Insights and Stories on Corn

Speculative net short position grows in canola

Jul. 23, 2022 at 5:21 am CDT

MarketsFarm — The speculative net short position in ICE Futures canola grew during the week ended Tuesday, as fund traders liquidated long positions and opened some new shorts, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money […]

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end higher on firm beef prices

Jul. 22, 2022 at 7:41 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat falls six per cent on Ukraine grain export deal

Jul. 22, 2022 at 6:21 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

July report from IGC has few changes

Jul. 21, 2022 at 9:12 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat fall on weather, Ukraine sea pact

Jul. 21, 2022 at 6:12 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Feed weekly outlook: New-crop supply outlook ‘significantly better’ as prices drop

Jul. 21, 2022 at 2:12 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat in Western Canada are still higher than this time last year, but if large declines in those prices are any indication, the 2022 harvest is set to be more typical than that of 2021. The high-delivered bid for Saskatchewan feed barley is […]

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT weekly outlook: Keep an eye on the weather

Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:59 am CDT

MarketsFarm — As soybeans and corn trend downward on the Chicago Board of Trade, wheat is poised to climb higher, according to Andrew Mages, analyst with Progressive Ag at Fargo, N.D. The weather outlook has called for scattered showers over the next couple of weeks, which will impact crops in […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures ease on improving weather

Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:08 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Wednesday on forecasts for improving weather in the Midwest, including rains next week that should boost crop production prospects, analysts said. Wheat futures rose as traders awaited the outcome of Egyptian wheat purchase negotiations, as well as talks on […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Sizzling heat stresses livestock, crops in southern U.S. Plains

Jul. 19, 2022 at 8:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Scorching temperatures in the southern U.S. Plains are stressing cattle as well as crops such as cotton, corn and soybeans, meteorologists and traders said on Tuesday. Temperatures were forecast to reach 111 F (44 C) in parts of the Texas Panhandle, a core area for cotton […]

By Ashitha Shivaprasad Julie Ingwersen

South Africa looking at another large corn crop in 2022-23

Jul. 19, 2022 at 7:53 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — South Africa is reported to be well on its way to producing another 15 million-plus-tonne corn crop in 2022-23, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) attaché in Pretoria. However, it will be far less than the USDA’s current estimate of 17.3 million tonnes. Nevertheless, if the […]

By MarketsFarm