Insights and Stories on Corn

South American soy, corn crops face major disaster

Feb. 15, 2022 at 9:19 am CST

MarketsFarm — With intense heat and very little rain, soybean and corn crops have been having a very tough time in South America, according Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor at Hinsdale, Ill. Be they from private consultancies or government bodies such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease on South American rainfall

Feb. 14, 2022 at 8:01 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soy rises on South American crop woes

Feb. 11, 2022 at 7:07 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Feed weekly outlook: Corn seeing higher prices, transportation delays

Feb. 10, 2022 at 7:20 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy, corn end lower in volatile sell-off

Feb. 10, 2022 at 6:55 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: More adjustments expected after lacklustre USDA report

Feb. 9, 2022 at 5:09 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Updated supply/demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday included only minor revisions, with the lacklustre report doing little to move the market. While South American production numbers were revised lower, further downward revisions are likely in subsequent reports, according to a market analyst. “We were […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures set eight-month highs

Feb. 9, 2022 at 4:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean and corn futures set eight-month highs on Wednesday on concerns about the risk for more unfavorable crop weather in drought-stressed growing areas of South America, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a monthly crop report, pegged Brazil’s soy […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans dip ahead of USDA report

Feb. 8, 2022 at 6:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean prices fell on Tuesday, a day after hitting an eight-month high, ahead of the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly global supply and demand assessment that is expected to downgrade South American crop production. Corn also eased, while wheat firmed, underpinned by ongoing dryness across the […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: South American dryness lifts soybeans, corn

Feb. 7, 2022 at 6:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures on Monday rose to eight-month highs, underpinned by concerns over possible reduced supplies from weather-damaged South American harvests. Corn also climbed on South American dryness, while wheat followed higher. Markets are also positioning ahead of world grain and oilseed supply and demand forecasts […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on South American crop shortfall

Feb. 4, 2022 at 4:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures were steady to mostly higher on Friday near an eight-month peak as some traders pocketed profits from strong gains this week, but the market remained underpinned by concerns about weather-reduced yields in South America. Corn was also steady to firmer, while wheat futures […]

By Karl Plume