Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Corn eases on Ukraine ceasefire talks

Mar. 14, 2022 at 3:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn fell on Monday, pressured by uncertainty in the Black Sea region as talks of a ceasefire in Ukraine could open up the region to exports, though progress remains uncertain. Wheat eased early in the session, but returned to near even on news that Russia […]

Ukraine to start spring seeding in coming days, officials say

Mar. 14, 2022 at 4:25 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn up; soy down

Mar. 11, 2022 at 5:16 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Feed weekly outlook: Fuel, other factors to affect grain prices

Mar. 10, 2022 at 8:23 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat plummets 9.5 per cent

Mar. 10, 2022 at 8:13 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago.

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report influences steep drop in wheat

Mar. 9, 2022 at 5:30 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Of the changes to 2021-22 ending stocks in the latest supply and demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday, the global carryover for wheat was perhaps the most significant, according to Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. In its March world agricultural […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat futures limit down as USDA cuts exports

Mar. 9, 2022 at 3:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures hit their daily trading limit on the downside for the second straight day on Wednesday, as the U.S. government cut domestic wheat exports and global markets continue to be roiled by supply disruptions stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Soybean futures turned lower […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME futures slide on U.S., global economic fears

Mar. 9, 2022 at 2:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures fell sharply on Wednesday, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to fuel worries about the health of global and domestic economies, traders said. The livestock market also followed a slump in grain and oilseed futures, which continued […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures down off rally

Mar. 8, 2022 at 4:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell Tuesday, snapping a six-session winning streak, as the market wrestled with supply upheaval caused by Russia’s invasion of fellow grain exporter Ukraine. Wheat prices hit the downside of their daily trading limits during the session but closed well above those lows after […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat limit up to 14-year highs

Mar. 7, 2022 at 5:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures gapped higher on Monday, notching a limit-up move as it neared an all-time high on concerns that global supply shipments will be disrupted until the Russia-Ukraine conflict is resolved. European wheat has already hit record highs as deepening Western sanctions against Russia fuelled […]

By Mark Weinraub