Insights and Stories on Corn

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn ‘starving for news’

Feb. 17, 2016 at 4:55 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, as both commodities saw a short-covering correction off of nearby lows. However, large supplies and looming South American harvests remain bearish for the two crops, likely keeping the futures bouncing […]

U.S. grains: Prices jump on short-covering, oil rise

Feb. 17, 2016 at 3:55 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Prices rise on short-covering, slow loadings in Brazil

Feb. 16, 2016 at 5:12 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

Timing of La Nina to play key role in Prairie moisture

Feb. 12, 2016 at 5:50 pm CST

By Dave Sims

Re-evaluation leads to retirement for Amitrol herbicide

Feb. 11, 2016 at 8:36 pm CST

By Staff

U.S. grains: Exports spark gains in soybeans

Feb. 11, 2016 at 3:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures rose 1.3 per cent on Thursday as the U.S. Agriculture Department’s report of stronger-than-expected exports spurred a round of short-covering, traders said. Corn futures were steady to weak, with the front-month contract settling unchanged while deferred contracts posted modest declines. Corn had fallen […]

By Mark Weinraub

Crude’s slide hampers demand for Canadian biofuel

Feb. 10, 2016 at 6:51 pm CST

CNS Canada — The trickle-down effect of slumping crude oil prices is being felt in the Canadian biofuel market and softening demand for corn and soybeans. Traditionally, ethanol is cheaper than gasoline, which encouraged processors to blend more than the mandated amount, according to Andrea Kent, president of the Canadian […]

By Jade Markus

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans stuck in trading range

Feb. 10, 2016 at 5:32 pm CST

CNS Canada — Corn and soybeans at the Chicago Board of Trade are stuck in a rut, according to one U.S. analyst, as fresh data revealed high supplies of both commodities. Corn – Since last week corn futures have shed 10.75 cents per bushel in the March contract, and 10.75 […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on bargain buying

Feb. 10, 2016 at 3:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures firmed Wednesday, edging higher on a round of bargain buying and short-covering a day after prices hit their lowest in nearly six years, traders said. Corn and soybean futures were close to unchanged for most of the day but closed […]

By Mark Weinraub

Monsanto to pay U.S. SEC settlement over Roundup earnings

Feb. 10, 2016 at 2:07 am CST

Washington | Reuters — Monsanto will pay US$80 million to settle civil accounting violations after it allegedly misstated its earnings in connection with its top-selling Roundup product, U.S. securities regulators said Tuesday. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also said three accounting and sales executives have agreed to settle […]

By sarah-n-lynch