Insights and Stories on Corn

Canada may delay foreign worker limits as packers, farms face squeeze

Apr. 28, 2016 at 1:34 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada may delay implementing new restrictions on the use of foreign workers as farmers and meat processors warn of severe labour shortages in one of the world’s biggest agricultural exporters, the employment minister said. Employers have reported difficulty finding workers despite a 7.1 per cent unemployment […]

National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: April 27

Apr. 28, 2016 at 12:00 am CDT

By OrganicBiz

Kazakhstan land protests widen in challenge to leader

Apr. 27, 2016 at 6:12 pm CDT

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy set for profit-taking pressure

Apr. 27, 2016 at 3:56 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall; soybeans settle higher

Apr. 27, 2016 at 3:49 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Farms.com buys Better Farming

Apr. 26, 2016 at 5:51 pm CDT

A U.S. online agriculture firm has taken another step into paper and ink with a deal for independent Ontario ag journal Better Farming. Ames, Iowa-based Farms.com announced last week it has taken a majority stake in Better Farming publisher Ag Media Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Ag Media was formed […]

By Staff

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat rally for second day in a row

Apr. 26, 2016 at 3:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean and corn futures firmed on Tuesday, their second straight day of gains, on expectations the pace of planting will slow in coming days due to wetter weather. “Tractors could stall quickly as more rains move into the Midwest this week,” Farm Futures senior grain […]

By Mark Weinraub

DuPont expects U.S. review of Dow deal to end by June 30

Apr. 26, 2016 at 3:00 pm CDT

Reuters — DuPont said Tuesday it expected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s review of its proposed merger with Dow Chemical to be completed by the end of June. The two chemical companies agreed to combine in an all-stock merger in December, valued at US$130 billion at the time, in […]

By Reuters

Klassen: Limited buying interest softens feeder market

Apr. 26, 2016 at 11:30 am CDT

Just when I thought feeder cattle prices were stabilizing, once again the unexpected occurs. A sharp rally in U.S. grain futures, along with weaker fed cattle prices, caused western Canadian feeder cattle to trade $6-$12 lower compared to week-ago levels. Auction markets reported limited buying interest, with often only two […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Rain outlook pushes corn higher

Apr. 25, 2016 at 3:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose two per cent on Monday, supported by concerns that rain around the U.S. Midwest could delay planting, traders said. Corn planting has gotten off to a fast start this year, but rains will likely push farmers from the fields. “We are going […]

By Mark Weinraub