Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows on sluggish exports, mild weather

Sep. 6, 2019 at 5:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to life-of-contract lows on Friday, pressured by disappointing weekly U.S. export data and forecasts for benign weather in the heart of the Midwest crop belt, analysts said. Soybeans turned down, retreating from early advances, and wheat followed the lower trend. Chicago Board […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on demand worries

Sep. 5, 2019 at 8:46 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn extends slide on crop prospects

Sep. 4, 2019 at 7:56 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat sags on abundant global supplies

Sep. 3, 2019 at 7:49 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia.

Brazil expected to introduce tariff-free wheat import quota from 2020

Sep. 3, 2019 at 12:34 pm CDT

By roberto-samora

U.S. grains: Spring wheat sinks to 10-year low on burdensome supplies

Aug. 30, 2019 at 8:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures tumbled to a 10-year low on Friday under pressure from massive supplies, cutting prices for makers of artisanal breads, bagels and pizza crust. The decline hurts farmers across North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota who are in the process of harvesting a […]

By Tom Polansek

Organic price quotes: Late August

Aug. 30, 2019 at 3:53 pm CDT

Read more: Organic crop prices soft ahead of harvest

By OrganicBiz

Organic crop prices soft ahead of harvest

Aug. 30, 2019 at 3:31 pm CDT

Marlo Glass, MarketsFarm Organic commodities have been put under pressure price-wise ahead of harvest due to co-operative weather and higher-than-expected yields. “Some yields are sounding really good,” said Scott Shiels, procurement manager with Grain Millers Canada Corp. at Yorkton, Sask. In particular, oat and wheat yields showed strength. “If yields […]

By OrganicBiz

U.S. grains: Corn, soy set one-week highs on weather concerns

Aug. 29, 2019 at 7:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures touched one-week highs on Thursday as traders worried about the risk of frost damage to this year’s late planted U.S. crops, analysts said. Traders were also covering short positions after recent declines and ahead of the three-day Labour Day weekend. They […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise from multi-month lows

Aug. 28, 2019 at 7:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures pushed higher on Wednesday because of uncertainty about the size of the autumn harvests and concerns that prices had dropped too low. The gains came after the most actively traded corn contract earlier in the session dropped to its lowest price […]

By Tom Polansek