Insights and Stories on Wheat

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb to 2-1/2 month highs on strong exports

Dec. 8, 2022 at 7:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures climbed on Thursday, supported by strong export demand, pushing the oilseed to nearly three-month highs. Wheat traded near even after Wednesday’s rebound from a one-year low, although prices remained capped by competition from record high Russian supplies. Corn followed soybeans higher. Movements in […]

U.S. grains: Wheat steadies after one-year low

Dec. 7, 2022 at 5:25 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

Australia looking at record wheat, canola crops

Dec. 6, 2022 at 6:32 pm CST

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on exports, meal strength

Dec. 6, 2022 at 6:13 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

Speculative short position grows in canola

Dec. 5, 2022 at 7:44 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat slides to 13-month low

Dec. 5, 2022 at 7:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat dropped on Monday, pressured by higher global supplies despite stronger-than-expected weekly U.S. exports, analysts said. Corn eased, pressured by lower wheat, though dry conditions in South America added support. Soybeans ended lower, underpinned by export demand and strong meal trade, though wheat weighed on […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Prairie cash wheat: Bids drop with U.S. futures

Dec. 2, 2022 at 5:49 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Thursday, as U.S. wheat futures posted losses — although softness in the Canadian dollar did provide some underlying support. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $3.50-$6.40 per […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat plunges to three-month low on export competition

Dec. 2, 2022 at 5:37 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Chicago wheat extended losses on Friday to a fresh three-month low as modest weekly U.S. exports kept traders’ focus on competition from cheaper Black Sea supplies. Corn also fell, while soybeans rebounded, consolidating after a selloff in the previous session over disappointing U.S. biofuels levels. The […]

By Rod Nickel

StatCan data show smaller Canadian canola, durum production

Dec. 2, 2022 at 2:13 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers grew less canola and durum than originally thought in 2022, but more barley and oats, according to updated production estimates from Statistics Canada released Friday. “There were both bullish and bearish surprises,” MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville said. While canola production of 18.174 million tonnes was […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin