Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on short-covering ahead of weekend

Nov. 18, 2016 at 3:39 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose about one per cent on Friday as dry weather and expectations of a drop in U.S. wheat plantings prompted short-covering ahead of the weekend, analysts said. Corn and soybeans also firmed in largely technical moves. Chicago Board of Trade December wheat settled […]

U.S. grain exports slide after Trump win batters peso

Nov. 17, 2016 at 7:26 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on acreage view, short-covering

Nov. 17, 2016 at 3:29 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy have room to decline further

Nov. 16, 2016 at 4:37 pm CST

By Jade Markus

U.S. livestock: Strong cash prices boost CME live cattle

Nov. 16, 2016 at 4:18 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat as traders eye rising stockpiles

Nov. 16, 2016 at 4:03 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday as traders turned their attention to rising inventories from a record-large harvest and mostly favourable crop weather in South America, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures drifted lower, with this week’s surge in the dollar adding pressure. A firmer dollar […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn and wheat up as crude oil soars

Nov. 15, 2016 at 5:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat prices each rose more than one per cent on Tuesday as strength in crude oil helped the broader commodities sector rebound from sharp declines a day earlier, analysts said. Soybean futures were modestly higher, supported by bullish monthly U.S. crushing data. Chicago […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Monsanto to bring DuPont corn treatment to East

Nov. 15, 2016 at 3:49 pm CST

A DuPont insecticide will be rolled into use next spring in Eastern Canada as a seed treatment on Monsanto’s DeKalb corn. The two companies on Tuesday announced they will market DuPont’s Lumivia insecticide seed treatment in Eastern Canada on seed corn for the 2017 sales season, as part of Monsanto’s […]

By Staff

U.S. grains: Wheat down as U.S. dollar pressures commodities

Nov. 14, 2016 at 3:55 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell about two per cent on Monday, joining a broad decline in commodities as the dollar roared to an 11-month high, analysts said. Soybeans and corn also sagged, with a sell-off in Chinese soy futures adding pressure. Chicago Board of Trade December wheat […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Canada’s canola meal sales to China at five-year high

Nov. 14, 2016 at 1:02 pm CST

Winnipeg/Beijing | Reuters –– Canadian canola meal shipments to China have jumped to their highest level in five years, boosting profits of crush plants and firming prices as farmers slog through a difficult harvest. Canada shipped 415,000 tonnes of canola meal to China from January through August, the most since […]

By Hallie Gu Rod Nickel