Insights and Stories on Winter Wheat

U.S. projects wheat acres at record lows, increases for soy, corn

Mar. 31, 2020 at 5:38 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As with last year, total wheat acres in the United States are projected to remain at all-time lows, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The department issued its prospective plantings estimates Tuesday. MarketsFarm director of markets and weather Bruce Burnett called USDA’s wheat and soybean estimates […]

U.S. grains: Corn hits 18-month low

Mar. 17, 2020 at 4:33 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. winter wheat conditions mostly fair to good

Feb. 3, 2020 at 6:47 pm CST

By MarketsFarm Team

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

Jan. 31, 2020 at 9:19 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat futures climb on short-covering

Nov. 19, 2019 at 7:17 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Frost strikes in numerous spots in Manitoba

Sep. 11, 2019 at 7:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Numerous areas throughout the growing areas of Manitoba experienced frost, according to the province’s crop report for the week ended Monday. The coldest locations were Sprague in the eastern region, Narcisse in the Interlake and Lake Audy in the southwest, which experienced temperatures of -2 C on Sept. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Winter wheat harvest varies by province

Aug. 15, 2019 at 10:40 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Depending where a farmer is located, Canada’s winter wheat crop has varied this year. Ontario has long been the country’s powerhouse for winter wheat. Statistics Canada projected the province’s farmers to seed just over one million acres this year, nearly 75 per cent of Canada’s total winter wheat […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Varying yields make for average crop

Aug. 9, 2019 at 7:38 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Feed grain crop yields are expected to be about average across the Prairies as harvest has kicked off. “It appears we’ll have somewhat of an average crop, with a bunch of high-yield areas and a bunch of low yield areas averaged together,” said Jim Beusekom, president of Market […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn down on crop conditions, weather

Jul. 9, 2019 at 7:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and wheat futures settled down on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) raised its condition ratings for both grains and more crop-friendly weather was forecast for the Midwest. “This downward trend has been led by wheat,” said Ted Seifried of Zaner Group. […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn, soy ease on warmer weather

Jul. 1, 2019 at 7:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean, corn and wheat futures all settled down on Monday after early strength, as outlooks for improved U.S. weather boosted crop production prospects, analysts said. The August soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade settled down 14-3/4 cents at $8.89-3/4 a bushel and new-crop […]