Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures inched higher on Tuesday on positioning ahead of the holidays, though a massive global supply of wheat kept a lid on prices. Soybeans and corn spent the day chopping up and down, but gained some support from an end-of-year rally, which is typical as traders […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat ends higher on short covering though ample supply weighs
U.S. grains: Wheat leads grains higher with Russian strikes in focus
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat rebounded on Monday as reports of more Russian strikes on Ukrainian port infrastructure rekindled concerns about war risks to Black Sea grain trade, encouraging investors to cover short positions after an eight-week low last week. Soybeans were also higher, breaking a run of six falling sessions, as the oilseed […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat trades near contract lows under ample global supply
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat futures ended higher on Friday, but hit their biggest weekly drop since June as abundant and cheap global supply kept prices near an eight-week low. Soybean futures declined for a sixth day, reaching their lowest price since October 24, as speculators continued to unwind long positions due to ample […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat sets fresh eight-week low as ample global supply continues to weigh
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, setting a new eight-week low, as ample supply and progress in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine triggered selling by speculative investors. Corn futures firmed on export demand, though pressure from the wheat market continued to weigh […] Read more
CBOT Weekly: Grains, oilseeds down ahead of an uncertain 2026
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. grain and oilseed futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell during the week ended Dec. 17, 2025 due to lagging exports and delayed data.
U.S. grains: CBOT wheat sets fresh lows on supply pressure, Ukraine ceasefire talks
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures extended losses for a third session on Tuesday, slumping to fresh lows as the most-active contract hovered near prices not seen since late October, while bumper harvests in Argentina and Australia underscored hefty global supplies. The Rosario Grains Exchange last week raised its production estimate […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans touch seven-week low on broad sell-off
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures touched a seven-week low on Monday amid a broad sell-off in agriculture markets, as soy traders continued to shed risk amid ongoing concerns over the pace of U.S. exports and expectations of a hefty Brazilian harvest, market analysts said. Wheat futures slumped as Argentina’s large […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn and wheat futures firm on brisk exports, softer dollar
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn and wheat futures firmed on Thursday, supported by brisk export sales and a softer dollar, which tends to make U.S. grains more competitive globally, analysts said. Soybean futures clung to modest gains.
U.S. grains: Wheat futures slide on rising world production estimates
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. wheat futures fell more than one per cent on Wednesday to their lowest since late October on reminders of rising global supplies of the food grain, analysts said. Corn futures also sagged while soybean futures rebounded from multi-week lows, buoyed in part by news of fresh U.S. soy export sales. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more
CBOT weekly: Sideways trade likely through holidays
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sideways trade is expected to be the norm in the soybean and corn futures markets through the holiday season, as participants continue to get caught up on the data that was delayed during the United States government shutdown.
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