Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Harvest pressure, profit-taking pull down corn, soy

Sep. 21, 2016 at 4:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Thursday, pressured by profit-taking after a streak of gains and by weakness on the cash market, traders said. Wheat futures rose slightly, with short-covering supporting prices. Wheat also received support from the Egyptian government’s decision to reverse its zero-tolerance […]

Major Alberta cattle feeder set to shut feedlots

Sep. 21, 2016 at 2:59 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Harvest delays spark soybean rally

Sep. 20, 2016 at 2:49 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on technical buying

Sep. 19, 2016 at 4:00 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Rainy Midwest sparks rally in corn, soybeans

Sep. 16, 2016 at 3:35 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Bayer betting billions farmers will back linked-up supplies

Sep. 16, 2016 at 12:46 pm CDT

Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer’s US$66 billion purchase of Monsanto amounts to a long-term bet that farmers will grow to trust combinations of seeds and pesticides rather than continue to pick from ranges of separate products. In the short term, the German drugs and chemicals firm hopes to benefit from […]

By Ludwig Burger

Trump biofuel proposals echo those of backer Icahn

Sep. 16, 2016 at 10:29 am CDT

New York | Reuters — Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to weigh into a debate over a controversial U.S. biofuels program with a proposal that would back the position of billionaire investor Carl Icahn, one of his wealthiest backers. In a factsheet on economic policy, the Trump […]

By Chris Prentice

U.S. grains: Soy up on rebound after three-day slide

Sep. 15, 2016 at 6:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday, snapping a three-day slide on bargain buying and signs of fresh export demand, traders said. But corn and wheat futures fell, pressured by prospects for huge grain supplies as the U.S. autumn harvest got underway. At the Chicago Board of […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Anderson named federal Tories’ ag critic in shuffle

Sep. 15, 2016 at 5:09 pm CDT

A vocal critic of the former Canadian Wheat Board single marketing desk for Prairie wheat and barley is now the lead agriculture critic in Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition. David Anderson, the MP for the southwestern Saskatchewan riding of Cypress Hills-Grasslands since 2000, was named Thursday as the Conservatives’ critic for agriculture […]

By Staff

National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: September 15

Sep. 15, 2016 at 2:56 pm CDT

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News – Compared to two weeks ago, feed corn demand moderate to good with trade moderate and prices steady to firm. Feed soybean trades too limited to trend. Feed wheat demand light with prices sharply lower on slow trade. Soybean meal trade moderate on moderate demand […]

By OrganicBiz