Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. soybean acres come in below expectations

Jun. 30, 2022 at 3:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Farmers in the United States seeded fewer soybean acres than original intentions and slightly more corn, according to updated acreage estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released June 30. Total soybean area in the country for the 2022 growing season was pegged at 88.30 million acres by […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans end mostly lower, grains plunge after USDA acres data

Jun. 30, 2022 at 3:30 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Spot corn, soy futures extend gains ahead of USDA report

Jun. 29, 2022 at 3:48 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Feed weekly outlook: Decline in feed grain prices anticipated

Jun. 29, 2022 at 11:12 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Extreme weather in Manitoba slows planting progress

Jun. 29, 2022 at 11:05 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Chicago grains rally on crop ratings, China quarantine rules relaxing

Jun. 28, 2022 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures bounced higher on Tuesday, after a U.S. government crop conditions report showed good-to-excellent ratings for corn fell more than expected, raising concerns about the Midwest crop as it heads toward a key pollination phase of development. Wheat futures rallied on short-covering and bargain […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Klassen: Feeder cattle trend higher, favourable beef outlook

Jun. 28, 2022 at 8:31 am CDT

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearlings traded $8 to as much as $12 higher; mid-weight feeders in the range of 700-800 pounds were also $8-10 higher. Calves under 700 pounds were unchanged to $6 higher. The feeder market took a fortuitous bounce last week. Major feedlots were extremely aggressive […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Wheat futures hit lowest price since February; corn down, soy up

Jun. 27, 2022 at 5:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell to their lowest price since February on Monday, pressured by the expanding harvest of winter wheat in the northern hemisphere and a lack of demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Corn futures also fell, led by deferred contracts representing the 2022 harvest. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures rise on bargain buying; wheat falls

Jun. 24, 2022 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday, snapping a streak of four negative sessions, on a round of bargain buying and short covering, traders said. “Prices appear to have stabilized at current levels,” Tomm Pfitzenmaier, analyst for Summit Commodity Brokerage, said in a note to clients. “Traders […]

By Mark Weinraub

Speculators bail out of long positions in canola

Jun. 24, 2022 at 3:14 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Speculators continued to bail out of long positions in the ICE Futures canola market during the week ended June 21, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money long position in ICE Futures […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin