Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. farmers surprisingly boost corn plantings, soy acres at record

Jun. 30, 2016 at 1:55 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers seeded more corn and soybeans than they had initially planned to during the spring, taking advantage of a rallying futures market and good weather to plant as much acreage as possible, government data showed on Thursday. The robust plantings will likely add to an […]

Pearce: Precipitation maps have Ontario farmers seeing red

Jun. 29, 2016 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Ralph Pearce

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy to fall on weather, post-report

Jun. 29, 2016 at 6:35 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall sharply

Jun. 29, 2016 at 6:08 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Monsanto in talks with Bayer, others about ‘strategic options’

Jun. 29, 2016 at 2:37 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

European Commission to extend glyphosate licence for 18 months

Jun. 28, 2016 at 6:14 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission is extending by 18 months its approval for the herbicide glyphosate, used in Monsanto’s Roundup, Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said on Tuesday. Contradictory findings on carcinogenic risks have thrust the chemical into the centre of a dispute between EU and U.S. politicians, regulators […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise, corn flat, wheat weak

Jun. 28, 2016 at 6:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 1.3 per cent on Tuesday to a one-week high, on concerns about crop development in the U.S. Midwest and signs of good export demand, traders said. Corn futures were mostly steady, with traders locking in profits after weather concerns […]

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Large beef supplies weigh on feeder market

Jun. 28, 2016 at 1:15 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices experienced a week-over-week decline of $8-$12 on average while isolated sales dropped nearly $20. The sharp fall in the fed cattle market was the main reason for the deteriorating buying interest. Just when feedlots thought the worst was over, the market gave them another dose […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Soy climbs on uncertain weather, strong exports

Jun. 27, 2016 at 5:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday, retracing a portion of last week’s heavy declines, as attention turned to weather risks and strong export demand ahead of closely watched U.S. government crop reports, analysts said. Wheat futures sank on harvest reports of large U.S. yields at a […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Pearce: Ontario corn, soy look good despite dryness

Jun. 27, 2016 at 7:00 am CDT

One part of Ontario is wilting under the absence of moisture, another part is… managing. As farmers in eastern Ontario look to the skies and the long-term forecasts for rainfall and relief, their colleagues in some parts of southern Ontario are doing a little better — concerned, but making do. […]

By Ralph Pearce