CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with K.C. May 2022 wheat (yellow O/H/L/C) and MGEX May 2022 wheat (orange O/H/L/C). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans touch nine-year peaks

Concerns about disrupted Black Sea region exports lift markets

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to a more than nine-year peak on Wednesday and corn notched a fresh eight-month high as escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions threatened to disrupt supplies from the key Black Sea grain-exporting region. Soybean futures rallied to a 9-1/2 year peak as the conflict also put Black Sea sunflower oil


CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Rising Russia-Ukraine tensions stoke rallies

Most-active CBOT wheat books biggest daily jump in 3-1/2 years

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures surged six per cent on Tuesday in the steepest daily jump in 3-1/2 years while corn rallied three per cent on worries that an escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine could disrupt grain flows from the key Black Sea export region. Soybeans climbed to a

CBOT March 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, light green and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures extend winning streak

CBOT wheat ends mixed

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures rose for the third day in a row on Friday on concerns about harvests in Brazil and Argentina limiting production. Wheat futures were mixed, with concerns about potential Russian aggression against Ukraine disrupting the shipment of wheat from the key export region sending


CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-m 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Ukraine-Russia tensions

Corn, soybean futures end firm

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 2.2 per cent on Thursday, supported by rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia and expectations that war between the two export countries could improve demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Soybeans and corn futures closed in positive territory after trading both sides of unchanged, with concerns about




CBOT March 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease on South American rainfall

Wheat underpinned by Black Sea supply worry; corn adds on strong export inspections

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans fell on Monday, pressured by rainfall in parts of South America that could refresh parched crops as Argentina and southern Brazil near harvest. CBOT corn and wheat ended higher after earlier losses, with corn underpinned by strong export inspections and wheat weighing tensions between Russia and Ukraine that could


CBOT March 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, dark green and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy rises on South American crop woes

Wheat, corn futures rally

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Friday on diminishing harvest estimates in South America, though trading remained volatile a day after prices reached a nine-month high, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures jumped on increased concerns that Russia may invade Ukraine and disrupt grain shipments from the Black Sea

CBOT March 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy, corn end lower in volatile sell-off

Wheat down off early strength

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures closed lower on Thursday after a wild session, retreating after a run-up to multi-month highs as a wave of profit-taking and farmer selling overshadowed support from shrinking estimates of South American crops due to drought, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade March soybeans settled down 20-1/2