Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Soybeans set another four-year low following USDA report

Aug. 13, 2024 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures lost more ground on Tuesday, setting another four-year low a day after U.S. Department of Agriculture data reinforced the prospect of a bumper U.S. harvest.

USDA adjusts August supply and demand numbers

Aug. 12, 2024 at 1:37 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Ukraine boosts grain exports despite intensified Russian attacks

Aug. 12, 2024 at 9:38 am CDT

By Jonathan Saul Pavel Polityuk Tom Balmforth

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Corn and soy futures near four-year low, wheat rises

Aug. 9, 2024 at 4:29 pm CDT

By Reuters

Prairie spring wheat bids dip with U.S. futures, rising loonie

Aug. 9, 2024 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans face bearish pressure on hefty supplies

Aug. 8, 2024 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures fell on Thursday, and soybean futures set new life-of-contract lows, as U.S. farmers scramble to sell their bins of old-crop grain and oilseeds into a global market awash in supplies, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on US crop expectations, demand concerns

Aug. 7, 2024 at 5:02 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures turned lower on Wednesday as markets came under pressure from expectations of a U.S. bumper crop, moderate weather in the Midwestern corn belt and sluggish oilseed demand, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans, corn fall; wheat up on big tender from Egypt

Aug. 6, 2024 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago soybeans and corn slumped on low demand and a stronger dollar on Tuesday as financial markets recovered from an epic sell-off on Monday. Wheat futures rose after a massive tender from Egypt for 3.8 million metric tons to cover imports between October 2024 and April 2025—its largest ever according to traders.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. Grains: Soy, grain futures turn higher on economy concerns

Aug. 2, 2024 at 2:20 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures turned higher on Friday as market participants and fund traders scrambled to cover their hefty short positions on signs of the U.S. economy weakening, market analysts said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Organic crops threatened by heat

Aug. 1, 2024 at 5:35 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty Glacier FarmMedia staff Early summer rains in the Prairies gave way to hotter and drier conditions in July, which caused stress in some organic crops. Scott Shiels, grain procurement manager at Grain Millers Inc. in Yorkton, Sask. said while crop conditions were “fantastic” in most areas, there […]

By OrganicBiz