Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. grains: Soy jumps on USDA’s surprising cut in acres

Oct. 9, 2015 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped to a one-week high on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its domestic production estimate more than analysts had expected. Corn futures touched a two-week low on bigger-than-expected U.S. production and inventory estimates in the agency’s monthly crop reports. USDA […]

Global markets: Commodity index jumps, Fed releases minutes

Oct. 9, 2015 at 3:39 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Feed: Corn awaiting USDA, Sask. barley yields near average

Oct. 9, 2015 at 3:32 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Manitoba hail, reseed damage claims above average

Oct. 8, 2015 at 6:33 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

W. Prairies to see drier weather, but drydown will be tough

Oct. 8, 2015 at 6:21 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

Feed grains: Corn edging down, Japan looking for barley

Oct. 8, 2015 at 6:06 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Thursday, Oct. 8. • CBOT corn futures were posting small losses Thursday morning, but were holding rangebound overall as traders were squaring positions ahead of Friday’s USDA monthly supply/demand report. December corn was […]

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. grains: Harvest pressure hits prices before crop reports

Oct. 8, 2015 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures on Thursday extended a setback from 10-week highs reached a session earlier, pressured by an influx of fresh supplies from U.S. harvests and profit taking ahead of the release of highly anticipated crop data. Soybeans also fell, snapping a three-day rally before the […]

By Tom Polansek

Cargill Q1 profit jumps despite commodities slump

Oct. 7, 2015 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill Inc. effectively navigated tumbling commodities markets and volatile currencies to turn in a 20 per cent gain in first-quarter profit, the privately held company said Wednesday. The Minnesota-based company’s grain and oilseed supply chain and energy businesses were standouts in the quarter […]

By Karl Plume

SABMiller rejects Labatt owner’s takeover approach

Oct. 7, 2015 at 7:02 pm CDT

Brussels/London | Reuters –– SABMiller, the world’s second largest brewer, has promptly rejected an improved takeover proposal from Anheuser-Busch InBev, saying its 68 billion-pound (C$136 billion) valuation was “very substantially” under par. Refusal of the offer, made public Wednesday after earlier proposals were refused privately, opens the door to a […]

By Martinne Geller philip-blenkinsop

Clinton says she doesn’t support new TPP deal

Oct. 7, 2015 at 6:35 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Wednesday she does not support the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), rejecting a central tenet of President Barack Obama’s strategic pivot to Asia. Clinton said during a campaign swing in Iowa that she is worried about currency manipulation not being part of […]

By Amanda Becker Jonathan Allen