Insights and Stories on Corn

EU predicts pain for farmers, consumers from Ukraine crisis

Feb. 28, 2022 at 5:56 pm CST

Brussels | Reuters — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and EU sanctions on Moscow will prove painful for farmers, consumers, fertilizer makers and exporters of farm products, the European Commission warned on Monday. Michael Scannell, deputy director-general of the Commission’s agriculture division, said grain buyers should brace for higher prices given […]

U.S. grains: Corn limit up on Russia-Ukraine supply fears

Feb. 28, 2022 at 4:35 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat limit down as Ukraine conflict assessed

Feb. 25, 2022 at 7:10 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Grain exporters tap EU supplies as war shuts Ukraine ports

Feb. 25, 2022 at 3:06 pm CST

By Gus Trompiz Michael Hogan

Feed weekly outlook: Prices steady, but changes coming

Feb. 24, 2022 at 6:31 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Early USDA forecast points to record-large 2022 soybean crop

Feb. 24, 2022 at 6:20 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Farmers in the U.S. could grow a record-large soybean crop in 2022, according to early predictions from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released at their annual Agricultural Outlook Forum (AOF) on Thursday. The government agency forecast soybean plantings in the country at 88 million acres, which would be […]

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat limit up after Russia invades Ukraine

Feb. 24, 2022 at 6:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures spiked by their daily trading limit on Thursday to their highest since mid-2012 and corn futures touched eight-month peaks after Russian forces attacked Ukraine, exacerbating worries over global grain supplies. Soyoil futures notched an all-time high on concerns about global vegetable oil supplies […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Russia-Ukraine tensions fuelling rallies

Feb. 23, 2022 at 6:16 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Russia’s incursion into Ukrainian territory, which has intensified an already tense standoff between Russia and the West, has had a bullish effect for grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) during the week ended Tuesday, according to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers at Lake Barrington, […]

By Adam Peleshaty

With fertilizer costs high and seed scarce, U.S. farmers turn to soy

Feb. 23, 2022 at 5:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — North Dakota farmer Jennifer Meyer typically devotes at least 20 per cent of her 2,500-acre farm to corn, which provides a convenient feed for the cattle she raises with her husband. But this year she is looking to find another crop for those 500 acres near […]

By Julie Ingwersen Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans touch nine-year peaks

Feb. 23, 2022 at 4:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to a more than nine-year peak on Wednesday and corn notched a fresh eight-month high as escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions threatened to disrupt supplies from the key Black Sea grain-exporting region. Soybean futures rallied to a 9-1/2 year peak as the conflict also […]

By Karl Plume