Insights and Stories on Corn

Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences mixed tone

Sep. 27, 2016 at 5:16 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets experienced a diverse tone across the Prairies, with notable buying interest surfacing on yearlings. Compared to seven days earlier, prices for yearlings in southern Alberta were $5-$7 higher on average, as feedlots focused on purchasing local cattle. In southern Alberta, larger-frame lower-flesh black steers weighing […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat edge higher on short-covering

Sep. 27, 2016 at 2:39 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Agricultural merger mania fuels fears among small seed sellers

Sep. 26, 2016 at 8:20 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soy decline to one-week lows

Sep. 26, 2016 at 5:43 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Growmark buys up Ontario farm fuel firm UPI

Sep. 26, 2016 at 5:12 pm CDT

By Staff

China slaps anti-dumping duties on U.S. DDGS

Sep. 23, 2016 at 4:11 pm CDT

Chicago/Beijing | Reuters — China on Friday slapped anti-dumping duties on a U.S. animal feed ingredient known as distillers’ dried grains (DDGS) amid an intensifying spat between the world’s two largest economies over agricultural trade which totaled over US$20 billion last year. Beijing’s preliminary decision calls for duties of 33.8 […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures follow cash market lower

Sep. 23, 2016 at 11:00 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.9 per cent to a one-week low Friday morning on reports of big harvest yields and heavy farmer sales on the cash market, traders said. Wheat futures weakened as traders said ample global supplies were likely to blunt the impact of India’s […]

By Mark Weinraub

Western Feedlots closure seen hurting prices

Sep. 22, 2016 at 4:49 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — The closure of one of Canada’s biggest cattle feedlots is likely to depress prices of young cattle and the grains used to fatten them, and may increase sales to the U.S., industry officials say. Alberta-based Western Feedlots said Wednesday it will shut feeding operations early in […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Fund sales pressure corn prices

Sep. 22, 2016 at 3:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures sagged 1.1 per cent on Thursday on a round of fund selling as the pace of harvest quickened around the U.S. Midwest and cash markets weakened, traders said. Wheat futures also fell, following corn lower, while soybeans edged higher on […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest pressures run up against harvest conditions

Sep. 21, 2016 at 4:37 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, as a rally in soyoil, solid export demand and concerns over harvest delays across the U.S. Midwest all provided support. The U.S. soybean harvest was just getting started, with four per cent […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin