Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Soybeans plummet to four-year low on Brazil crop outlook

Dec. 18, 2024 at 3:44 pm CST

Chicago soybean futures fell to a four-year low on Wednesday, pressured by bumper crop prospects in Brazil and a slide in soyoil prices after a proposed U.S. government spending bill failed to include support for biodiesel, traders said.

China to promote modernization of farms in pledge to stabilize grain output

Dec. 18, 2024 at 10:37 am CST

By Reuters

US funding bill includes plan to allow year-round sales of higher ethanol blend fuel

Dec. 18, 2024 at 10:12 am CST

By Jarrett Renshaw Reuters Stephanie Kelly

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit contract lows on strong South American harvest

Dec. 17, 2024 at 3:39 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy choppy amid demand uptick and strong South American crop

Dec. 16, 2024 at 3:49 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Grains ease on technical selling, export demand uncertainty

Dec. 13, 2024 at 4:37 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures eased on Friday on technical selling and disappointment in the size of weekly export sales, analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

China’s 2024 total grain output rises to record 706 mln tons

Dec. 13, 2024 at 10:03 am CST

China's total grain production reached a record of more than 700 million metric tons in 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday, as Beijing moves to boost output in its quest to achieve food security.

By Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat fall as dollar gains, export sales disappoint

Dec. 12, 2024 at 6:05 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and wheat futures fell back on Thursday on a stronger dollar following rate cuts by the European Central Bank, technical trading and slower-than-anticipated weekly export sales, according to analysts.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Climate change worries Canadian farmers: poll

Dec. 12, 2024 at 2:20 pm CST

A poll released Dec. 11 suggests that Canadian farmers worry more about the impacts of climate change than they do about input costs and market prices for canola, corn, wheat and cattle.

By Robert Arnason