Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Soybeans set highest price since June 2018

Dec. 30, 2019 at 6:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures on Monday rose to their highest price since June 2018 on expectations that Washington and Beijing will soon sign an initial trade deal that will increase American agricultural exports. China agreed to import more U.S. farm goods under the Phase 1 deal struck […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade bullish into New Year

Dec. 27, 2019 at 3:53 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy touch highest prices since summer 2018

Dec. 27, 2019 at 3:32 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit highest price since June 2018

Dec. 26, 2019 at 3:05 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Prairie cash wheat: Rising futures underpin bids

Dec. 20, 2019 at 7:26 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rise as traders adjust positions

Dec. 20, 2019 at 7:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures ticked higher on Friday as traders adjusted positions ahead of the year-end holidays. Lingering uncertainty over demand prospects created by a U.S.-China trade deal hung over the markets. Crop prices increased after Washington and Beijing last week struck a ‘Phase One’ […]

By Tom Polansek

AAFC lowers canola ending stocks forecast

Dec. 20, 2019 at 9:30 am CST

MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks will be much tighter than earlier thought, according to updated supply/demand tables which were released late Thursday by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and account for the latest production numbers from Statistics Canada. AAFC’s projected canola ending stocks for 2019-20 were lowered to 3.5 million […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie market stable heading into New Year

Dec. 19, 2019 at 11:52 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Western Canadian feed grain markets are showing some stability heading into the New Year, as buyers have generally booked coverage over the holiday season. “Everybody is just waiting to see what will happen,” said Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities in Lethbridge. While large amounts of tough grain were […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy futures ease on rains in South American forecasts

Dec. 19, 2019 at 4:41 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged lower on Thursday, retreating from a five-week high touched earlier this week as traders expected rains to benefit rival suppliers in South America. Favourable crop weather could boost production in Argentina and Brazil, increasing global supplies and competition for export sales to buyers like […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Prices slip after rallying on trade deal

Dec. 18, 2019 at 5:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures eased on Wednesday as the markets paused after rallying this week on demand hopes fuelled by a U.S.-China trade agreement. The long-awaited agreement included a Chinese commitment to expand purchases of U.S. farm products. However, traders are cautious about projections from […]

By Tom Polansek