Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Soybeans run up to three-week high on hot, dry weather

Aug. 21, 2023 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans rose for a fourth straight session on Monday, reaching a three-week high as hot, dry U.S. conditions fueled concerns over crop stress. Wheat fell as Ukraine sought new Black Sea avenues for export, adding pressure to corn futures. Markets were awaiting results from the […]

AAFC cuts production numbers on drought

Aug. 21, 2023 at 4:32 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids drop with U.S. futures

Aug. 20, 2023 at 12:31 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally on war concerns

Aug. 18, 2023 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Global grain supply questionable, and with it, prices

Aug. 18, 2023 at 4:13 pm CDT

Feed weekly outlook: Market steady in face of harvest, U.S. corn imports

Aug. 17, 2023 at 5:01 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The feed grain market in Western Canada is holding reasonably steady as harvest operations progress and corn imports continue to come up from the United States. Anecdotal harvest reports were varied so far, with surprisingly positive results from some growers and others who missed out on showers ending […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans advance on hot, dry forecast

Aug. 17, 2023 at 4:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures approached a two-week high on Thursday on concerns that hot, dry weather in forecasts could reduce the upcoming U.S. harvest. The U.S. has little room for crop losses due to unfavourable weather because the government already projects tight soybean supplies, […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Wheat, corn likely to trend downward

Aug. 16, 2023 at 3:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade are likely to fall back in the coming weeks, according to Terry Reilly, senior agricultural specialist for Marex in Chicago. Soybeans, meanwhile, could go either way, he said, depending on the severity of upcoming weather conditions. Reilly commented that […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn up off low on weather, Black Sea tensions

Aug. 16, 2023 at 2:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rose on Wednesday as the market recovered slightly after improved U.S. crop conditions and concerns about China’s economy pushed prices to their lowest level since December 2020. Soybean futures also rebounded from a slide on Tuesday. The gains reflected uncertainty […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn futures touch 2020 low on improved crop ratings

Aug. 15, 2023 at 4:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures tumbled on Tuesday to their lowest level since 2020 after a weekly report from the U.S. government showed better-than-expected crop conditions. Soybean futures also slid on improved U.S. crop ratings, while wheat reached its lowest level in more than two […]

By Tom Polansek