Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat close lower, post weekly losses

Nov. 13, 2015 at 5:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday on a profit-taking setback after posting gains in the previous two sessions, traders said. Soybeans closed near session lows but the declines were kept in check by technical buying as prices neared contract lows hit earlier in the week. Expectations […]

Cargill said restructuring, cutting jobs

Nov. 13, 2015 at 4:33 pm CST

By Sarah McFarlane

Rookie MP named Bloc’s agriculture critic

Nov. 12, 2015 at 8:21 pm CST

By Staff

Syngenta reported rejecting ChemChina takeover offer

Nov. 12, 2015 at 7:35 pm CST

By Reuters

Merck to buy Harrisvaccines to boost livestock portfolio

Nov. 12, 2015 at 7:24 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat firms but weak exports limit gains

Nov. 12, 2015 at 6:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures firmed on Thursday on technical buying including short-covering, but advances were modest as export sentiment remained gloomy. Soybean futures also rose while corn closed narrowly mixed. At the Chicago Board of Trade, December wheat settled up 3-1/4 cents at $4.98 a bushel, after […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs continue gains for second day

Nov. 12, 2015 at 6:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Livestock futures traders continued to hunt for cover on their short positions Thursday, resulting in Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures climbing a second day after prices slid to contract lows earlier this week. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange saw live cattle and feeder cattle futures on Wednesday […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

NDP’s deputy ag critic moves to first chair

Nov. 12, 2015 at 4:12 pm CST

The federal New Democrats have promoted their deputy agriculture critic to the lead post in their new shadow cabinet. NDP leader Tom Mulcair on Thursday announced Ruth Ellen Brosseau, the MP for the central Quebec riding of Berthier–Maskinonge since 2011, as the party’s critic for agriculture and agri-food, replacing defeated […]

By Staff

EU scientists say glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer

Nov. 12, 2015 at 2:18 pm CST

Brussels | Reuters — Glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer in humans, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which nevertheless proposed limits on Thursday on the amount of residue of the herbicide widely used by farmers deemed safe to consume. The EFSA advises EU policymakers and its conclusion […]

By barbara-lewis

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rebound after USDA data-driven decline

Nov. 11, 2015 at 4:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures edged higher on Wednesday on consolidation and technical buying after hitting contract lows a day earlier due to bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture supply and demand forecasts. Wheat closed firm after prices hit two-week lows on Tuesday, with a sluggish export […]

By Karl Plume