Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures end up

Sep. 25, 2023 at 7:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended higher on Monday as the market recovered from its lowest level since early August, while corn and wheat futures also rose. After trading ended, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that soy and corn harvests advanced more slowly last week than analysts […]

Funds flip back to net short in canola

Sep. 22, 2023 at 7:01 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans end up in bounce from one-month low

Sep. 22, 2023 at 5:59 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

Feed weekly outlook: Harvest pressure, looming corn imports weigh on barley bids

Sep. 21, 2023 at 4:50 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to one-month low on export woes

Sep. 21, 2023 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Funds getting out of soybeans

Sep. 20, 2023 at 7:51 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — While corn and wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) stayed fairly steady during the week ended Wednesday, soybean prices steadily declined. The November soybean contract dropped 30 cents per bushel from one week ago to close Wednesday at $13.1975/bu. (all figures US$). During the same […]

By Adam Peleshaty

CME December 2023 live cattle, Sept. 20, 2023.

U.S. livestock: CME cattle end firm, consolidate below recent highs

Sep. 20, 2023 at 6:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday as the market consolidated just below life-of-contract highs touched a day earlier. Tightening U.S. cattle supplies remain a supportive backdrop to the market, but fresh bullish news was lacking, traders said. Wholesale beef prices fell, extending […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend bounce from multi-year low

Sep. 20, 2023 at 6:35 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Chicago corn futures ended higher on Wednesday, extending a rebound from this week’s near three-year lows, while wheat climbed on a pickup in global export business and soybeans followed grain prices higher. Benchmark Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn climbed six cents, or 1.26 per […]

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. grains: Corn up off near-three-year lows

Sep. 19, 2023 at 5:06 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday on bargain-buying after prices touched the lowest levels in nearly three years, but gains were limited by expectations of an ample harvest and weak export demand, traders said. Soybeans ended lower after choppy trading, setting a one-month low on […]

By Zachary Goelman

Fund long position drops in canola

Sep. 18, 2023 at 5:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Fund traders have been busy liquidating long positions and putting on new bearish canola bets in early September. The net managed money long position in the ICE Futures market dropping sharply during the week ended Tuesday (Sept. 12), according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin