Insights and Stories on Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Grain stocks set tone for barley, wheat

Feb. 9, 2023 at 4:31 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) grain stocks report issued earlier this week largely met trade expectations, according to Winnipeg-based independent trader Jerry Klassen. The survey-based report, which estimated the country’s grain stocks as of Dec. 31, was neutral for spring wheat, supportive of durum, and pointed toward barley being somewhat […]

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybean futures fall

Feb. 9, 2023 at 4:12 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Latest USDA adjustments do little to move market

Feb. 8, 2023 at 4:36 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn, soy firm on WASDE report

Feb. 8, 2023 at 4:05 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

Grain stocks come in as projected

Feb. 7, 2023 at 7:36 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall ahead of USDA report

Feb. 7, 2023 at 7:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures fell on Tuesday as investors squared positions ahead of the U.S. government’s key monthly reports on global supply and demand. Traders were focused on the size of the corn and soybean harvests in Argentina as drought stressed the […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall on technical selling

Feb. 6, 2023 at 4:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped on Monday on a technical setback after rallying to the high end of recent trading ranges last week, traders said. Corn ended higher after trading in negative territory for much of the day, with the market finding support near Friday’s low. Investors […]

By Mark Weinraub

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids edge higher

Feb. 3, 2023 at 8:11 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly higher during the week ended Thursday, underpinned by gains in U.S. wheat futures. However, durum bids lost some ground. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by between 10 cents and $5.80 per […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soymeal futures set multi-year high while soybeans decline

Feb. 3, 2023 at 7:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Friday on spillover weakness from crude oil prices and expectations of a massive Brazilian soy harvest, but most-active soymeal futures set an 8-1/2-year high on tight supplies of the feed ingredient, analysts said. Wheat futures fell on profit-taking after rising to […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie markets hold steady

Feb. 2, 2023 at 8:04 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Feed grain markets in Western Canada have seen little change over the past few weeks. Feed barley bids across Western Canada have generally held steady over the past month, with the spot market topping out at $9.58 per bushel in Alberta, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data. Prices […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin