Wheat prices feeling geopolitical pressures

Mark Conlon
Oct 9, 2026
1 hr ago

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Spring wheat prices have continued to drift down from the highs in September due in large part to a lack of new news related to geopolitical issues and the fact that any production issues have been accounted for already in the markets.

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