Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Soybeans reach seven-month peak

Jan. 26, 2022 at 7:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit their highest in seven months on Wednesday on technical buying and as soyoil futures rallied with energy markets and historically high palm oil prices. Concerns about a reduced South American harvest and exports from top soy supplier Brazil offered further support, with […]

Transport strains pile on drought-induced feed shortages

Jan. 25, 2022 at 8:03 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat nears two-month peak on Ukraine crisis

Jan. 25, 2022 at 6:38 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rise on fears over Russia-Ukraine conflict

Jan. 24, 2022 at 5:01 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn futures hit highest since June

Jan. 21, 2022 at 7:27 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally, corn flat, wheat falls

Jan. 20, 2022 at 4:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures surged on Thursday as a combination of rising export hopes, concerns about the South American crop and technical buying pushed prices to a seven-month high, traders said. Corn futures ended close to unchanged after fluctuating between positive and negative territory […]

By Mark Weinraub

Feed weekly outlook: Status quo for now, but change coming

Jan. 20, 2022 at 4:26 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Feed grains in Western Canada have been holding close to the status quo for the last little while, but that’s likely to change, according to Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. He pointed to increases in corn and wheat this week in U.S. futures markets, in […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices up on hot weather, growing tensions

Jan. 19, 2022 at 6:00 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Soybean, corn and wheat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were all showing some strength Wednesday, recovering from losses posted over the previous week. South American weather concerns and broader geopolitical tensions countered any bearish influence from the latest supply/demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn rally to highest since December

Jan. 19, 2022 at 5:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged 3.6 per cent to their highest in more than three weeks on Wednesday, with traders focused on dry and cold weather in key growing areas of the Midwest and southern Plains. Weather concerns also boosted soybeans and corn as investors shrugged off […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as Russia-Ukraine tensions rise

Jan. 18, 2022 at 4:35 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures jumped 3.2 per cent on Tuesday, supported by concerns about rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine as well as cold weather that could threaten the crop in dry parts of the United States. “If there is a problem between Russia […]

By Mark Weinraub