Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on short-covering on tumbling dollar

Dec. 3, 2015 at 6:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat surged more than two per cent on Thursday, snapping a six-session losing streak as investors covered short positions and the dollar tumbled after the European Central Bank acted to fight low inflation. Corn futures also jumped, while soybeans shook off earlier losses to turn […]

USDA regulators approve new Syngenta corn trait

Dec. 2, 2015 at 7:31 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to 5-1/2 year low on rising dollar

Dec. 2, 2015 at 7:04 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn has upside potential, soy rangebound

Dec. 2, 2015 at 6:34 pm CST

By Jade Markus

Manitoba corn locked in sideways trading mode

Dec. 2, 2015 at 4:02 pm CST

By Dave Sims

Lethbridge feed wheat stays steady, barley moves downward

Dec. 2, 2015 at 3:51 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Feed barley prices have come down while wheat holds steady in Lethbridge, Alta., the centre of Western Canada’s livestock feeding sector. The price of feed barley at Lethbridge fell about $10 a tonne throughout November to sit at about $210-$212 per tonne — for three main reasons, […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn climb, rallying from last week’s lows

Nov. 30, 2015 at 6:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures hit three-week highs on Monday on bargain buying and a technical rebound from long-term lows established last week, traders said. Corn also firmed at the Chicago Board of Trade while wheat ended mixed, with nearby contracts pressured by larger-than-expected deliveries against the December […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. EPA finalizes 2016 renewables target at 18.1B gallons

Nov. 30, 2015 at 5:50 pm CST

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants energy companies to blend 18.1 billion gallons (68.5 billion litres) of biofuels into the nation’s fuel supply next year, more than in a proposal laid out in May, it said in announcing final rules on renewables use for 2014-16 […]

By Chris Prentice

Argentina ag minister says grain export taxes on way out

Nov. 29, 2015 at 2:32 am CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters –– Argentina’s incoming government will abolish export taxes on corn and wheat the day after it assumes office and reduce the export tax on soy by five per cent, designated Agriculture Minister Ricardo Buryaile confirmed to the daily Clarin. President-elect Mauricio Macri won the election last […]

By Reuters

Alta. farm bill applies to paid workers only, minister says

Nov. 27, 2015 at 11:04 pm CST

UPDATED, Nov. 28, 2015 — New legislation applying Alberta’s rules on workplace standards and workers’ compensation to farm workers is meant for farms’ paid employees — not for family members or neighbours helping out on family farms. The province’s labour minister has said as much after stormy early going in […]

By Staff