Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. GMO food labeling bill passes Senate

Jul. 7, 2016 at 4:58 pm CDT

UPDATED, July 7, 2016 | Reuters — The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would for the first time require food to carry labels listing genetically-modified ingredients, which labeling supporters say could create loopholes for some U.S. crops. The Senate voted 63-30 for the bill that would display GMO […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall, pull corn from highs

Jul. 7, 2016 at 3:12 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Favourable weather drops corn, soy prices

Jul. 6, 2016 at 9:09 pm CDT

By Erin DeBooy

U.S. grains: Good weather sparks selling in CBOT corn, soybeans

Jul. 6, 2016 at 8:19 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Quebec again ponders mandatory GMO labelling

Jul. 6, 2016 at 5:44 pm CDT

By Staff

Food commodity prices seen stable over next decade

Jul. 5, 2016 at 11:05 am CDT

Paris | Reuters –– Higher agricultural productivity and slightly larger crop areas in the coming decade will cover rises in food demand, leading to stable prices and a period of more restrained agricultural markets, the FAO and OECD said Monday. In their annual Agricultural Outlook report, the Food and Agriculture […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans, corn fall on rising supply view

Jul. 1, 2016 at 7:52 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures sank to multi-year lows on Friday, pressured by an ample global stockpile that was expected to grow even larger due to a bountiful harvest, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also weakened, with soybeans settling back from a rally on Thursday that pushed […]

By Mark Weinraub

Sluggish demand, ample supplies eat into Lethbridge feed prices

Jun. 30, 2016 at 4:48 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Lethbridge feed wheat and barley prices have dropped after a muted spring rally — and they’re likely to stay low throughout the summer, market participants say. “They have a weak tone to them. I think a lot of it is lacklustre demand domestically,” said Allen Pirness, trader […]

By Jade Markus

Nobel laureates urge Greenpeace to stop opposing GMOs

Jun. 30, 2016 at 4:12 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — More than 100 Nobel laureates called on the international environmental group Greenpeace on Thursday to end its opposition to genetically modified crops, saying there is a scientific consensus they are safe and can benefit society. At a news conference, the scientists cited in particular the value […]

By Adam DeRose

U.S. grains: USDA report pushes wheat to six-year low, corn to 11-week low

Jun. 30, 2016 at 2:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures sank to a six-year low on Thursday and corn futures hit an 11-week low after the agriculture department said farmers had planted more of the grains than expected. Soybean futures soared to two-week highs as plantings fell short of analysts’ estimates. The U.S. […]

By Tom Polansek