Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grain: Corn futures hit 1-yr high after USDA tightens supply view

Jan. 13, 2025 at 5:27 pm CST

Benchmark corn futures Cv1 on the Chicago Board of Trade hit their highest in a year on Monday and soybean futures Sv1 notched a three-month top on follow-through buying after the U.S. Department of Agriculture last week cut its estimates of the size of the U.S. 2024 crops, analysts said.

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Corn and soybeans leap on smaller-than-expected US harvest

Jan. 10, 2025 at 4:32 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

US issues partial guidance on clean fuel subsidies, chafing ethanol makers

Jan. 10, 2025 at 4:25 pm CST

By Reuters

Cuts to U.S. soybean, corn production

Jan. 10, 2025 at 3:12 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rise as traders position ahead of USDA report

Jan. 9, 2025 at 3:45 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

China accelerates efforts to boost crop yields, ensure food security

Jan. 9, 2025 at 10:53 am CST

China will accelerate the breeding of new soybean and corn varieties and prioritize yield improvements for key grains and oil crops, as part of broad efforts to ensure food security, the agriculture ministry said in a statement late on Wednesday.

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Chicago grains, soy fall on dollar gains as traders await USDA data

Jan. 8, 2025 at 3:35 pm CST

Chicago corn, soy and wheat futures dipped on Wednesday as the dollar jumped on uncertainty over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's tariff plans, and as investors squared positions and awaited supply and demand data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

CBOT weekly: Chicago soybeans/corn looking for direction

Jan. 8, 2025 at 1:48 pm CST

South American weather forecasts, positioning ahead of the Jan. 10 United States Department of Agriculture supply/demand report and uncertainty over trade policies under the incoming Trump administration were all influencing the Chicago grain and oilseed markets during the first days of 2025.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans dip on rainy Argentina forecast

Jan. 7, 2025 at 4:35 pm CST

Chicago soybeans ticked lower on Tuesday as expectations for rain relief in Argentina encouraged profit-taking, after drier forecasts and a softer dollar fueled gains during the previous session.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago corn surges to six-month high on weaker dollar, Argentina weather

Jan. 6, 2025 at 4:34 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures Cv1 on Monday surged to a more than six-month high amid growing concern over dry conditions in Argentina, market analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters