Insights and Stories on Wheat

Ukraine could fail to meet future wheat demand if attacks continue, UN agency warns

Nov. 21, 2023 at 8:19 pm CST

United Nations | Reuters — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that Ukraine’s wheat production may be unable to meet domestic and export demand in the years to come if Black Sea export routes remain blocked and attacks on food infrastructure continue. WFP’s Ukraine director, Matthew […]

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans rise on Brazil’s weather woes

Nov. 21, 2023 at 7:53 pm CST

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans jump after insufficient Brazil rains

Nov. 20, 2023 at 4:41 pm CST

By Brendan O'Brien Reuters

Large speculative short position in canola dips slightly

Nov. 20, 2023 at 3:59 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Bids ease off

Nov. 20, 2023 at 12:45 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Chicago soy, corn slip on improved weather in Brazil

Nov. 17, 2023 at 7:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago grain and soybean futures declined on Friday as the prospect of rain in drought-stricken Brazil eased crop concerns, while traders exited long positions heading into a shortened U.S. Thanksgiving trading week. Soybeans and corn dipped more than one per cent while wheat fell 0.5 per […]

By Brendan O'Brien

The prospect of farming in the Great Clay Belt

Nov. 17, 2023 at 11:05 am CST

It’s an area larger than the total acreage now farmed in Ontario, yet the prospect of clearing, tiling and bringing the 16 million acres of the Great Clay Belt to productivity is questionable, if not daunting. It has taken producers in Ontario’s ‘Near North’ region of Temiskaming Shores, Earlton and […]

By Ralph Pearce

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans decline on prospect of rain in Brazil

Nov. 16, 2023 at 3:26 pm CST

Chicago soybean futures tumbled on Thursday as the prospect of downpours in Brazil helped offset concerns over hot, dry weather threatening crops in the top exporting nation.

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. grains: Soy ends down on forecasts for rain in Brazil; corn, wheat dip

Nov. 15, 2023 at 4:14 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures inched down on Wednesday, retreating after rallying to the highest levels since August, as improved Brazilian weather outlooks bolstered supply prospects and overshadowed demand from record U.S. soybean crushings last month.

By Brendan O'Brien Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: All eyes in Chicago soybeans, corn looking south

Nov. 15, 2023 at 3:30 pm CST

Shifting South American weather forecasts will likely keep the soybean and corn markets at the Chicago Board of Trade on edge over the next few months, as crops in Brazil and Argentina develop.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin