Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles ahead of deliveries, pressured by dollar

Nov. 27, 2015 at 6:14 pm CST

Reuters — Chicago wheat futures fell to a 2-1/2-month low on Friday, pressured by expectations of big deliveries next week and strength in the U.S. dollar, during a shortened trading session after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. Expectations of big wheat deliveries, starting with first notice day on Monday for December […]

China plans to cut domestic corn prices to shrink stockpiles

Nov. 27, 2015 at 4:55 pm CST

By david-stanway Niu Shuping

Low ocean freight rates likely to stick around

Nov. 26, 2015 at 7:40 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

No fallout seen for Enlist Duo in Canada from U.S. action

Nov. 26, 2015 at 4:10 am CST

By Staff

U.S. ethanol output rising as industry awaits new mandates

Nov. 25, 2015 at 7:50 pm CST

By Chris Prentice Michael Hirtzer

Railway funds to deliver safety, leadership programs

Nov. 25, 2015 at 6:30 pm CST

4-H Canada is set to launch a new youth leadership program, along with a farm safety fund, thanks to a $600,000 contribution from Canadian National Railway (CN). Executives at 4-H and CN unveiled the 4-H Canada Leadership Excellence Awards of Distinction (LEAD) at Canadian Western Agribition on Wednesday morning. Each […]

By Lisa Guenther

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy seek direction

Nov. 25, 2015 at 6:15 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, but both commodities remain rangebound overall and looking for an outside spark to push values significantly one way or the other. January soybeans moved above their 20-day moving average on […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. EPA asks court to pull registration for Enlist Duo

Nov. 25, 2015 at 4:28 pm CST

UPDATED, Nov. 25, 2015 — Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking court approval to withdraw registration of Dow AgroSciences’ herbicide Enlist Duo, as the agency studies new information regarding the product’s impact on non-target plants, according to court documents filed late Tuesday. The EPA […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy rallies off multi-year low ahead of U.S. holiday

Nov. 25, 2015 at 3:30 pm CST

Reuters — Soybean futures climbed more than one per cent on Wednesday, bouncing on short-covering after this week’s 6-1/2 year low, ahead of a U.S. holiday. Corn also rose as investors covered short positions and as farmers maintained a slow selling pace to the cash market. Nearby Chicago wheat futures […]

By Rod Nickel

Klassen: Weaker fed cattle pressure feeder market

Nov. 24, 2015 at 8:09 pm CST

Alan Paton stated when men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it. The feeder cattle market is contending with a negative round of feeding margins over the next few months, which continues to result in weaker values. Western Canadian feeder cattle prices […]

By Jerry Klassen