Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Soy, corn drop on Brexit fallout

Jun. 24, 2016 at 7:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans fell on Friday, caught up in a broad commodity sell-off as investors shed risky assets following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. Wheat was mixed, with the front-month Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract eking out a small […]

Pearce: Eastern Ontario weather challenges corn, soybeans

Jun. 24, 2016 at 2:40 am CDT

By Ralph Pearce

U.S. grains: Corn weakens as weather improves

Jun. 23, 2016 at 7:00 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy both watching weather, funds

Jun. 23, 2016 at 4:00 am CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Corn to one-month low as rains spur long liquidation

Jun. 22, 2016 at 6:45 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn falls most in three years on crop prospects

Jun. 21, 2016 at 7:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures tumbled nearly six per cent on Tuesday, the biggest one-day slide in three years, as forecasts for less-threatening weather in the Midwest prompted funds to liquidate long positions, traders said. Soybeans and wheat followed corn’s lead. K.C. hard red winter wheat futures hit […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Bayer crop unit apologizes to farmers after Twitter gaffe

Jun. 20, 2016 at 8:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Bayer AG’s crop science division apologized on Monday for a tweet that suggested reduced meat demand could benefit the environment, in a bid to appease outraged farmers who buy the company’s seeds and chemicals. The tweet, published on the official Bayer CropScience (@Bayer4crops) account on Sunday, […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn sags as forecast rains trigger long liquidation

Jun. 20, 2016 at 5:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures fell nearly four per cent on Monday and soybeans also weakened on forecasts calling for much-needed rains in the U.S. Midwest, traders said. Wheat was pulled lower by corn and soy while remaining under pressure from progress in the U.S. winter wheat harvest. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn, soy climb on weather jitters ahead of weekend

Jun. 17, 2016 at 5:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose nearly three per cent on Friday and soybeans more than two per cent on broad strength in commodities and uncertainty about Midwest crop weather, analysts said. Wheat followed the higher trend, rebounding on bargain buying after a six-session slide. At the Chicago […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag on improving weather outlooks

Jun. 16, 2016 at 6:05 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Thursday as funds liquidated long positions on improving U.S. weather forecasts and broad weakness in commodity and equities markets, analysts said. Wheat followed the lower trend, pressured by the expanding U.S. winter wheat harvest and plentiful world stockpiles. At […]

By Julie Ingwersen