Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Wheat down as traders shrug off Russian warning shots

Aug. 14, 2023 at 3:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures set a two-month low on Monday on increasing estimates for Russia’s production and exports, analysts said, shrugging off a Russian warship firing warning shots at a cargo ship on its way to Ukraine. Corn futures finished near unchanged after matching […]

Fund long position holds steady in canola

Aug. 14, 2023 at 2:08 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Bids run mixed to higher

Aug. 14, 2023 at 4:44 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Little change seen in USDA’s WASDE report

Aug. 11, 2023 at 7:58 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybean, grains futures drop as traders shed risk

Aug. 11, 2023 at 7:36 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Do you know your MRLs?

Aug. 11, 2023 at 9:33 am CDT

Maximum residue limits can affect the marketability of a crop, so farmers need to heed them, say crop market experts. “Because we produce so much beyond what we need for our domestic demand for food, we really do need to keep in mind market access and those requirements that we […]

By Don Norman

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat firm ahead of USDA report

Aug. 10, 2023 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and wheat futures firmed on Thursday, with traders unwinding bearish bets ahead of a key U.S. government report on supply and demand on Friday. The soybean market was mixed, with thinly traded old-crop contracts easing and new-crop contracts firming as investors […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Few changes expected in coming U.S. reports

Aug. 9, 2023 at 5:41 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybeans may see significant changes in new-crop carryout numbers when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) releases several key reports Friday, but corn and wheat estimates will likely stay put for the most part, according to one analyst. USDA releases both its crop production report and its monthly […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise, wheat drops

Aug. 9, 2023 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Wednesday on improving U.S. export demand and as the market recovered from a one-month low reached in the previous session, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures declined. Exporters sold 251,000 metric tonnes of U.S. soy to China, the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures firm

Aug. 8, 2023 at 6:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures edged higher on Tuesday, recovering from early weakness as investors covered short positions ahead of a key U.S. government crop outlook on Friday, traders said. Wheat futures dipped, with concerns about weak demand for U.S. supplies weighing on the market after […]

By Mark Weinraub