Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Soy up on export hopes, financial market gains

Mar. 4, 2020 at 7:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a third day on Wednesday, nearing a six-week high, on hopes for increased export demand and spillover support from gains in financial markets. Corn futures set a five-week high, while wheat futures slumped. Traders said U.S. soy exports may benefit from […]

Digital supercluster backs precision fungicide development

Mar. 4, 2020 at 6:39 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn up on economic stimulus hopes

Mar. 3, 2020 at 3:26 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybean futures touch five-week high

Mar. 2, 2020 at 6:55 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Crop futures slide on coronavirus fears

Feb. 28, 2020 at 8:11 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Fund traders still bearish on canola

Feb. 28, 2020 at 3:32 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Fund traders remained heavily on the short side in canola futures during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in Tuesday at 62,709 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Seed royalty pilot project unveiled

Feb. 28, 2020 at 1:45 pm CST

The new Seed Variety Use Agreement (SVUA) pilot project unveiled Tuesday in Winnipeg is expected to demonstrate the benefits of farmers paying breeders a royalty for seed saved for planting. But the Prairies’ five wheat and barley commissions have “significant concern” about the project, they said in a news release. […]

By Allan Dawson

Organic price quotes: Late February

Feb. 28, 2020 at 12:39 pm CST

Read more: Surplus leaves organic prices flat or lower

By OrganicBiz

Surplus leaves organic prices flat or lower

Feb. 28, 2020 at 9:59 am CST

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia staff With an abundance of organic grain available, prices either remained flat in February or were lower, according to three buyers across Canada. “The markets seem very full right now, to the point that buyers are overbought. Prices however, have not softened like they normally […]

By OrganicBiz

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat tumble as coronavirus rattles investors

Feb. 27, 2020 at 3:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to contract lows on Thursday and wheat futures slumped to the lowest level in 2 -1/2 months in tandem with tumbling equities and energy markets amid investor fears of the coronavirus outbreak developing into a pandemic. Soybeans fell to their lowest point […]

By Karl Plume