Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Soy hits six-week low on South American prospects

Jan. 3, 2017 at 5:34 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a six-week low on Tuesday on improving South American crop prospects and uncertainty about export demand from China, analysts said. Corn rose on technical buying and expectations that commodity index funds will buy grain next week as they rebalance portfolios. Wheat […]

Trump leaning toward Georgia ex-governor to lead USDA

Jan. 3, 2017 at 8:45 am CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn prices sag in 2016 as record supply weighs

Dec. 30, 2016 at 1:06 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Feed grain demand up, quality in the air for 2017

Dec. 30, 2016 at 8:31 am CST

By OrganicBiz

Organic Price Quotes: Late December

Dec. 30, 2016 at 8:31 am CST

By OrganicBiz

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn climb as dollar softens; soybeans drift lower

Dec. 29, 2016 at 4:37 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rose about one per cent on Thursday, supported by short-covering and a setback in the dollar, which tends to make U.S. grains more attractive to those holding other currencies, traders said. Corn futures edged higher after a seesaw trade while soybeans declined on ideas of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Corn leaf damaged by fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda

Zambia president orders air force to help fight maize pest

Dec. 29, 2016 at 1:59 pm CST

Lusaka, Reuters – Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has enlisted the country’s air force to join other government agencies in an emergency operation to contain the spread of pests that have invaded maize fields in many parts of the country. The armyworms, which feast on young maize plants and are capable […]

By Reuters

China takes aim at corn glut with plastics, livestock feed push

Dec. 29, 2016 at 11:47 am CST

Beijing/Reuters – China plans to boost production of biodegradable plastics made out of corn and increase the use of the grain as an animal feed in the next three years, the government said on Thursday, the latest effort to absorb a domestic glut that has hurt prices. Outlining its five-year […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy retreat in technical year-end trade

Dec. 28, 2016 at 4:06 pm CST

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures fell on Wednesday in technically driven trade as investors squared positions toward the end of the year and the dollar firmed, analysts said. Additional pressure stemmed from easing concerns about crop weather in South America. Chicago Board of Trade March corn futures settled […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans, grains slip to big weekly losses

Dec. 23, 2016 at 1:39 pm CST

Winnipeg/Reuters – Soybeans, corn and wheat prices slipped on Friday in a shortened trading session before the Christmas holiday and registered big weekly losses, weighed down by hefty global supplies. Chicago wheat futures fell to contract lows, also pressured by warming U.S. temperatures that eased crop damage concerns, while soybeans […]

By Rod Nickel