Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Corn pulls back after reaching decade high

Apr. 19, 2022 at 5:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended lower on Tuesday, consolidating below a decade high reached earlier, as traders assessed risks to global supply from the war in Ukraine and a slow start to planting in the U.S. Wheat futures also weakened, with profit-taking pressuring the […]

Farming behind the lines: Ukraine’s farmers sow amidst wreckage

Apr. 19, 2022 at 2:02 pm CDT

By Ihor Pavliuk

Ukraine grain storage shortage adds to farmers’ woes

Apr. 19, 2022 at 12:01 pm CDT

By Reuters

Argentina grains truck activity rebounds after strike lifted

Apr. 18, 2022 at 6:25 pm CDT

By Maximilian Heath

Brazil’s changing conditions threaten corn crop

Apr. 18, 2022 at 5:22 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn futures above $8 on supply concerns

Apr. 18, 2022 at 5:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures topped US$8 a bushel and reached their highest price in nearly a decade on Monday on concerns over unfavourable U.S. weather slowing plantings and the Ukraine war disrupting grain exports. Traders worry chilly weather hampering plantings this spring could potentially […]

By Tom Polansek

Ukraine could lack seed for years, French producers warn

Apr. 14, 2022 at 6:05 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — Reduced production of crop seed in Ukraine due to war with Russia could affect the country’s grain production for several years, a French seed industry group said on Thursday. Ukraine, one of the world’s largest grain exporters, is widely expected to see its harvest shrink this […]

By Reuters

Feed weekly outlook: Market stagnant as U.S. corn imports continue

Apr. 14, 2022 at 5:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Feed grain markets in Western Canada are holding relatively steady for the time being, as end-users are well covered with corn imports from the United States. “It seems like most buyers have managed to cover themselves well into June with corn,” said Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn climbs on global supply fears

Apr. 14, 2022 at 5:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit life-of-contract highs on Thursday, supported by tightening global grain supplies and an uncertain production outlook as the Russia-Ukraine war continued to rattle markets, analysts said. However, trade was choppy and deferred corn contracts finished lower as traders took profits ahead of a […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Argentina trucker strike talks fail, threatening grain exports

Apr. 13, 2022 at 7:18 pm CDT

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine grain-truck drivers, industry groups and government officials failed to make a breakthrough in talks on Wednesday to end a strike, raising a threat to corn and soy exports during the key harvest season. Truckers who haul grains have been on strike since Monday, which […]

By Maximilian Heath