Insights and Stories on Corn

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn watch South American weather

Dec. 14, 2016 at 8:23 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, while corn held steady, with South American weather conditions expected to provide much of the direction going forward. “We’re pretty much trading one weather report at a time,” said Sean Lusk, director […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on Argentine rain view

Dec. 14, 2016 at 6:44 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Large yields keep Manitoba farmers looking to corn

Dec. 13, 2016 at 7:40 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Monsanto shareholders back Bayer deal

Dec. 13, 2016 at 7:14 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Corn hits five-month high

Dec. 13, 2016 at 7:05 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Ontario names new top ag bureaucrat

Dec. 12, 2016 at 8:21 pm CST

Ontario’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has a new deputy minister. Greg Meredith will become deputy minister on Jan. 9. A deputy minister is a ministry’s chief civil servant, managing its implementation of government policy. Meredith replaces Dr. Deb Stark, who recently retired as deputy minister, capping […]

By John Greig

U.S. grains: Soy falls on Argentine rain view

Dec. 12, 2016 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures weakened on Monday on forecasts for some much-needed rain in dry parts of Argentina’s growing areas, traders said. Wheat and corn futures closed higher, with wheat receiving support from improving export hopes for U.S. supplies, traders said. Both grains traded in negative territory […]

By Mark Weinraub

B.C. foods to require certification for organic claims

Dec. 9, 2016 at 7:50 pm CST

Agrifood producers in British Columbia who promote their wares using the word “organic” will soon have to show certification to back up the claim. The province on Thursday announced new regulations under its Food and Agricultural Products Classification Act that will allow for the term to be used “only if […]

By Staff

U.S. grains: Soy, corn jump on Argentine dryness

Dec. 9, 2016 at 4:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rose one per cent on Friday, buoyed by technical buying and concerns over dry growing conditions in Argentina in the wake of U.S. Department of Agriculture crop data at midday that was deemed neutral, traders said. Wheat futures also rallied at […]

By Michael Hirtzer

StatsCan confirms drought impact on Ontario yield

Dec. 9, 2016 at 1:06 pm CST

Statistics Canada has confirmed what most farmers in Ontario knew this past summer: Hot and droughty conditions drove production of corn and soybeans almost 10 per cent lower than 2015 levels. StatsCan’s harvest report, released this week, also showed the large wheat crop in Ontario was a record, with a […]

By John Greig