Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Soy falls on weak export data, planting expectations

May. 12, 2016 at 3:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday on disappointing weekly export data and expectations that U.S. farmers might increase soybean seedings this spring and plant less corn, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures closed higher. At the Chicago Board of Trade, July soybeans settled down 6-1/4 cents […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans surge with USDA report

May. 11, 2016 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from multi-month highs

May. 11, 2016 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy soars to 18-month top as USDA tightens stocks view

May. 10, 2016 at 5:09 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Fertilizer prices look to rise by late summer

May. 10, 2016 at 1:10 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

Ottawa seeks feedback ahead of Growing Forward sequel

May. 9, 2016 at 8:04 pm CDT

The federal government has set up a new web-based questionnaire to gather farmer and industry feedback on the Growing Forward 2 (GF2) ag policy funding framework as it develops the next framework. The next agricultural policy funding framework is due to launch April 1, 2018, the government said in a […]

By Staff

Canada, U.S. to collaborate on food safety controls

May. 9, 2016 at 7:23 pm CDT

Food safety officials in Canada and the U.S. have formally recognized each other’s respective food safety controls under a cross-border co-operation pact. The two countries last week announced their new food safety systems recognition arrangement, reached during meetings of the Canada-U.S. Regulatory Co-operation Council (RCC) held Wednesday and Thursday in […]

By Staff

U.S. grains: Corn falls two per cent ahead of monthly USDA report

May. 9, 2016 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell about two per cent on Monday to the lowest level since mid-April, pressured by broad weakness in commodities and positioning a day ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report, analysts said. Soybean and wheat futures also fell. At the Chicago […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grain firms rejecting GMO crops that lack global approval

May. 6, 2016 at 7:20 pm CDT

Reuters — Across the U.S. Farm Belt, top grain handlers have banned genetically modified crops that are not approved in all major overseas markets, shaking up a decades-old system that used the world’s biggest exporting country as a launchpad for new seeds from companies such as Monsanto. Bold yellow signs […]

By Karl Plume Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy surges as export hopes rise

May. 6, 2016 at 3:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures rose on Friday on bargain buying after all three commodities posted sharp declines on Thursday. Soybeans led the gains, with the most-active contract rising 2.6 per cent. Underpinning soy were hopes that the U.S. exporters will continue to pick up […]

By Mark Weinraub