Grain

French Wheat Woes Can’t Stop Record World Grain Glut Swelling

The worst French wheat harvest in decades isn’t enough to stop a record global glut of grain from rising. Lower wheat production in western Europe...

Downpours Hit Baltic Wheat Crops as Production Set to Decline

A deluge that’s hitting Baltic countries is hurting this year’s wheat crop as production is set to fall and quality deteriorates, according to...

Russian Wheat Prices Climb For Second Week On French Crop Woes

Russian wheat-export prices climbed for a second week, extending gains from the lowest in at least six years as the outlook for French and German crops wor...

Cheaper Grains Help Global Food Prices Snap Best Run in 5 Years

Global food prices ended the longest run of gains in five years as losses in grains and vegetable oils offset higher meat, sugar and dairy costs. The Un...

Wheat Slides To Decade Low As Global Glut Seen Getting Bigger

U.S. wheat prices dropped to the lowest in almost a decade as a global glut of the grain looks set to increase. Futures for September delivery in Chicag...

Lots of Wheat But Not Enough Protein Sends Buyer Premium Surging

A global glut of wheat isn’t producing many bargains for U.S. flour millers who need high-protein grain used in bagels, pizza crust and specialty bre...

Bin-Busting Global Wheat Supplies Signal Price Rout Isn’t Over

Canada’s wheat farmers still have more than a month before they start the bulk of this season’s grain harvest, but they’re already worrie...

U.S. Farmers Unexpectedly Boost Corn Acres, Stockpiles Increase

U.S. farmers planted more corn than they intended in March, sowing the third-highest crop since World War II and surprising analysts who had expected a dec...