Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Chicago soy futures bounce back after USDA forecasts

Aug. 12, 2022 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures turned higher on Friday, as traders questioned a surprisingly large record-crop forecast and focused instead on August weather as recent hot and dry days threaten key U.S. growing areas. Soybean futures slid sharply after the U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday forecast U.S. soy […]

Wheat, soybeans buck expectations in USDA report

Aug. 12, 2022 at 6:51 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

First Ukraine grain deal ship docks in Turkey

Aug. 12, 2022 at 2:16 am CDT

By Reuters

Russia to ban some imports of seeds from Canada, Europe

Aug. 11, 2022 at 5:35 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm on yield uncertainty ahead of USDA report

Aug. 11, 2022 at 5:29 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures extend gains on crop risks

Aug. 10, 2022 at 7:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and wheat futures rose on Wednesday, as hot, dry weather in parts of the U.S. and Europe kept attention on harvest risks, while soybeans settled lower after notching contract highs. Traders also adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Lower inflation, USDA report to impact markets

Aug. 10, 2022 at 2:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) already set to release its monthly supply/demand estimates on Friday, the U.S. Labor Department threw in a curveball two days prior. The Labor Department on Wednesday reported the annual rate of inflation declined to 8.5 per cent in July, 0.6 of […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans gain as U.S. crop ratings decline

Aug. 9, 2022 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures climbed to their highest in more than a week on Tuesday on lower weekly U.S. crop condition ratings and worries that hot, dry weather in the western Midwest forecast would continue to stress crops. Wheat was also firmer as the dollar […]

By Karl Plume

Ukraine’s first outbound corn cargo refused by buyer

Aug. 9, 2022 at 12:36 am CDT

Istanbul | Reuters — The Razoni, the first ship to depart Ukraine under a U.N.-brokered deal, is looking for another port to unload its grain cargo as the initial Lebanese buyer refused delivery citing a more than five-month delay, Ukraine’s embassy in Lebanon said Monday. “According to the information provided […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slip after Midwest rains

Aug. 8, 2022 at 3:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures eased on Monday as improved weather in parts of the U.S. Midwest’s farm belt boosted harvest prospects for crops stressed recently by high temperatures and dryness. Chicago Board of Trade wheat firmed as the dollar softened, although gains were limited by […]

By Karl Plume