Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on technical selling, rainy forecasts

Oct. 14, 2015 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soft red wheat futures fell two per cent on Wednesday on profit-taking coupled with forecasts for beneficial rains next week in parts of the southern Plains and the Black Sea region, analysts said. Corn fell in sympathy with wheat and amid U.S. harvest progress while […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy move on weather, interest from China

Oct. 14, 2015 at 5:30 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

Hog supplies grow as U.S. hog weights rise seasonally

Oct. 14, 2015 at 5:09 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Feed: Russia may plant more feed, U.K. less

Oct. 14, 2015 at 3:37 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Feed: Corn edges up, world supplies tighten

Oct. 13, 2015 at 6:18 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. grains: Soybeans top US$9 on Chinese demand

Oct. 13, 2015 at 4:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures traded at the highest levels in nearly two months, topping US$9 a bushel on fresh export demand from top buyer China and global weather worries, analysts said. Wheat and corn also climbed, with wheat up more than two per cent after a four-session […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Labatt’s owner wins over SABMiller at fifth attempt

Oct. 13, 2015 at 1:05 pm CDT

Brussels/London | Reuters –– The world’s two biggest brewers agreed on Tuesday to create a company making almost a third of the world’s beer after SABMiller received an improved offer worth more than C$130 billion from larger rival Anheuser-Busch InBev. If it goes through, the deal would rank in the […]

By Martinne Geller philip-blenkinsop

EU lawmakers reject bill allowing opt-out from GM crop imports

Oct. 13, 2015 at 12:41 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters –– European lawmakers rejected a proposal Tuesday that would have allowed countries to restrict or ban the use of imported GM crops that have secured EU approval. The environment committee of the European Parliament rejected the draft law by 47 votes to three, many arguing that the […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn to two-week low as U.S. harvest ramps up

Oct. 12, 2015 at 4:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to a two-week low on Monday on expectations of strong harvest progress in the Midwest and inter-market spreading against soybeans, traders said. Soybean futures closed firm on follow-through buying after a smaller-than-expected U.S. government crop estimate last week but pared gains by […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Labatt owner ups offer for SABMiller as deadline looms

Oct. 12, 2015 at 4:04 pm CDT

Reuters — Anheuser-Busch InBev raised its proposed takeover offer for SABMiller on Monday, as the world’s largest brewer tries to win over its smaller rival to the idea of creating a giant that would make nearly a third of the world’s beer. The owner of the Budweiser, Labatt and Alexander […]

By Martinne Geller philip-blenkinsop