Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. farmers plant more corn, less soybeans in 2023

Jun. 30, 2023 at 12:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Farmers in the United States seeded more corn and less soybeans than earlier intentions in 2023, according to updated acreage data Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Total corn plantings in the country were estimated by USDA at 94.1 million acres, which was a million acres above […]

U.S. grains: Corn futures near three-week low

Jun. 29, 2023 at 6:04 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Organic price quotes: Late June

Jun. 29, 2023 at 3:34 pm CDT

By OrganicBiz

Organic pricing limited as trade waits on new crop

Jun. 29, 2023 at 3:34 pm CDT

By OrganicBiz

U.S. grains: Corn, soy tumble on forecasts for much-needed rains

Jun. 28, 2023 at 7:29 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn could surprise in USDA’s acres report

Jun. 28, 2023 at 2:16 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Although grains analyst Terry Reilly of Futures International said he isn’t expecting any big changes in two upcoming reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, he suggested there’s an opportunity for couple of notable alterations. USDA is scheduled to release its planted acreage and quarterly grain stocks reports […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Canadian canola, wheat area up on the year: StatCan

Jun. 28, 2023 at 12:18 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers planted more canola than earlier intentions, according to updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada released Wednesday. Meanwhile, wheat plantings hit their highest level in more than two decades. Total canola plantings were estimated at 22.1 million acres by the government agency, which compares with the 21.6 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slide as Midwest rain outlook improves

Jun. 27, 2023 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. new-crop corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday to their lowest in more than a week, pressured by forecasts for much-needed rains in the Midwest where crops have been deteriorating under dry conditions, analysts said. Wheat futures tumbled more than five per cent as worries […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Net short drops in canola as funds cover positions

Jun. 26, 2023 at 8:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Speculative traders were busy covering short positions in ICE Futures canola during the week ended June 20, taking the net short position in the market to its smallest level in four months, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats after Russia worries lift market

Jun. 26, 2023 at 7:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures declined on Monday in a technical and profit-taking retreat after concerns about political stability in major exporter Russia had lifted prices earlier to four-month highs. Corn ended mixed and soybeans closed below session highs as milder temperatures and crop-boosting rains in parts of […]

By Karl Plume