Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise in short-covering bounce

Jan. 6, 2016 at 2:49 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain and soybean futures rebounded from early-session losses on Wednesday in a technical short-covering bounce as investors squared positions ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture crop report due early next week. Corn and wheat futures posted fresh contract lows in nearly all months and […]

Monsanto increases job cuts as corn, chemical sales slump

Jan. 6, 2016 at 2:04 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

U.S. grain shippers await El Nino dryness after unseasonable flood

Jan. 5, 2016 at 6:21 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Short-covering spurs slight gains in corn, soy, wheat

Jan. 5, 2016 at 4:49 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

El Nino seen declining, to return to neutral by Q2

Jan. 5, 2016 at 1:22 am CST

By Matt Siegel

Argentine soy sales after tax cut disappoint government

Jan. 5, 2016 at 1:02 am CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina’s centre-right government said Monday it was disappointed by the volume of soy stocks sold by farmers in the three weeks since it reduced the tax on soybean exports. President Mauricio Macri cut the tax on shipments of soybeans, the country’s main cash crop, from […]

By Reuters

Dreyfus owner pregnant, plans maternity leave

Jan. 4, 2016 at 6:56 pm CST

Paris | Reuters — Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, majority owner and chairwoman of global trading house Louis Dreyfus Commodities, is pregnant with twins and plans to take short maternity leave following the birth due in early April, the company said. Louis-Dreyfus, 53, will continue as chair of the group’s supervisory board until […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soybeans sag to start 2016

Jan. 4, 2016 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn, wheat and soybean futures fell sharply on Monday as concerns about economic weakness in China and the dollar’s strength raised concerns about global demand for U.S. commodities, traders said. Corn sank to its lowest level in four months while wheat hit […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy and grains post annual declines

Dec. 31, 2015 at 4:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday as traders eyed forecasts for much-needed rains in Brazil, while corn and wheat ended narrowly mixed in light year-end trading. All three commodities posted annual declines for 2015. Markets will be closed on Friday for the New Year’s Day holiday. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grain prices soar as floods shut waterways, threaten crops

Dec. 31, 2015 at 12:29 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain farmers scrambled to find shelter for their crops and handlers hunted for alternative transportation routes, as widespread floods shut waterways from Illinois to Missouri and spurred a surge in physical prices of corn and soybeans. The sudden jump in prices could complicate a months-long […]

By Michael Hirtzer P.J. Huffstutter