Insights and Stories on Corn

European Parliament backs glyphosate, with conditions

Apr. 13, 2016 at 7:38 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters — European politicians advised on Wednesday that the herbicide glyphosate should only be approved for another seven years, rather than the 15 proposed by the EU executive, and should not be used by the general public. Environmental campaigners have demanded a ban on glyphosate, which is used […]

Global GMO area dips in 2015 in first-ever decline

Apr. 13, 2016 at 7:29 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn may be nearing highs

Apr. 13, 2016 at 6:59 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn jumps three per cent, most in seven months

Apr. 13, 2016 at 6:40 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: April 13

Apr. 13, 2016 at 2:51 pm CDT

By OrganicBiz

Germany backs EU plan to approve glyphosate

Apr. 12, 2016 at 8:00 pm CDT

Berlin | Reuters –– Germany plans to back an European Union proposal that would allow the continued use of glyphosate in herbicides, according to a letter from the agriculture ministry. Glyphosate is used in many herbicides including Monsanto’s Roundup, but has provoked a dispute between EU and U.N. agencies over […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans set eight-month highs in comeback rally

Apr. 12, 2016 at 6:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures jumped on short-covering and technical buying on Tuesday, with soybeans closing at eight-month highs after a see-saw session. Heavy buying by commodity investors helped drive the gains, with funds snapping up an estimated 15,000 soybean contracts and 20,000 corn contracts at the Chicago […]

By Tom Polansek

Prairie farmers look to increase tech use, but face obstacles

Apr. 11, 2016 at 7:15 pm CDT

CNS Canada — As spring approaches, some producers are searching for new technology to integrate into their operations — while others have opted out of the ag tech sector, whether by choice or through a lack of accessibility. “Even two years ago, it was way worse out there in terms […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat to five-week low on forecasts for rains

Apr. 11, 2016 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell three per cent to a five-week low on Monday as weekend rains in the U.S. Plains, and forecasts for more next weekend, eased worries about yield prospects, traders said. Corn followed wheat down, but soybeans rose to an eight-month high on technically […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Farmland fundamentals potentially bearish: FCC

Apr. 11, 2016 at 5:27 pm CDT

Having tracked more double-digit percentage increases in Canadian farmland prices through 2015, Canada’s federal farm lender sees factors lining up for those values to retreat. Farm Credit Canada’s latest Farmland Values Report, released Monday, logged a 10.1 per cent increase in average farmland values in Canada in 2015, down from a […]

By Staff