally of cases crossing 100,000. Financial markets view the virus, which causes […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Virus worries, export sales drag on soybeans

Mar. 5, 2020 at 5:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday on poor export demand coupled with declines in global equity markets tied to worries about an economic slowdown due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, analysts said. Corn followed soybeans lower while nearby Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures clung to modest […]

By Julie Ingwersen