Insights and Stories on Corn

CBOT weekly outlook: Values pull back from upper ranges

Feb. 15, 2023 at 4:33 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Despite some bullish influences, commodity prices at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were stepping back in mid-February. That movement wasn’t a surprise to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers in Barrington, Ill. Prices for corn, soybeans and wheat had been at the upper end of their ranges, […]

Mexico opens door for GM corn in feed, industrial uses

Feb. 14, 2023 at 8:13 pm CST

By Adriana Barrera Cassandra Garrison

U.S. grains: Soy eases off multi-month highs

Feb. 14, 2023 at 6:38 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

China to plant more soy, speed up GMOs to ensure food supply

Feb. 13, 2023 at 8:18 pm CST

By Dominique Patton

Revisions possible for Argentina corn, wheat carryouts

Feb. 13, 2023 at 7:31 pm CST

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soymeal touches highest since 2014

Feb. 13, 2023 at 5:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soymeal futures hit their highest in almost nine years on Monday on speculative buying and uncertainty about crop prospects in Argentina, despite recent rains, analysts said. Surging soymeal values lifted soybean futures, while corn and wheat rose on worries about the future of Ukraine’s safe […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat strong on concerns about Ukraine, Russian exports

Feb. 10, 2023 at 7:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied on Friday, supported by concerns the grain deal allowing for Russian and Ukraine exports from Black Sea ports could splinter amid escalations in the nearly year-long war between the two countries, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also were strong, with corn […]

By Mark Weinraub

Feed weekly outlook: Grain stocks set tone for barley, wheat

Feb. 9, 2023 at 4:31 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) grain stocks report issued earlier this week largely met trade expectations, according to Winnipeg-based independent trader Jerry Klassen. The survey-based report, which estimated the country’s grain stocks as of Dec. 31, was neutral for spring wheat, supportive of durum, and pointed toward barley being somewhat […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybean futures fall

Feb. 9, 2023 at 4:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dropped on Thursday, with rains in the U.S. Plains easing some concerns about crop health in that key growing area, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also were weaker, pressured by lacklustre export data and expectations that overseas buyers will soon shift their […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Latest USDA adjustments do little to move market

Feb. 8, 2023 at 4:36 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Updated supply/demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were neutral to slightly bearish for soybeans, corn and wheat, with latest numbers largely coming in line with expectations. The February report is traditionally not a major market mover, with the Chicago futures markets waiting for confirmation on […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin