Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Wheat drops to lowest since 2010

Feb. 23, 2016 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank 1.4 per cent on Tuesday to their lowest in nearly six years, weighed down by huge global supplies and spillover weakness from falling crude oil, traders said. The amply stocked supply chain also weighed on corn and soybean futures […]

U.S. grains: Strong exports support corn, soybeans

Feb. 22, 2016 at 4:44 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Ritchie Bros. buys Mascus online equipment sites

Feb. 21, 2016 at 1:15 am CST

By Staff

U.S. grains: Prices steady on short-covering, gain for week

Feb. 19, 2016 at 4:44 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

Argentina declares flood emergency in six key farm provinces

Feb. 19, 2016 at 2:59 pm CST

By Hugh Bronstein

DuPont, Dow set home towns for merged spinoff units

Feb. 19, 2016 at 2:17 pm CST

Reuters — DuPont and Dow Chemical said two of the three units to be created and spun off following the companies’ mega-merger will be based in DuPont’s home town, and one in Dow’s home town. The two chemical companies agreed to combine in an all-stock merger in December, valued at […]

By Reuters

Farm incomes set to fall from record high

Feb. 19, 2016 at 1:46 pm CST

Reuters — Canadian farm incomes look set to fall in 2016 after a year of record profits, but will still reach above-average levels, according to a report from the federal government. Rising receipts for crops and livestock have boosted incomes in recent years, due to greater demand in developing countries […]

By Reuters

Drought watch kept on Alberta, early spring expected

Feb. 18, 2016 at 8:05 pm CST

CNS Canada — Above-average temperatures and limited precipitation could mean parts of the Prairies will struggle with soil moisture heading into the spring, according to one specialist. “The soil moisture that we have in the ground right now is similar to what we went into the winter with,” said Trevor […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat down on ample supplies

Feb. 18, 2016 at 7:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday, easing from a two-session rally as traders returned their focus to record-large global inventories and poor export demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also declined. At the CBOT, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Cargill to stop selling seed, inputs in Black Sea region

Feb. 17, 2016 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Cargill will stop selling seeds, fertilizer and crop chemicals to farmers in the Black Sea region, as the global trader continues to cut back operations in the face of sliding commodity prices. The 150-year old company, one of the world’s largest privately held corporations, is in […]

By Tom Polansek