Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on dry weather worries

Oct. 10, 2016 at 7:30 am CDT

Paris/Singapore | Reuters –– Chicago wheat futures rose on Monday, snapping a two-session fall, as dry weather in some U.S. and European wheat belts stirred concern in a market that has been weighed down by the prospect of record global supplies this season. Soybeans lost more ground as U.S. farmers […]

Pearce: Initiative aims to bridge rural-urban gap

Oct. 8, 2016 at 11:34 pm CDT

By Ralph Pearce

Quebec farmer wins ‘Seed for Life’

Oct. 8, 2016 at 11:13 pm CDT

By Ralph Pearce

U.S. investment firm takes major stake in SunOpta

Oct. 7, 2016 at 7:08 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans drop on weather view

Oct. 7, 2016 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Corn trait’s action on western bean cutworm seen ineffective

Oct. 7, 2016 at 3:38 pm CDT

Ontario entomologists have similar concerns to U.S. counterparts who have taken an unusual step by sending an open letter to seed companies about failures in control of western bean cutworm (WBC) by the Cry1F trait. Seven leading U.S. agriculture entomologists posted the letter this week, after a high-WBC-pressure year in […]

By John Greig

German federal, state governments to decide jointly on GM crops

Oct. 6, 2016 at 7:18 pm CDT

Berlin | Reuters — Germany’s federal and state governments will in future decide together whether to ban the cultivation of crops with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that are allowed in the European Union, a draft law showed, ending a long dispute. An EU law in March 2015 cleared the way […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures fall, soybeans firm as harvest expands

Oct. 6, 2016 at 3:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell 1.9 per cent on Thursday, pressured by the expanding harvest in the U.S. Midwest as well as a forecast for a bumper crop in Brazil, traders said. Soybean futures edged higher, overcoming bearish supply trends on strong export demand […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans look overpriced

Oct. 5, 2016 at 6:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade appear poised to fall lower in the days to come, after a surprising week in which values jumped around 18 cents per bushel. “Price-wise, if you look at the charts, we are high up on some ranges, too high […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on short-covering

Oct. 5, 2016 at 5:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose more than two per cent on Wednesday as signs of fresh export demand triggered a short-covering rally in a market where commodity funds hold a large net short position, traders said. Corn futures ended lower after a choppy session while soybeans fell, […]

By Julie Ingwersen