Insights and Stories on Wheat

All is calm, but could be brighter in organic markets

Jan. 1, 2023 at 2:59 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia staff All was relatively calm in the organic sector heading into the New Year, as the holiday season sees both buyers and sellers move to the sidelines. Prices for what was still moving were holding steady, although shadows remain on the horizon dimming the potential […]

Prairie cash wheat: Bids lower despite supportive factors

Dec. 30, 2022 at 8:04 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: Grain, price movement ongoing over holidays

Dec. 30, 2022 at 7:46 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans post fourth straight annual gain on supply concerns

Dec. 30, 2022 at 4:04 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm as investors track Argentine weather

Dec. 29, 2022 at 5:45 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

CBOT weekly outlook: Grains show strength as 2022 comes to close

Dec. 28, 2022 at 5:53 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Despite lighter trading on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) due to the holiday season, grain markets were still on the move before and after Christmas. Ryan Ettner, a commodity broker for Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Ill., said that while most high-volume traders will still be away for […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy firm on Argentina weather, China demand hopes

Dec. 28, 2022 at 5:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures rose for a third consecutive session on Wednesday as traders watched weather forecasts in Argentina for signs of much-needed rainfall, while China’s dismantling of COVID-19 restrictions raised hopes for improved demand. Corn also found support from uncertain weather in South America, while wheat […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans end higher

Dec. 27, 2022 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures ended slightly higher on Tuesday after jumping to six-month highs earlier in the day, supported by continued dryness in major soymeal exporter Argentina. Corn lifted after U.S. exporters reported a daily sale of 177,500 tonnes of corn for delivery to Japan, the U.S. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Prairie cash wheat: Bids mostly higher

Dec. 27, 2022 at 1:16 am CST

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada saw some mixed activity during the week ended Thursday (Dec. 22), with small losses reported for red spring wheat in Manitoba, while prices were up in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Freezing temperatures threaten winter wheat, lift prices

Dec. 23, 2022 at 7:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures climbed on Friday, gaining for a second consecutive week as frigid temperatures threaten winter wheat crops across the U.S. Plains and into the Midwest. Fresh export activity in soybeans and corn added support, though gains were limited by much-needed rainfall in Argentina that […]

By Christopher Walljasper