Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat up off three-year low after steep sell-off

Oct. 2, 2023 at 5:54 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rebounded on Monday on what one analyst characterized as “bottom-picking” after prices dropped more than six per cent to three-year lows on Friday. Corn followed wheat higher, but soybeans prices remained low after news reports of Brazilian farmers planting at a rapid clip. The U.S. […]

Fund net short position grows in canola

Sep. 30, 2023 at 12:57 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. stocks data bearish for soybeans, bullish on corn

Sep. 30, 2023 at 12:45 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat hits three-year low

Sep. 29, 2023 at 6:39 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids near bottom post-harvest

Sep. 28, 2023 at 7:48 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn hits one-month high ahead of USDA data

Sep. 28, 2023 at 7:26 pm CDT

Reuters –– Chicago corn futures hit a one-month high on Thursday as speculators covered short positions while falling energy prices undercut a rally in oilseeds, traders and analysts said. The markets are waiting for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to issue quarterly grain stocks data on Friday. The most-active corn […]

By Zachary Goelman

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn trade watch harvest weather

Sep. 27, 2023 at 6:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Harvest operations for soybeans and corn are in their early stages, with seasonal selling pressure likely to limit any upside potential in the futures markets over the next few weeks. However, both commodities have found nearby support on the other side keeping values rangebound overall. The U.S. soybean […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soyoil boosted by rising energy prices

Sep. 27, 2023 at 4:06 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago corn futures rose on Wednesday, rebounding from losses a day earlier, as ethanol feedstock enjoyed a boost from a rise in energy prices that also lifted soyoil futures, analysts said. Wheat futures fell at the Chicago Board of Trade, and K.C. hard red winter wheat futures hit […]

By Zachary Goelman

Tightening canola stocks projected, AAFC says

Sep. 26, 2023 at 7:56 pm CDT

MarketsFarm –– Canadian canola carryout supplies for the current marketing year will likely end up tighter than earlier expectations, according to updated supply/demand balance sheets from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) that account for recent production and stocks data from Statistics Canada. Canola ending stocks for 2023-24 are now forecast […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans higher, corn lower, wheat flat amid positioning

Sep. 26, 2023 at 6:24 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago soybean futures ticked higher on Tuesday while wheat futures settled flat and corn futures fell as traders adjusted positions ahead of U.S. government stocks data due later this week, analysts said. Worries about a possible U.S. government shutdown hung over the markets. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) […]

By Zachary Goelman