Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps as colder weather threatens crop

Mar. 21, 2016 at 3:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat jumped as much as one per cent on Monday, led by gains in K.C. hard red winter wheat as extremely cold weather threatened to curb yields in parts of the southern U.S. Plains growing region already suffering from dry conditions. Wheat futures pared early […]

Louis Dreyfus reports lower profits, seeks partners

Mar. 21, 2016 at 3:04 pm CDT

By Gus Trompiz

U.S. grains: Wheat closes higher on short-covering

Mar. 18, 2016 at 4:21 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

General Mills to label GMOs in U.S. products

Mar. 18, 2016 at 2:42 pm CDT

By Lisa Baertlein

France moves toward all-out ban on neonics

Mar. 18, 2016 at 12:09 pm CDT

By Reuters

Foreign worker break for seafood sector a ‘one-time’ deal

Mar. 17, 2016 at 5:07 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Canada’s move to loosen restrictions on hiring foreign workers for East Coast seafood plants was a one-time decision, and the government is not convinced other sectors need similar measures, the country’s employment minister said Thursday. The Liberal government eased restrictions under its foreign worker program recently […]

By Rod Nickel

Corn acres seen rising in Manitoba

Mar. 17, 2016 at 4:06 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn prices in Manitoba may not be setting any records these days but they’re still likely high enough to spur an increase in the amount of corn planted this year, according to an industry watcher. “I would not all be surprised to see a 20 per cent […]

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Wheat falls as weather improves

Mar. 17, 2016 at 3:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday to their lowest in nearly two weeks, turning lower after a weather forecast predicted that temperatures in the U.S. Plains will not be as cold as previously thought, traders said. Soybeans closed firmer, supported by weakness in the dollar that […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade now watching weather

Mar. 16, 2016 at 4:49 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have posted solid gains over the past two weeks, but the rally may run out of steam while attention in the markets shifts to spring weather patterns. “We’ve had a very strong rally since late February,” said […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on poor exports

Mar. 16, 2016 at 3:34 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell for the second straight day on Wednesday on pressure from light export demand and some easing concerns about weather damage to the developing U.S. crop, traders said. Corn futures eased on some mild technical sales while soybeans closed in […]

By Mark Weinraub