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Crop Ratings Continue to Deteriorate

Kansas City wheat futures traded higher this morning, supported by further declines in the winter wheat crop ratings in yesterday's crop progress reports, according to traders.

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Poor First Winter Wheat Crop Ratings

This has been reported as the worst start in the good-to-excellent category for the winter wheat crop since the beginning of official reports.

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Small Profit Taking Ahead of USDA Reports

Corn, soybeans and spring wheat all showed declines in yesterday's USDA progress reports but were trading lower this morning.

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KC Wheat Lower on Economic Concerns

Kansas City wheat futures traded mostly lower this morning with economic concerns weighing on the market.

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KCBT to Alter HRW Wheat Futures & Options Open Outcry Trading Hours on USDA...

Open outcry sessions will open at 7:20 a.m. CT on USDA report release dates. The USDA reports are released at 7:30 a.m. CT. On all other dates, the open outcry market will open at 9:30 a.m. CT.

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Changes Made to HRW Wheat Trading Hours

The Kansas City Board of Trade announces a modification to the previously announced expansion of electronic trading hours for the KCBT's flagship hard red winter wheat futures and options contracts.

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Favorable Planting Weather for Row Crops

Kansas City wheat futures attempted to continue yesterday's move higher this morning but fell under some pressure from Chicago corn futures.

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KCBT Member Letter Regarding MF Global Matter

The Kansas City Board of Trade wishes to clarify any confusion or questions resulting from the MF Global, Inc. bankruptcy that was filed on Oct. 31.

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KC Wheat Higher Ahead of Reports

Kansas City wheat futures traded higher today, seeing a nice rally ahead of tomorrow's USDA supply and demand reports.

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Quiet, Lower Trade in KC Wheat

Kansas City wheat futures traded lower this morning on influence from outside markets and in a very quiet session.

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Optimism Regarding Greece Bailout Package

Kansas City wheat futures traded higher today, finding optimism regarding the bailout package for Greece that was decided overnight at the EU summit.

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Outside Markets Pressure KC Wheat Futures

Kansas City wheat futures traded both sides of unchanged today, feeling some pressure early from outside markets.

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Mixed Trade in KC Wheat Futures

Kansas City wheat futures traded both sides of unchanged today.

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Ukraine Eliminates Tariffs for Wheat and Corn

A massive storm is still in the forecast this weekend for dry areas of the HRW wheat belt, traders added, also weighing on KC wheat futures prices.

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Further Liquidation in Markets

Kansas City wheat futures traded lower today in another day of technical liquidation.

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KC Wheat under Pressure from Outside Markets

Kansas City wheat futures traded lower this morning under pressure mostly from outside market activity.

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KC under Pressure from Outside Markets

Kansas City wheat futures traded both sides of unchanged today but were lower by midday under pressure from outside macro markets.

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KCBT Wheat Futures Start Week Lower after Holiday

Kansas City wheat futures were under pressure from outside markets as crude oil and equities were lower, while the U.S. Dollar was higher.

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Wheat Shrugs Off Unemployment Numbers

Kansas City wheat futures traded quietly higher today, shrugging off disappointing unemployment numbers released this morning.

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Quiet, Lower Trade in KC Wheat Futures

Kansas City wheat futures quietly traded lower this morning, approaching yesterday's lows and finding some underlying support, according to traders.

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Markets Higher after Bernanke Speech

Kansas City wheat futures opened lower this morning after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's highly anticipated remarks were not necessarily supportive to commodity markets, according to traders.

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Spring Wheat Futures Lead Wheat Markets Higher

Kansas City wheat futures traded higher again today, taking lead from Minneapolis spring wheat futures that continue to gain ground on KC wheat prices.​

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KC Wheat Higher with Equity Bounce

Kansas City wheat futures bounced higher today, following U.S. equity markets that are attempting recovering today from yesterday's sharp selloff. ​

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Spring Wheat Disease Concerns

Kansas City wheat futures traded under pressure today due to weakness overnight and disease concerns in the U.S. spring wheat crop, according to traders.

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KCBT Wheat Trades Lower with Corn

Kansas City wheat futures traded lower this morning, pressured by expected rainfall in dry areas of the U.S. Corn Belt over the weekend.

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Spring Wheat Concerns Support KC Wheat

Concerns regarding the conditions of the U.S. spring wheat crop brought support to Kansas City wheat futures this morning.

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KCBT HRW Wheat Futures Trading Choppy

Kansas City wheat futures trading began quieter this morning from consolidation.

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KC Wheat Gives Back Gains

Kansas City wheat futures gave back gains posted in yesterday's session this morning as the market is under pressure in general with not a lot of news.​

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KC Wheat Higher on Declining Crop Ratings

Kansas City wheat futures traded higher today, reversing the recent lower trend in the marketplace.

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U.S. Dollar Trades Lower

Kansas City wheat futures traded stronger today, supported by strength in the U.S. Dollar and hot, dry weather in the Corn Belt.

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Short Covering in KC Wheat

Kansas City wheat futures experienced a small bounce today, with some short covering ahead of tomorrow's USDA supply and demand reports,.

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Weather Improves for French Wheat Areas

Kansas City wheat futures traded both sides of unchanged today, starting higher but moving lower early on improving weather for French wheat areas.

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KCBT Achieves New May Monthly Volume Records

The Kansas City Board of Trade set new calendar month records in May for both the exchange and the Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures contract.

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Bounce Higher in KC Wheat Futures

Kansas City wheat futures traded higher today, recovering from yesterday's set back and lower session.

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KCBT HRW Wheat Futures Markedly Higher at Midsession

Kansas City wheat futures were strongly higher on Wednesday due to a combination of weather factors and outside market influences.

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Drier Forecast for HRW Wheat Areas

Kansas City wheat futures traded higher this morning on weather concerns for HRW wheat areas, with drier conditions in the forecast now compared to last Friday.

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KCBT Wheat Futures Continue to Post Large Gains

Kansas City wheat futures continued strong on Tuesday in response to another day of hot, dry, windy weather in the Southwestern HRW wheat growing area.​

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KC Wheat Futures Continue Decline

Kansas City wheat futures were lower Thursday morning as a result of general commodity liquidation, traders said.

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Crop Conditions Deteriorate

Kansas City wheat futures traded higher this morning on declining U.S. HRW wheat conditions and delayed corn plantings, according to traders.

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Dry Weather Sparks Rally in KC Wheat Futures

Kansas City wheat futures traded sharply higher today, supported by dry weather in the forecast for U.S. HRW wheat areas and Western Europe.

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Liquidation in KC Wheat Futures

Kansas City wheat futures traded lower this morning, under pressure from a better chance for rain next week in HRW wheat areas.

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KC Wheat Follows Corn Lower

Kansas City wheat futures traded lower this morning, following weakness in the Chicago corn market, according to traders.

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KCBT Wheat Futures Trading Two-Sided

Kansas City wheat futures opened higher this morning on a weaker U.S. Dollar overnight and expectations of an announcement of large corn sales.

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Earthquake in Japan Shakes Markets

Kansas City wheat futures opened lower this morning on the wake of a disastrous earthquake overnight in Japan that has spooked markets on uncertainty in conditions of infrastructure and ports.

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KCBT Wheat Futures Fall on Bearish News

Kansas City wheat futures were lower Tuesday morning on reports from China that soil moisture had improved and on some moisture in the U.S. hard red winter wheat belt.

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KCBT Wheat Futures Surge

KCBT wheat futures bounced back quite nicely from the last couple of trading sessions.

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Iraq Buys Wheat over the Weekend

Kansas City wheat futures easily found strength today on news that Iraq purchased wheat over the weekend.

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Quiet, Mixed Trade amidst Snow Storm

Kansas City wheat futures traded both sides of unchanged this morning, opening lower along with weakness overnight in the Paris wheat market, according to traders.

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Friendly USDA Numbers for Wheat

Kansas City wheat futures traded higher today, supported by friendly numbers released in today's USDA report, according to traders.

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Exports Below Expectations

Kansas City wheat futures traded lower today, continuing some profit taking that began in yesterday's session.

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