Insights and Stories on Wheat

Net speculative short position in canola tops 100,000 contracts

Nov. 6, 2023 at 6:03 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Speculative fund traders continued to add to their large short positions in canola futures during the last week of October, taking the net managed money short position over 100,000 contracts for the first time on record, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity […]

Prairie cash wheat: Weaker U.S. values pull down Canadian prices

Nov. 6, 2023 at 5:50 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans find two-month high

Nov. 6, 2023 at 5:33 pm CST

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. grains: Soybeans set 6-1/2-week high

Nov. 3, 2023 at 6:20 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Feed weekly outlook: Prices to continue slipping back

Nov. 2, 2023 at 8:44 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans climb as China pushes demand

Nov. 2, 2023 at 7:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday after China said imports will likely stay high as it sets an all-time record for purchases of the crop this year while weather remains a concern in Brazil. Wheat prices also rose, while corn dropped on reports of higher U.S. […]

By Brendan O'Brien

U.S. grains: Corn drops to seven-week low

Nov. 1, 2023 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest point in seven weeks on Wednesday as the harvest continued and showed better than expected yields, while weather forecasts improved in crop areas of South America. Wheat and soybean prices were modestly higher in rangebound trading. Chicago Board […]

By Brendan O'Brien Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Demand, not interest rates, affecting markets

Nov. 1, 2023 at 3:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — While key interest rates in the United States will stay put for the time being, corn and wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) declined steadily during the week ended Wednesday. The U.S. Federal Reserve announced earlier Wednesday that the central bank’s policy rate will remain […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat down on supply concerns, soft demand

Oct. 31, 2023 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell across the board on Tuesday on soft demand and as supply concerns weakened in the Southern Hemisphere, while soybean futures pushed higher on adverse weather in Brazil. The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) ended down 9-3/4 cents […]

By Brendan O'Brien