Insights and Stories on Winter Wheat

Feb. 21, 2018 at 4:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures on Wednesday rose for the sixth time in seven sessions on expectations that a drought-reduced crop in Argentina would buoy demand for U.S. supplies. Gains were limited by plentiful global supplies and strong production prospects in Brazil. Wheat slipped to a two-week low, […]

By Karl Plume

Feb. 16, 2018 at 7:00 pm CST

CNS Canada — Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed for the week ended Thursday, while U.S. wheat futures rose. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were mixed in Western Canada with some unchanged and others rising by $1-$2, according […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Feb. 13, 2018 at 8:01 pm CST

CNS Canada — While it’s been a cold winter with little snow cover, there is still hope for the Prairies’ winter wheat crop as soil temperatures haven’t hit danger levels yet. “I checked the soil temperatures this morning across the Prairies and most of the soils are about -10 C […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Feb. 12, 2018 at 4:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Weather concerns sparked a rally in U.S. wheat and soybean futures on Monday, with forecasts for dry conditions threatening to reduce harvests in key growing areas, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures jumped 3.4 per cent to their highest since Aug. […]

By Mark Weinraub

Feb. 7, 2018 at 6:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Nearby Chicago wheat futures jumped three per cent on Wednesday and hit a four-month high on worries about dry conditions threatening yield prospects in the southern U.S. Plains, analysts said. Corn futures rose on robust export demand for U.S. supplies while soybean futures declined after a […]

By Julie Ingwersen