Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Corn futures hit six-week low on projected plantings

Feb. 23, 2023 at 5:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures hit a six-week low on Thursday as the U.S. government projected farmers will plant more acres this year and prices will decline, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, at its annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, pegged 2023 corn plantings at […]

U.S. grains: Wheat nears one-month low on Black Sea competition

Feb. 22, 2023 at 6:58 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Wide array of factors affecting grain prices

Feb. 22, 2023 at 6:18 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Lake Erie grain terminal sold to main tenant

Feb. 22, 2023 at 3:00 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Soy, corn hit one-week highs on Argentina weather worries

Feb. 21, 2023 at 6:12 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat inch higher ahead of holiday weekend

Feb. 17, 2023 at 5:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn, soybean and wheat futures closed modestly higher on Friday as traders squared positions ahead of a three-day U.S. weekend and weighed contrasting crop prospects in South America, analysts said. Uncertainty about the future of a Black Sea grain export corridor underpinned […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans end higher in choppy trade

Feb. 16, 2023 at 6:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures inched higher on Thursday while corn ended narrowly mixed after a choppy session as traders weighed poor crop prospects in Argentina against the expanding harvest of a massive Brazilian soybean crop and fears of rising interest rates, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Feed weekly outlook: Grain bids quietly drift lower

Feb. 16, 2023 at 3:11 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat in Western Canada drifted lower during the week ended Wednesday. Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta., said a relatively milder winter across the Prairies has resulted in less consumption of feed grains in feedlots. In turn, feedlots […]

By Adam Peleshaty

IGC makes changes in corn, soybean supply outlook

Feb. 16, 2023 at 3:02 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There are some notable changes to the monthly report from the International Grains Council (IGC), primarily in corn and soybeans. The London-based IGC on Thursday issued new supply and demand estimates, pointing to reduced agricultural production such as in Argentina as the main reason for the changes. That’s […]

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy down on stronger U.S. dollar, interest rate fears

Feb. 15, 2023 at 6:15 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than two per cent on Wednesday and corn and soybeans followed the trend lower, pressured by a stronger U.S. dollar and fears of more interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, analysts said. Fundamental news for grains and oilseeds was thin, […]

By Julie Ingwersen