Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Profit-taking sparks sharp drop in soybeans

May. 5, 2016 at 3:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday, with soy dropping two per cent, on profit-taking by investment funds looking to lock in gains from recent rallies. Wheat futures slid 1.8 per cent to their lowest since mid-April, pressured by reports of strong crop prospects in […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn consolidating

May. 4, 2016 at 4:07 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat firm on bargain buying

May. 4, 2016 at 4:01 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. EPA pulls back report saying glyphosate not likely carcinogenic

May. 3, 2016 at 5:21 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Profit-taking sparks sell-off

May. 3, 2016 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on soymeal strength

May. 2, 2016 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied on Monday, piggybacking on sharp gains in the soymeal market, while corn and wheat futures were steady to weaker. “Beans were down early… but came roaring back higher, led by the meal (again), and backstopped by a weaker U.S. dollar,” Charlie Sernatinger, […]

By Mark Weinraub

Cuba backtracks on food reforms as conservatives resist change

Apr. 30, 2016 at 3:29 pm CDT

Havana | Reuters –– Cuba decided at a secretive Communist Party congress last week to reverse market reforms in food distribution and pricing, according to reports in official media, reflecting tensions within the party about the pace of economic change. President Raul Castro unveiled an ambitious market reform agenda in […]

By Marc Frank

U.S., European trade negotiators battle political headwinds

Apr. 30, 2016 at 2:47 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Facing deeply entrenched differences and political headwinds, the top negotiators trying to reach a sweeping U.S.-European free trade deal avoided agriculture, public procurement and other thorny issues in talks this week. Instead, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Daniel Mullaney and European Commission lead negotiator Ignacio Garcia […]

By David Lawder

Organic feed, milling grain markets trending lower

Apr. 29, 2016 at 10:21 am CDT

By Jade Markus OrganicBiz staff While most organic commodity prices are holding steady, grains lost ground during April, a trend which analysts in Western Canada expect to continue. “We’re not really seeing a huge drop in anything except for the feed market,” said Scott Shiels, grain procurement merchant with Grain […]

By OrganicBiz

U.S. grains: Corn rallies on export demand

Apr. 28, 2016 at 2:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose 1.9 per cent on Thursday, with concerns about crops in South America spurring export demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Soybean futures closed lower despite strong exports, with traders locking in profits after prices rallied to their highest since August. Wheat futures […]

By Mark Weinraub