Insights and Stories on Corn

Feed barley market steady, gains expected in spring

Jan. 19, 2016 at 5:49 pm CST

CNS Canada — The feed barley market is holding relatively steady in Alberta early in the New Year, but advances are expected looking ahead to the spring. “There has been a fair bit of selling (over the past few weeks) but that hasn’t really pressured prices down any further,” said […]

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans close firm; wheat gains muted

Jan. 19, 2016 at 5:08 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat up on short-covering ahead of long weekend

Jan. 15, 2016 at 5:58 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

Barge accidents rise on flood-swollen Mississippi River

Jan. 15, 2016 at 4:35 pm CST

By Karl Plume

FAO seeks help for drought-ravaged Ethiopia

Jan. 15, 2016 at 3:10 pm CST

By Reuters

Toronto grain firm’s elevator to anchor Winnipeg rail park

Jan. 14, 2016 at 5:50 pm CST

Toronto grain trading firm BroadGrain Commodities aims to build some Prairie handling muscle with a new grain terminal and bean plant in Winnipeg’s planned CentrePort rail park. The company, which already operates a pair of elevators in southwestern and eastern Ontario and took over Saskatchewan pulse and special crop processor […]

By Staff

U.S. grains: Wheat prices fall on hefty supplies

Jan. 14, 2016 at 2:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat fell for the second straight day on Thursday, pressured by technical selling, ample global supplies and lacklustre demand for U.S. shipments and dragged by Paris futures which hit a contract low early in the session. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures extended declines after […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Syngenta still looking at different tie-ups

Jan. 13, 2016 at 7:27 pm CST

Zug | Reuters — Syngenta is in talks about a possible merger and is weighing a number of options, the Swiss agrichemicals group’s chairman said Wednesday. Michel Demare said last month that the crop chemicals and seeds company was in talks with China’s state-owned ChemChina, U.S. seeds giant Monsanto and […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy steady on technicals after big gains

Jan. 13, 2016 at 6:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans edged higher on Wednesday while wheat prices were slightly lower at the Chicago Board of Trade, with all three markets steadying after hitting multi-week peaks in the previous session following a bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture supply report. CBOT March wheat reached […]

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans see higher-value trading range

Jan. 13, 2016 at 5:30 pm CST

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade are both rangebound, but beans are above the major moving averages, according to one analyst, as traders watch outside markets and weather for indications on where to move next. “I’m friendly, but I’m not looking for any […]

By Jade Markus