Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Weather fears, short-covering lift prices

Mar. 8, 2016 at 7:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures edged higher Tuesday on concerns that unfavourable crop weather could threaten domestic production, as markets temporarily shook off the weight of massive global inventories. Technical buying and short covering ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report on Wednesday helped fuel the […]

EU defers decision on glyphosate safety

Mar. 8, 2016 at 10:43 am CST

By barbara-lewis

U.S. grains: Short-covering supports corn, soy, wheat

Mar. 7, 2016 at 5:40 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. ag secretary calls for mandatory GMO label

Mar. 7, 2016 at 3:55 pm CST

By Staff

U.S. grains: Soybeans surge on short-covering, export demand

Mar. 4, 2016 at 4:45 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

Waterhemp at the door

Mar. 4, 2016 at 10:30 am CST

A new alien is lurking in the fields of North Dakota and Minnesota, preparing to invade Canada and cause no end of trouble. The potential enemy is a noxious weed called waterhemp, a member of the pigweed family and a cousin of Palmer amaranth, a glyphosate-resistant weed currently plaguing cotton […]

By Ron Friesen

U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-session high, weather sparks short-covering

Mar. 3, 2016 at 3:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to their highest in six trading sessions on Thursday as expanding dryness in the southern Plains hard wheat belt triggered a round of short-covering, traders and analysts said. Traders were also concerned about a threat of flooding in the Mississippi River Delta […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy in harvest-induced trading range

Mar. 2, 2016 at 6:48 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Corn and soybeans at the Chicago Board of Trade are both sitting at the low end of their trading ranges, with South America’s harvest keeping bullish features at a minimum. Corn — The May corn contract will probably establish new contract lows over the course of the […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies after multiyear lows

Mar. 2, 2016 at 6:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied to close higher on Wednesday as traders covered short positions following the market’s drop to its lowest level in nearly six years. Soybean futures also advanced on bargain buying, halting a six-session slide, while corn settled fractionally higher. At […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Maple Leaf profit beats as margins improve

Mar. 1, 2016 at 6:46 pm CST

Reuters — Canadian pork processor Maple Leaf Foods posted a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit as margins in its prepared meats business improved. Adjusted operating profit in the meat products group, which includes brands such as Schneiders and the company’s namesake Maple Leaf brand, was $54.6 million, compared with a year-ago loss […]

By Reuters