Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. escalates dispute with Mexico over GM corn

Jun. 2, 2023 at 8:06 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — The U.S. is escalating its conflict with Mexico over agriculture biotech measures, including the stance on genetically modified (GM) corn, by requesting dispute settlement consultations, senior officials of the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Friday. The North American neighbours are inching closer to a […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soy up on weather worries, macroeconomic optimism

Jun. 2, 2023 at 6:20 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Corn, soy growers get new Deere stack-fold planter

Jun. 2, 2023 at 4:03 pm CDT

By Staff

Feed weekly outlook: Weather market will determine grain prices

Jun. 1, 2023 at 4:21 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Weather worries lift soybeans, new-crop corn

Jun. 1, 2023 at 4:18 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat bounces off 2-1/2 year low

May. 31, 2023 at 7:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures closed higher on Wednesday on a round of bargain buying after the benchmark July contract dipped to its lowest level in nearly 2-1/2 years, dragged down by strong competition for export business and macroeconomic worries, brokers said. Similarly, U.S. corn and soybean futures […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Quick seeding bringing down prices

May. 31, 2023 at 4:49 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Prices for corn, soybeans and wheat on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were pressured by fast planting paces during the week ended May 31, according to one trader. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported on May 30 that 92 per cent of the country’s corn crop […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on uncertain demand, weather

May. 30, 2023 at 7:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures tumbled on Tuesday, pressured by macroeconomic worries, strong competition for global grain export business and some forecasts for beneficial Midwest rains next month that could bolster production prospects, analysts said. “The wetter outlook removed the one factor providing stability for […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit-up on bargain buying

May. 30, 2023 at 7:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures surged their daily limit on Tuesday, rebounding from Friday’s life-of-contract lows on a round of bargain-buying and short-covering toward the end of the month, and as feed grain futures fell sharply, traders said. “It really got grossly overdone to the bottom […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Net farm income down in 2022 despite high commodity prices: StatCan

May. 29, 2023 at 4:18 pm CDT

Farmers’ realized net income dropped by over eight per cent in 2022 as expenses outpaced the rise in cash receipts, a new Statistics Canada report says. Realized net income is the difference between cash receipts and operating expenses, minus depreciation and plus income in kind. When cannabis is included, realized […]

By Geralyn Wichers