Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Corn futures hit two-week low; soy slides, wheat steadies

Jul. 28, 2025 at 5:00 pm CDT

U.S. corn futures hit a two-week low on Monday and soybeans also fell as market players continued to brace for large crops and forecasts called for milder, non-threatening weather in the Midwest production belt.

a field of green wheat in Saskatchewan in July 2025

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures dip on global supply pressure; corn, soybeans fall

Jul. 25, 2025 at 4:43 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Grain elevator in the background with a harvested field and blue sky.

Canadian crop outlook has improved since January says FCC

Jul. 25, 2025 at 1:05 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures climb on technical trading, trade deal hopes

Jul. 24, 2025 at 3:20 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Chicago, Illinois, USA - March 28, 2022: Chicago Board of Trade office in Chicago. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the world's oldest futures and options exchanges.

U.S. grains: Wheat futures dip; corn falls for third straight session

Jul. 23, 2025 at 4:31 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

CBOT Weekly: ‘It’s a weather game now’ says Lusk

Jul. 23, 2025 at 3:34 pm CDT

As the rest of July plays out, United States soybeans and corn will remain in a weather market, said Sean Lusk, vice-president of Walsh Commodity Hedging Services in Chicago.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Spencer Harris (green shirt) speaks with attendees at the Nutrien Ag Solutions crop plots at Ag in Motion on July 16, 2025. Photo: Greg Berg

Interest in biological crop inputs continues to grow

Jul. 22, 2025 at 5:53 pm CDT

It was only a few years ago that interest in alternative methods such as biologicals to boost a crop’s nutrient uptake seemed to spike in popularity. But according to Spencer Harris, senior vice-president of global ag retail for Nutrien Ag Solutions, biologicals are not all that new for Nutrien — the global ag retailer has been researching biological crop inputs for nearly two decades.

By Greg Berg

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans extend losses as Midwest weather looks crop-friendly

Jul. 22, 2025 at 5:33 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures extended session losses on Tuesday, weighed down by forecasts for crop-friendly rain in U.S. grain belts this week.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall as rain expected to help U.S. crops

Jul. 21, 2025 at 3:11 pm CDT

Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Monday on forecasts for crop-friendly rain in U.S. grain belts this week.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

Jul. 18, 2025 at 4:30 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures touched a two-week high on Friday on worries that heat may threaten U.S. crops and expectations that the country's biofuel policy would boost demand for soyoil, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek