Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn end lower as crude oil sags

Nov. 14, 2022 at 5:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean and corn futures fell on Monday on spillover pressure from crude oil along with uncertainty about export demand for U.S. supplies of both crops, analysts said. But wheat futures rose on signs of global export demand while traders continued to monitor prospects for the […]

U.S. grains: Soy futures up on China COVID curbs, weakening U.S. dollar

Nov. 12, 2022 at 2:59 am CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

Feed weekly outlook: Grain supplies good, freight costs higher

Nov. 10, 2022 at 6:20 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Chicago futures slide on profit taking, slumping dollar

Nov. 10, 2022 at 5:52 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

CBOT weekly outlook: Rising U.S. corn, soy yields ‘a little surprising’

Nov. 9, 2022 at 7:22 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat drops as USDA raises global supply view

Nov. 9, 2022 at 6:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unexpectedly raised its global supply outlook in a monthly report, citing larger crops in Australia, the U.K. and Kazakhstan that offset lower Argentine and EU production. A firmer U.S. dollar also weighed on […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy ease as traders await crop data

Nov. 8, 2022 at 8:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures on Tuesday eased on long liquidation ahead of the release of widely followed government crop forecasts on Wednesday, analysts said. The wheat market also grappled with Black Sea supply prospects as Ukraine sought to expand a grain deal allowing exports from […]

By Tom Polansek

Fund short position in canola dips to four-month low

Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:38 am CST

MarketsFarm — Speculators were busy covering short positions and putting on some fresh longs in the canola market during the week ended Nov. 1. That lowered the net short position in the ICE Futures canola market to its smallest level since the beginning of July, according to the latest Commitment […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn sag on worries about China demand

Nov. 7, 2022 at 8:02 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped on Monday, retreating from a six-week high, pressured by fears about export demand after top buyer China denied it was considering easing its stringent zero-COVID policy. Traders were also adjusting positions ahead of monthly supply-and-demand reports due at mid-week from the U.S. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, grains climb as energy prices rise, dollar cools

Nov. 4, 2022 at 4:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures climbed to a six-week high on Friday as soyoil futures reached their highest level since June, buoyed by strong energy prices along with optimism about demand from China, the world’s top soy buyer, traders said. Wheat and corn followed broad strength in the […]

By Julie Ingwersen