Insights and Stories on Corn

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy markets lean on yield data

Sep. 14, 2016 at 4:15 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– A data set from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has given traders a better idea of yield potential, which will dictate short-term market movement. Soybeans — The soybean market will likely trend lower in the near-term, said Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago. “We’re still […]

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures edge higher

Sep. 14, 2016 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Alberta to back new renewable energy capacity

Sep. 14, 2016 at 2:35 pm CDT

By Nia Williams

Bayer clinches Monsanto with raised US$66 billion bid

Sep. 14, 2016 at 10:28 am CDT

By greg-roumeliotis Ludwig Burger

U.S. grains: Soy, corn drop on record U.S. crop view, firmer dollar

Sep. 13, 2016 at 3:46 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. challenges Chinese wheat, corn, rice price supports at WTO

Sep. 13, 2016 at 3:17 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The United States on Tuesday launched a challenge to China’s price supports for domestic production of rice, wheat and corn at the World Trade Organization, charging that these far exceed limits that China committed to when it joined the WTO in 2001. The U.S. Trade Representative’s […]

By David Lawder

California first state to promise overtime to farmworkers

Sep. 12, 2016 at 3:56 pm CDT

Sacramento | Reuters — California will become the first U.S. state to require farmers to pay overtime to field workers and fruit pickers under a bill signed Monday by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown. The bill would phase in overtime pay for farmworkers from 2019 to 2022. In an industry where […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy at multiweek highs on positioning ahead of USDA

Sep. 9, 2016 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures finished narrowly higher on Friday, capping big weekly gains in a choppy session of light-volume trading ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply and demand report next week. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures hit a 2-1/2-week high and […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn hits two-week high on short-covering

Sep. 8, 2016 at 3:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed more than one per cent to a two-week high on Thursday as investors exited short positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly crop report due on Monday, when the government is expected to trim corn yields. Soybean futures reversed from […]

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybean rallies short-lived

Sep. 7, 2016 at 4:43 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade both recorded gains during the week ended Wednesday. Prices were pushed higher as traders prepared for subcontracts to come off the board next week; however, gains are expected to be short-lived, said one analyst. “I think we’re […]

By Erin DeBooy