Insights and Stories on Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Durum rises, red spring falls back

Feb. 25, 2023 at 7:33 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies saw the red spring varieties take a hit during the week ended Thursday, while durum made gains. There were sharp declines in the U.S. wheat complex, which weighed on Canadian cash prices while a weaker dollar helped to stymie further losses. Despite […]

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat hit multi-week lows on export concerns

Feb. 24, 2023 at 7:21 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Feed grain weekly: Prices slip back on good supplies

Feb. 23, 2023 at 5:05 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn futures hit six-week low on projected plantings

Feb. 23, 2023 at 5:01 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat nears one-month low on Black Sea competition

Feb. 22, 2023 at 6:58 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Wide array of factors affecting grain prices

Feb. 22, 2023 at 6:18 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Recent rains in parts of South America, as well as a correction in the markets, have paused rallies in corn and soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to one trader. Jack Scoville, vice-president of The Price Futures Group in Chicago, said that while central and […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Lake Erie grain terminal sold to main tenant

Feb. 22, 2023 at 3:00 pm CST

The former Robin Hood flour mill turned grain export terminal on the Ontario side of Lake Erie is under new ownership by its main user. Minneapolis-based Ceres Global Ag announced Wednesday it has sold the well-known terminal at Port Colborne, Ont., about 30 km west of Buffalo, N.Y., to London […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Soy, corn hit one-week highs on Argentina weather worries

Feb. 21, 2023 at 6:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures hit their highest in a week and soyoil touched a one-month peak on Tuesday as worries about crop prospects in drought-hit Argentina supported prices, analysts said. “It’s all about drought in Argentina… and adding more risk premium,” said Don Roose, president […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Prairie cash wheat: Little change in wheat bids

Feb. 17, 2023 at 6:40 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Despite bullish factors affecting wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), western Canadian wheat bids did not see much change during the week ended Thursday. Futures prices for all three major U.S. varieties increased week-by-week, mostly fuelled by large gains on Feb. 10, as traders shifted […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat inch higher ahead of holiday weekend

Feb. 17, 2023 at 5:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn, soybean and wheat futures closed modestly higher on Friday as traders squared positions ahead of a three-day U.S. weekend and weighed contrasting crop prospects in South America, analysts said. Uncertainty about the future of a Black Sea grain export corridor underpinned […]

By Julie Ingwersen