Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on global weather worries

Jun. 24, 2019 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed nearly two per cent on Monday due to weather-damaged crops in key production areas around the world, while corn and soybeans firmed as wet U.S. Midwest conditions stoked concerns about reduced harvests. Some optimism that U.S.-China trade talks may get back on […]

U.S. grains: Rains fuel crop worries, lift corn, soy, wheat

Jun. 20, 2019 at 5:40 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn down second session after five-year high

Jun. 19, 2019 at 4:51 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

USMCA ratification bill amends Canada Grain Act

Jun. 19, 2019 at 12:37 pm CDT

By Allan Dawson

Commodities firm INTL FCStone enters Canadian market

Jun. 18, 2019 at 8:11 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

U.S. grains: Corn down on profit-taking as planting ‘virtually done’

Jun. 18, 2019 at 4:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures declined on Tuesday as government data showing a rain-delayed planting campaign was nearing an end encouraged a pause in a rally that took prices to a five-year high a day earlier. Wheat futures sank on profit-taking and competition for global export business. Soybeans […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn sets five-year high, soybeans up on poor weather

Jun. 17, 2019 at 4:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures touched a five-year high on Monday and soybeans advanced, supported by forecasts for more rains in the Midwest where wet conditions have delayed plantings and cast doubts on production prospects, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat closed modestly higher after a choppy […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Trump and Modi’s lavish farm payouts prompt questions at WTO

Jun. 17, 2019 at 4:12 pm CDT

Geneva | Reuters — Massive farm-support plans in the United States and India are being scrutinized by other World Trade Organization members, questions submitted to the WTO’s quarterly agriculture committee meeting showed on Monday. The WTO has strict rules about the size and nature of payments, and member governments keep […]

By Tom Miles

Canola export forecast raised for 2019-20

Jun. 17, 2019 at 3:37 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian canola exports in 2019-20 should beat earlier forecasts, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released Friday. While the improved exports will cut into ending stocks, the carryout is still forecast to be record-large. Citing a seasonal weather market rally and expectations for an […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Visible Canadian canola stocks back above one million tonnes

Jun. 15, 2019 at 2:35 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Solid deliveries into the commercial pipeline and lacklustre export movement saw visible Canadian canola supplies climb back above one million tonnes during the week ended June 9, according to the latest grain handling report from the Canadian Grain Commission. Farmers delivered 422,500 tonnes of canola during week 45 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin