Reading Time: < 1 minute Numerous factors caused United States wheat prices to sharply rise during the week ended June 18, 2025.
CBOT Weekly: External factors raising wheat prices
Weather, geopolitical risk provide support
Prairie wheat bids dip with U.S. futures, rising loonie
Durum narrowly mixed
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada softened during the week ended June 12, as losses in the United States futures and strength in the Canadian dollar weighed on values.
USDA makes small cuts to corn, wheat ending stocks
Few changes the central theme in June report
Reading Time: < 1 minute The June supply/demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture contained very few changes from May. The USDA issued its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates on June 12, showing some declines for U.S. corn and wheat ending stocks, while those for soybeans were unchanged.
Manitoba crops 99 per cent planted
Five points ahead of average
Reading Time: < 1 minute Seeding operations across Manitoba largely wrapped up during the week ended June 10, with 99 per cent of intended acres in the ground, according to the latest provincial crop report. That was up four points from the previous week and compares with the five-year average of 94 per cent done.
U.K. wheat output to swing higher in 2025/26
Wheat production fell last year for several reasons
Reading Time: < 1 minute Wheat production in the United Kingdom is forecast to turn around in 2025/26 after falling back the previous year, the United States Department of Agriculture reported on June 9.
U.S. grains: Chicago futures firm on weather, U.S.-China trade optimism
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago grains and soybeans firmed on Friday as expectations improved for U.S.-China trade relations after leaders of the two countries spoke and agreed to further discussions.
Drop in U.S. bulk exports highlighted by USDA report
Down 10 points in three years says FAS
Reading Time: 2 minutes Since 2020, bulk exports out of the United States rose and then fell back, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture report released on June 6. Issued by the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, the Rise and Fall of Bulk Commodities cited several reasons for the drop in bulk exports.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Mixed prices across the region
Higher U.S. prices encourage stronger cash prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat were mostly higher during the week ended June 5, while those for amber durum moved lower.
Cereals Canada hub receives international support
U.K. bakery Warburtons contributes $650,000 to Global Agriculture Technology Exchange
Reading Time: 2 minutes Warburtons, the United Kingdom's largest bakery, committed $650,000 in contributions to the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange on June 5.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise on U.S.-China trade optimism
Wheat futures rise amid Russia-Ukraine tensions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures climbed to a one-week high on Thursday on optimism about the U.S. trade relationship with China, the world's largest soybean buyer, after leaders of the two countries spoke by phone for more than an hour.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
