Insights and Stories on Winter 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: Soy, corn hit one-week highs on Argentina weather worries

Feb. 21, 2023 at 6:12 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Prairie cash wheat: Little change in wheat bids

Feb. 17, 2023 at 6:40 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy down on stronger U.S. dollar, interest rate fears

Feb. 15, 2023 at 6:15 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

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

Feb. 6, 2023 at 4:44 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat futures firm; technical resistance weighs

Jan. 31, 2023 at 6:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures gained on Tuesday as traders eye winter wheat conditions across the U.S. Plains amid a second frigid cold snap this season, though futures struggled against technical resistance. Soybeans futures ended up, though prices were pressured by a correction in the soymeal charts, traders […]

By Christopher Walljasper P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on smaller U.S. harvest, Argentina drought worries

Jan. 13, 2023 at 7:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed for a third straight day on Friday and corn scaled to a 1-1/2 week top on follow-through buying after bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop data the prior day and concerns about poor South American weather. Both markets gained more than […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans surge after USDA cuts 2022 harvest view

Jan. 12, 2023 at 4:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unexpectedly cut its 2022 harvest estimates for both crops, which would mean smaller-than-expected supplies. Wheat futures gained on spillover support from rising corn and soy. Traders largely shrugged off USDA’s larger-than-anticipated […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA ‘data dump’ due next week

Jan. 4, 2023 at 8:09 pm CST

MarketsFarm — A flurry of reports is coming from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Jan. 12, including its monthly supply and demand estimates, quarterly grains stocks report and winter wheat planting report, among others. Futures International analyst Terry Reilly said the multitude of the reports coming out that […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie cash wheat: Bids lower despite supportive factors

Dec. 30, 2022 at 8:04 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Despite concerns related to cold weather in the U.S., war in Ukraine and rising numbers of COVID-19 infections in China, most western Canadian wheat bids were lower for the week ended Thursday. Profit-taking in wheat futures was evident on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), as March contracts […]