Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease on South American rainfall

Dec. 22, 2022 at 4:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures dropped on Thursday, pressured by South American forecasts for more rain which could relieve parched soy crops in Argentina. Corn and wheat weakened, holding on to some of the previous day’s gains as extreme winter weather threatens winter wheat crops in the U.S. […]

Feed weekly outlook: Alberta barley bids steady heading into holidays

Dec. 22, 2022 at 2:39 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. winter wheat to feel the cold

Dec. 21, 2022 at 6:46 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on winterkill worries

Dec. 21, 2022 at 5:32 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans end higher with South America in focus

Dec. 20, 2022 at 4:50 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Rains in drought-hit Argentina pressure CBOT futures

Dec. 19, 2022 at 5:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures slid on Monday after beneficial rains hit Argentina’s drought-stricken agricultural zone, analysts said. Argentina is the world’s leading exporter of processed soy, but its usually green Pampas plains have been hit by a historic drought that is preventing […]

By Tom Polansek

Prairie cash wheat: Prices a mixed bag across West

Dec. 16, 2022 at 7:54 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies for the week ended Thursday were mixed as CWRS wheat was either side of unchanged and CPSR was down slightly. Meanwhile, durum made modest gains. Declines in the U.S. wheat complex put pressure on western Canadian cash prices, but those declines were […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Large gap between StatCan, USDA canola estimates

Dec. 16, 2022 at 7:43 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There’s a significant difference in the amount of canola grown in Canada during 2022-23, in the estimate from Statistics Canada (StatCan) compared to that from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Earlier in December, StatCan’s survey-based production of principal field crops report pegged this year’s canola harvest at […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

AAFC raises canola stocks projection, despite smaller crop

Dec. 16, 2022 at 7:24 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks for 2022-23 were revised higher by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in its latest supply/demand estimates, released Friday. The larger carryout projection came despite a downward revision to production, as both exports and domestic usage were also down from the November report. The government agency […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures fall on fund selling

Dec. 16, 2022 at 5:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures dipped on Friday, with concerns about a weakening global economy deterring traders from extending gains made earlier this week. “Fund managers continue to interpret their supply and demand fundamentals through a lens coloured by recession fears,” Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist […]

By Mark Weinraub