Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat plunge as economic worries rise

Jun. 23, 2022 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures plummeted on Thursday, as investor fears of an economic downturn and improved sentiment over U.S. crops shifted attention from war disruption to Black Sea exports. Wheat futures Wv1 sank to their lowest level since March 1, soybeans Sv1 hit their lowest since May 11 […]

U.S. livestock: Hog, live cattle futures fall on recession fears

Jun. 23, 2022 at 4:25 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat prices starting to soften

Jun. 23, 2022 at 3:13 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat firms after Russia strikes Ukraine port

Jun. 22, 2022 at 4:56 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Fears over soy scarcity now gone

Jun. 22, 2022 at 3:13 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Manitoba Crop Report: Plantings advance, crops threatened by weeds, insects

Jun. 22, 2022 at 1:23 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Seeding continues to advance in Manitoba, but recent rains have also hindered progress and emergent crops are being threatened by weeds and insects. Plantings in the province are 91 per cent complete as of June 21, four points higher than the previous week according to Manitoba’s weekly crop […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat futures hit lowest since late March

Jun. 21, 2022 at 4:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank 5.7 per cent on Tuesday to their lowest level in 2-1/2 months, pressured by early harvesting in the United States and Europe as well as fresh efforts to boost the amount of grain shipped from Ukraine. Corn futures were down three per […]

By Mark Weinraub

Canola net long position smallest in 10 months

Jun. 17, 2022 at 7:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The net long position held by fund traders in the ICE Futures canola market continued to dwindle in the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), hitting its smallest level since August 2021. The net managed money long position in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on harvest pressure, firmer U.S. dollar

Jun. 17, 2022 at 7:15 pm CDT

Indianapolis | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures fell on Friday, erasing gains earlier in the week as harvest pressure weighs and a firmer dollar limits export business, traders said. Corn inched higher, finding a fresh one-month high, supported by hot weather in the U.S. Midwest that could threaten crops, while […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Feed weekly outlook: Rains boost Prairie grain prospects

Jun. 16, 2022 at 7:43 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Heavy rains in Alberta and western Saskatchewan over the past week should give grain crops a good start to the growing season — and put some pressure on the feed grain market, which remains at historically high prices after last year’s drought. The rain “will kick the production […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin