Benchmark Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures jumped more than four per cent on Wednesday as weather worries in parts of the United States and Europe, coupled with signs of fresh global export business, prompted speculators to cover short positions, brokers said.
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U.S. grains: Wheat surges four per cent on short-covering, lifting corn and soy
CBOT Weekly: External factors raising wheat prices
Weather, geopolitical risk provide support
Numerous factors caused United States wheat prices to sharply rise during the week ended June 18, 2025.
Wheat heading, world flush with supply
Weather across the U.S. will have a larger influence on prices through the growing season
Below average temperatures in early June delayed Ontario corn and soybean development. Precipitation levels were considered average. Warmer temperatures were needed to advance crop development and enhance yield potential.
Varied rains leave parts of Manitoba in need of moisture: report
Planting 100 per cent complete
Varied rainfall across Manitoba left many areas of the province still in need of precipitation, with accumulations at 60 per cent of normal in eastern, Interlake and northwestern regions, reported Manitoba Agriculture in its latest weekly crop report.
U.S. grains: Soyoil hits 20-month peak, corn falls on good crop weather
U.S. soyoil futures hit their highest in 20 months on Monday, supported by U.S. biofuel blending proposals that are likely to increase demand, while soybean futures touched a one-month high before paring gains.
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb, soyoil soars daily limit on US biofuel proposal
U.S. soyoil futures surged their daily limit on Friday and soybeans hit a three-week high after President Donald Trump's administration proposed biofuel blending requirements that were above trade expectations, analysts said.
US EPA proposes higher biofuel blending volumes through 2027
The Trump administration on Friday proposed to increase the amount of biofuels that oil refiners must blend into the nation’s fuel mix over the next two years, driven by a surge in biomass-based diesel mandates.
ADM sets off ‘frenzy’ in US soybean market ahead of new biofuel blend rule
U.S. officials are expected to propose biofuel blending requirements below industry recommendations
Archer-Daniels-Midland, a major U.S. soybean crusher and biofuel producer, slashed its bids to buy the oilseed this week ahead of an expected Trump administration announcement on biofuel blending requirements, a primary driver of demand for soybean oil - and a prospective source of demand for Canadian canola.
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit 1-wk low on demand worries; wheat sags, corn firms
U.S. soybean futures fell to one-week lows on Thursday as weak domestic cash markets, poor weekly export sales and worries about the size of U.S. biofuel mandates raised fears about demand for the oilseed, brokers said.
USDA makes small cuts to corn, wheat ending stocks
Few changes the central theme in June report
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.
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