# U.S. grains: Wheat ends up three per cent - Manitoba Co-operator

> U.S. wheat futures rose about 3% on March 1 after Egypt's GASC bought 535,000 tonnes of wheat in an international tender, its largest purchase since January 2014. Corn and soybeans also rose on fund buying, and dry Plains weather added support.

- Date: 2017-03-01 · published 2017-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Egypt · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72050-u-s-grains-wheat-ends-up-three-per-cent-manitoba-co-operator
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A large Egyptian purchase signals strong import demand and supports wheat prices, especially for EU and K.C.-type wheat.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-20 | [Grain prices still hang on exports - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33172-grain-prices-still-hang-on-exports-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +2.8% | +3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-16 | [U.S. grains: Soy climbs as U.S., China plan to restart trade talks - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63566-u-s-grains-soy-climbs-as-u-s-china-plan-to-restart-trade-talks-manitoba-co.md) | -0.2% | +6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-27 | [U.S. grains: Soy hits four-month high on hopes for China trade deal - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22452-u-s-grains-soy-hits-four-month-high-on-hopes-for-china-trade-deal-manitoba-co.md) | +3.8% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-30 | [U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn climb - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9515-u-s-grains-wheat-soy-corn-climb-grainews.md) | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-23 | [U.S. grains: Export hopes push soy, corn, wheat futures higher - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53671-u-s-grains-export-hopes-push-soy-corn-wheat-futures-higher-grainews.md) | -1.1% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2018-08-16 | [U.S. grains: Soy climbs as U.S., China plan to restart trade talks - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63566-u-s-grains-soy-climbs-as-u-s-china-plan-to-restart-trade-talks-manitoba-co.md) | +0.1% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2025-10-27 | [U.S. grains: Soy hits four-month high on hopes for China trade deal - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22452-u-s-grains-soy-hits-four-month-high-on-hopes-for-china-trade-deal-manitoba-co.md) | +5.6% | +8.0% |
| SOY | 2018-11-30 | [U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn climb - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9515-u-s-grains-wheat-soy-corn-climb-grainews.md) | +3.3% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/u-s-grains-wheat-ends-up-three-per-cent/
- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/daily/u-s-grains-wheat-ends-up-three-per-cent/

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