Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn, soy firm on WASDE report

Feb. 8, 2023 at 4:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by weather conditions in South America that hamper rival exports, though higher-than-expected U.S. supplies limited gains. The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) added 15 cents to $7.64-3/4 a bushel (all figures […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall ahead of USDA report

Feb. 7, 2023 at 7:25 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall on technical selling

Feb. 6, 2023 at 4:44 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soymeal futures set multi-year high while soybeans decline

Feb. 3, 2023 at 7:38 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie markets hold steady

Feb. 2, 2023 at 8:04 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybean futures climb as soymeal soars

Feb. 2, 2023 at 7:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday as uncertainty about crop prospects in Argentina lifted soymeal futures to life-of-contract highs, traders said. Corn futures fell on technical selling and a bounce in the U.S. dollar, which tends to make U.S. grains less competitive globally, although U.S. corn […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather outweighs U.S. Fed rate hike announcement

Feb. 1, 2023 at 6:13 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Week-long rallies for grain futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were disrupted by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest key interest rate announcement on Wednesday. The Fed revealed it is raising its key interest rate by 25 basis points in its ongoing fight against inflation. While the […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy sags as Brazil’s harvest looms

Feb. 1, 2023 at 5:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell about one per cent on Wednesday as traders focused on the expanding harvest of a likely record-large soy crop in Brazil and positioned for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates, analysts said. Wheat futures ended mixed, with the most-active March […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat futures firm; technical resistance weighs

Jan. 31, 2023 at 6:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures gained on Tuesday as traders eye winter wheat conditions across the U.S. Plains amid a second frigid cold snap this season, though futures struggled against technical resistance. Soybeans futures ended up, though prices were pressured by a correction in the soymeal charts, traders […]

By Christopher Walljasper P.J. Huffstutter

Spec short position grows in canola

Jan. 30, 2023 at 7:45 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Speculators were busy adding to their growing net short position in canola during the week ended Jan. 24, according to the latest Commitments of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin