Insights and Stories on Corn

Feed: China expected to cut back on corn stockpiles

Oct. 23, 2015 at 6:08 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Friday, Oct. 23. • Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were down one to two cents in early activity on Friday as strength in the U.S. dollar weighed on the commodity. […]

McDonald’s stock hits record high as turnaround takes hold

Oct. 22, 2015 at 7:44 pm CDT

By Lisa Baertlein Yashaswini Swamynathan

U.S. grains: Corn, soy turn lower on technical selling, dollar surge

Oct. 22, 2015 at 6:33 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Dow reviews options for farm chemical/seeds unit

Oct. 22, 2015 at 3:36 pm CDT

By Sneha Banerjee Swetha Gopinath

Feed: Australia prepares for dry weather

Oct. 22, 2015 at 2:13 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Global markets: Apple in China, U.S. oil rig flatlining

Oct. 22, 2015 at 1:55 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. APPLE CEO SAYS HE IS NOT WORRIED ABOUT OPENING STORE IN CHINA — Apple CEO Tim Cook has said he is not concerned about opening a new store in China, despite the country’s recent economic downturn. […]

By MarketsFarm Team

Pearce: Winter wheat’s challenges go beyond just the seeding

Oct. 22, 2015 at 1:49 am CDT

For the past five growing seasons, winter wheat has taken it on the chin in terms of its status as one of the Big Three crops in Eastern Canada. Compared to soybeans, which have seen a steady climb to the three million-acre mark in those five seasons, wheat has suffered […]

By Ralph Pearce

Man. corn harvest progresses rapidly despite moisture issues

Oct. 21, 2015 at 5:55 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s corn harvest is nearly finished and may be bringing farmers above-average yields, according to a provincial crop specialist — though some producers have had to make tough decisions when it comes to drydown. The province’s latest crop report for the week ended Oct. 13 pegged grain […]

By Jade Markus

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybean prices expected to rise

Oct. 21, 2015 at 5:33 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– The ongoing U.S. harvest has pressured CBOT corn and soybeans in recent sessions, but support for the commodities will ramp up long-term, moving prices higher, according to a U.S. analyst. “I think you’re going to see demand improve and you’re going to see weather problems in South […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soyoil tops two-month high on export sales

Oct. 21, 2015 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and oilseed futures advanced on Wednesday, with export sales driving soybean oil prices to their highest in more than two months. Exporters struck deals to sell 40,000 tonnes of U.S. soybean oil, including 20,000 to China and 20,000 to unknown destinations, the U.S. Department […]

By Tom Polansek