Insights and Stories on Corn

CBOT weekly outlook: Wheat, corn likely to trend downward

Aug. 16, 2023 at 3:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Wheat and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade are likely to fall back in the coming weeks, according to Terry Reilly, senior agricultural specialist for Marex in Chicago. Soybeans, meanwhile, could go either way, he said, depending on the severity of upcoming weather conditions. Reilly commented that […]

U.S. grains: Corn up off low on weather, Black Sea tensions

Aug. 16, 2023 at 2:53 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn futures touch 2020 low on improved crop ratings

Aug. 15, 2023 at 4:03 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat down as traders shrug off Russian warning shots

Aug. 14, 2023 at 3:46 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Fund long position holds steady in canola

Aug. 14, 2023 at 2:08 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Little change seen in USDA’s WASDE report

Aug. 11, 2023 at 7:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — August figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) world agricultural supply/demand estimates (WASDE) provided very few surprises and not much change after their release Friday. However, crop production and carryout estimates were tightened from those in July. USDA’s 2023-24 corn production estimate declined by 209 million bushels […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybean, grains futures drop as traders shed risk

Aug. 11, 2023 at 7:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean and grain futures turned lower on Friday as improving growing weather led investors to anticipate that U.S. Midwest crop conditions will improve, traders said. Corn and soybean futures had a particularly choppy trading session as a flurry of bearish signs prompted investors to shed […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Feed weekly outlook: Crop conditions, barley demand lower

Aug. 10, 2023 at 6:59 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As combining operations begin, dryness continues to plague crops in many parts of Saskatchewan. But while crop conditions aren’t as bad as they were during the drought of 2021, according to trader Evan Peterson from JGL Commodities in Saskatoon, crops are still very parched. “Southern and western parts […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat firm ahead of USDA report

Aug. 10, 2023 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and wheat futures firmed on Thursday, with traders unwinding bearish bets ahead of a key U.S. government report on supply and demand on Friday. The soybean market was mixed, with thinly traded old-crop contracts easing and new-crop contracts firming as investors […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Cattle up on U.S. supply worries

Aug. 9, 2023 at 6:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures strengthened on Wednesday as tight U.S. supplies continued to support the market, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also advanced, while lean hog futures declined. The live cattle market is largely trading sideways in the most-active contract this week after finishing […]

By Tom Polansek