Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn close firm on technical buying; soybeans slip

Oct. 29, 2015 at 3:27 pm CDT

CHICAGO / Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rallied nearly 2 per cent on Thursday, supported by a round of short-covering and signs of improving export demand, traders said. A pickup in exports also boosted corn futures, as technical buying lent further support to both corn and wheat after prices dipped […]

U.S. grains: Soy nears three-week low on Brazil rains, demand worries

Oct. 28, 2015 at 2:39 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Klassen: Live cattle futures lead feeder market higher

Oct. 28, 2015 at 2:15 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Feed Grains: EU votes down proposed GMO opt-out

Oct. 28, 2015 at 1:32 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Monsanto to shut three R+D centres next year

Oct. 27, 2015 at 7:55 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

DuPont in talks with rivals about agribusiness

Oct. 27, 2015 at 6:33 pm CDT

Reuters — DuPont is talking to rivals about its agriculture business, interim CEO Edward Breen said Tuesday, less than a week after Dow Chemical announced a review of its farm chemicals and seeds unit. Falling crop prices and rising fertilizer output have triggered talk of consolidation among farm-focused companies. DuPont […]

By Sneha Banerjee Swetha Gopinath

Tim Hortons owner profit beats Street on lower costs, new items

Oct. 27, 2015 at 6:18 pm CDT

Reuters — Restaurant Brands International, owner of Burger King and Tim Hortons, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by new menu items and lower costs. Most of Restaurant Brands outlets are in the U.S. and Canada. But the company has been opening new restaurants in France, Brazil, Russia and India, […]

By Anet Josline Pinto Sneha Banerjee

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound on strong exports, soymeal

Oct. 27, 2015 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded on Tuesday after three sessions of declines on steady export demand and higher soymeal prices, although gains were capped by beneficial rains in dry production areas of Brazil, the world’s top supplier. Corn futures eased on a bumper U.S. harvest and sluggish […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close lower, but up from session lows

Oct. 27, 2015 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower on Tuesday, pressured by cash price pessimism that later improved, following unexpectedly better cash prices which lifted contracts from morning lows, traders said. Spot October closed 2.875 cents/lb. lower at 136.675 cents, but is currently down 0.675 cents, […]

By Theopolis Waters

Global markets: U.S. Federal Reserve to meet this week

Oct. 27, 2015 at 3:58 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE TO MEET, MAKE POLICY ANNOUNCEMENT — Members of the U.S. Federal Reserve are starting their meeting on Tuesday, and are expected to conclude on Wednesday. Markets fell ahead of the meeting as investors […]

By MarketsFarm Team