Insights and Stories on Corn

Oct. 26, 2016 at 2:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and oilseed futures rose more than one per cent on Wednesday, lifted by investment fund buying and expectations for increased export demand as harvests neared completion, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures climbed to a two-month high. Soymeal futures surged […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Oct. 25, 2016 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures were narrowly higher on Tuesday as traders covered short positions after prices for each crop fell to the lowest levels in more than a week. The dollar reversed lower after a nine-month high against a basket of currencies, further underpinning grain […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Oct. 25, 2016 at 1:40 pm CDT

Beijing/Zurich | Reuters — State-owned Chinese chemicals group ChemChina is ready to offer more concessions to win European Union antitrust approval for its US$43 billion bid for Swiss pesticide and seed group Syngenta, a source with direct knowledge of the process said. Clinching China’s biggest-ever foreign acquisition is taking longer […]

By Chen Aizhu, Michael Shields

Oct. 24, 2016 at 7:59 pm CDT

Health Canada is planning changes to one of its key policy documents to reflect how Canadians’ diets are generally coming up short in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk and milk alternatives. At the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Montreal on Monday, the federal health department launched a 45-day public consultation on […]

By Staff

Oct. 24, 2016 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a two-month high on Monday on brisk U.S. exports and rising prices for vegetable oils. Chicago Board of Trade wheat fell more than two per cent and corn futures one per cent, weighed down by spread trading tied to abundant global […]

By Michael Hirtzer