MGEX December 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (yellow and dark green lines). (Barchart)

Prairie cash wheat: Falling Minneapolis futures weigh on Prairie bids

MarketsFarm — A sharp drop in Minneapolis spring wheat futures weighed on cash wheat bids across the Prairies during the week ended Thursday, but declines in the Canadian dollar provided some support and helped temper losses somewhat. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $7.60-$11.60 per tonne, […] Read more

Kansas City December 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with CBOT December 2021 wheat (orange line) and MGEX December 2021 wheat (green line, left column). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy ease on profit-taking

Canada's latest export disruptions supportive

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures closed lower on Thursday, with K.C. hard red winter wheat and MGEX spring wheat falling from multiyear peaks on a round of profit-taking. Declines were kept in check by concerns about tight supplies and strong demand, factors that pushed Paris wheat to a 14-year high. Profit taking also […] Read more



A soybean crop at Headingley, Man. on Sept. 2, 2021. (Dave Bedard photo)

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybean purchases steal wheat’s thunder

MarketsFarm — While Chicago wheat is hitting new contract highs, soybeans are the standout commodity on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to one trader. Over the weekend, there were rumblings that China had purchased five cargoes worth of soybeans earlier in the week. Three nights later, that number had grown, which caused soybean […] Read more





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Prairie cash wheat: Bids jump after USDA projects cuts

MarketsFarm — A larger-than-expected cut in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) latest supply and demand forecast, plus rising wheat futures in anticipation of tighter worldwide supply, led to higher bids for western Canadian wheat for the week ended Thursday. USDA on Tuesday trimmed world wheat ending stocks to 275.8 million tonnes, down 1.38 million […] Read more

CBOT January 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (yellow line) and December 2021 soymeal (black line, left column). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb as soymeal surges

U.S. wheat nears nine-year top

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose about two per cent on Friday, led by soaring soymeal futures tied to technical buying, brisk demand for the high-protein feed ingredient and logistical hurdles, traders said. Corn and wheat futures followed the higher trend, supported by tightening global grain supplies and fund-driven buying, and U.S. wheat […] Read more


CBOT December 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, brown and dark green lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat hits multi-year highs on global supply worries

CBOT corn, soybeans also up

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit their highest price in nearly nine years on Thursday and European wheat futures climbed to a 14-year peak, boosted by concern that exportable global supplies could tighten further, analysts said. Soybeans followed wheat higher, while corn futures ended narrowly mixed after a choppy session as traders weighed […] Read more

Kansas City (K.C.) December 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, brown and dark green lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally as global stocks tighten

CBOT corn, soybeans also strong

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures rallied on Wednesday, with the front-month K.C. hard red winter wheat contract jumping to its highest in 7-1/2 years, on concerns about tightening global supplies and strong export demand. Corn futures also rose, with the most-active contract surging 2.6 per cent in its biggest daily percentage gain in […] Read more