Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Corn prices near four-year low, trapped below $4/bushel

Aug. 1, 2024 at 4:48 pm CDT

U.S. corn and soybean futures fell to their lowest levels in nearly four years on Thursday as forecasts for cool, rainy weather in the Corn Belt boosted yield expectations, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Chicago corn falls below $4 on beneficial weather

Jul. 31, 2024 at 3:19 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy tumbles to 2020 lows as rains seen aiding US crops

Jul. 29, 2024 at 5:12 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Soy tumbles as U.S. rain forecast offers relief

Jul. 26, 2024 at 5:24 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Feed Weekly: Crops still in ‘relatively good condition’

Jul. 25, 2024 at 2:35 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Fusarium-infected wheat heads in a wheat field near Stockholm, Sask.

Back to normal for cereal leaf disease in Saskatchewan

Jul. 25, 2024 at 12:37 pm CDT

Precipitation has more or less returned to normal in Saskatchewan, but that also means cereal growers need to be more aware of leaf and other diseases, says a plant pathologist.

By Jeff Melchior

Oilseed crush, grain deliveries up year-by-year

Jul. 25, 2024 at 11:02 am CDT

The amounts of Canadian oilseeds crushed, as well as those for grains delivered, saw slight increases compared to the year before, according to Statistics Canada (StatCan). Domestic producers crushed 861,671 tonnes of oilseeds last June, more than the 821,292 crushed in June 2023. The June canola crush was reported to […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Crop tour forecasts record wheat yields in parts of North Dakota

Jul. 25, 2024 at 9:19 am CDT

Devils Lake, North Dakota | Reuters – U.S. spring wheat crops in northwest and north-central North Dakota are expected to produce the highest yields since at least 1994, the Wheat Quality Council said on an annual tour on Wednesday. Crop scouts estimated the average hard red spring wheat yield at […]

By Heather Schlitz

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as forecasts call for hot, dry weather

Jul. 24, 2024 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago wheat and corn gained strength on Wednesday as the market monitored a hot, dry spell forecast in parts of North America, but gains were capped by sizeable global supplies.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

CBOT Weekly: Weather, fund buying raises prices

Jul. 24, 2024 at 1:45 pm CDT

Despite the majority of all three major United States crops being in good to excellent condition, hot weather and speculative fund buying have lifted prices at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).

By Adam Peleshaty