Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on weather concerns

Mar. 6, 2017 at 3:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose 1.2 percent on Monday and hit their highest level since mid-February on concerns about dry conditions hampering crop development in the U.S. Plains, traders said. Falling production in Australia and strong export data also lent strength to the wheat […]

Nestle, Coke end Nestea iced tea venture

Mar. 3, 2017 at 5:35 pm CST

By Reuters

Ethanol group, Icahn clash over details of U.S. biofuel negotiation

Mar. 3, 2017 at 4:59 pm CST

By Chris Prentice Jennifer Ablan

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat recover from early dips

Mar. 3, 2017 at 4:51 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Incentives urged to match organic supply to demand

Mar. 2, 2017 at 9:27 pm CST

By Staff

Ontario waste plan to include ban on food waste disposal

Mar. 2, 2017 at 7:55 pm CST

Ontario’s new strategy for a “waste-free” province includes a proposal to ban food waste from disposal, instead finding “creative strategies” to recycle it. The province on Wednesday announced its new “Strategy for a Waste-Free Ontario: Building the Circular Economy,” which calls for industries to divert more of the waste they […]

By Staff

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on profit-taking, Brazilian crop

Mar. 2, 2017 at 4:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, pressured by the ongoing harvest of a projected record-large crop in Brazil and profit-taking after a two-session climb attributed to fund buying, traders said. Corn futures and wheat futures closed lower, tracking broad declines in commodities. The 19-market Thomson Reuters […]

By Julie Ingwersen

National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: March 1

Mar. 2, 2017 at 9:00 am CST

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News – Compared to two weeks ago, grower bids on feed grade organic grains were steady with instances of wheat being 1.00 higher. Feed grade corn demand moderate to good and traded slightly lower at mostly 7.75 – 8.25 FOB the farm. Trade activity improved […]

By OrganicBiz

CBOT weekly outlook: Traders look for fire behind the smoke

Mar. 1, 2017 at 5:04 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Rumoured changes to U.S. renewable fuels policy gave corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade a boost this week — but it will likely take confirmed fundamental news for the advances to be sustained. The unconfirmed reports circulating the market on Tuesday were that […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat ends up three per cent

Mar. 1, 2017 at 4:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed about three per cent on Wednesday on a mix of technical buying and enthusiasm over a larger-than-expected wheat purchase by top global importer Egypt a day earlier, traders said. Corn and soybeans also rose, supported by fund investment at the start of […]

By Julie Ingwersen