Insights and Stories on Wheat

Rain welcomed by organic growers

May. 31, 2024 at 10:28 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty Glacier FarmMedia staff Seeding across the Prairies is more than halfway finished as farmers prepare for further crop emergence in June. While heavy rains have hindered their efforts to put organic and conventional crops in the ground, they’re still seen as welcome considering last summer’s persistent dryness. […]

U.S. grains: Wheat slips further from highs as Russia rain awaited

May. 30, 2024 at 5:36 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat loses steam after rally as traders eye Russian weather

May. 29, 2024 at 5:07 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Wheat hits 10-month high on reduced Russian crop outlook

May. 28, 2024 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises 7 per cent this week on Russia crop worries

May. 24, 2024 at 5:01 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat ends up on Black Sea crop worries, but rally seen losing steam

May. 23, 2024 at 5:54 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures extended gains on Thursday after reaching a 10-month peak a day earlier, as lingering dryness and worries over the Black Sea crop continued to underpin the market.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

CBOT Weekly: Spring wheat poised for good conditions

May. 22, 2024 at 4:33 pm CDT

Planting of the spring wheat in the United States continues to be off to an excellent start, according to Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo. Meanwhile, the heavy rains that fell as of May 21 are very likely to lead to less corn being seeded with U.S. farmers switching to soybeans.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat sets 10-month high on deteriorating Russian harvest prospects

May. 22, 2024 at 4:30 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed to a 10-month peak on Wednesday as worries grew about deteriorating harvest prospects in top exporter Russia, before the market turned lower.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits July high on declining Russian crop estimates

May. 21, 2024 at 5:04 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures Wv1 reached their highest level since July on Tuesday as frost damage in top-exporter Russia and lower U.S. crop ratings supported prices, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat drops as Kansas tour projects above-average crop

May. 17, 2024 at 3:55 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dropped on Friday after a crop tour through Kansas this week projected better-than-average yields in the top U.S. winter wheat state, analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters