Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Wheat eases in profit-taking setback

Oct. 21, 2019 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures declined on Monday on profit taking after three sessions of gains, on concerns about weather-reduced Southern Hemisphere crops that had lifted the market to multi-month highs. Soybeans were mixed amid worries about reduced yields and late harvesting, while corn drifted lower on dull […]

Cash wheat bids: Red spring gains, durum eases

Oct. 18, 2019 at 8:08 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Corn exports expected down in AAFC’s October outlook

Oct. 18, 2019 at 7:20 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat hits three-month high on signs of tightening supplies

Oct. 18, 2019 at 6:41 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat futures approach three-month high

Oct. 17, 2019 at 5:38 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag on trade uncertainty, harvest progress

Oct. 16, 2019 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Wednesday on uncertainty surrounding the particulars of U.S.-China trade talks, along with pressure from the expanding Midwest harvest, analysts said. Wheat futures bucked the weak trend, climbing on technical buying and news that Egypt, a top global importer, bought […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy decline as China trade uncertainty lingers

Oct. 15, 2019 at 7:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures closed lower on Tuesday on technical selling and seasonal pressure from the expanding U.S. harvest, along with uncertainty about the terms of a U.S.-China trade pact announced last month, analysts said. Wheat followed the weaker trend, with all three markets retreating […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on weather worries

Oct. 14, 2019 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures neared a four-month high on Monday, supported by fears that wintry weather over the weekend threatened Midwest production at a time of tightening U.S. soy supplies, analysts said. Wheat futures firmed on short-covering and worries about frosty temperatures in the U.S. Plains wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Cash wheat bids: CWRS up with U.S. futures, improved basis

Oct. 11, 2019 at 9:02 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Thursday, with gains in some classes and losses in others as the domestic market reacted to adverse harvest weather and mixed activity in U.S. futures. Average CWRS (Canada Western Red Spring, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn jumps four per cent

Oct. 11, 2019 at 7:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures surged more than four per cent on Friday while wheat and soybeans also firmed, buoyed by expectations for a partial U.S.-China trade deal and worries about wintry weather threatening crops in the Midwest, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled up […]

By Julie Ingwersen