Insights and Stories on Winter Wheat

Dec. 29, 2017 at 5:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — A New Year’s Day cold snap in the southern U.S. Plains poses a threat to winter wheat, particularly in Kansas, the country’s biggest producer of the grain, agricultural meteorologists said. Farmers in Kansas grow hard red winter (HRW) wheat, the largest U.S. wheat class that typically […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Dec. 28, 2017 at 5:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell more than one per cent and neared a four-month low Thursday on improving crop prospects in Brazil that could curb demand for U.S. soy exports, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also declined in thin trade between the Christmas and New Year’s […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Dec. 27, 2017 at 4:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed more than one per cent on Wednesday while corn was higher for the sixth straight session as technical buying and end-of-year positioning buoyed grain prices, traders and analysts said. Soybean futures turned lower on the Chicago Board of Trade after an earlier […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Dec. 20, 2017 at 4:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rebounded on Wednesday to notch a 1-1/2-week high on worries about frigid weather across the Wheat Belt that threatens to damage crops lacking protective snow cover. Corn also rose on spillover support from wheat and as traders covered short positions following recent contract […]

By Karl Plume

Dec. 6, 2017 at 3:49 pm CST

USDA – Compared with two weeks ago, feed grade corn demand good, trading three cents higher. Forward contracting moderate. Farmers with high moisture corn and the inability to dry down to acceptable levels are selling on the spot market, rather than storing on farm. Increased price levels on imported corn […]

By OrganicBiz