Insights and Stories on Corn

USDA raises soybean estimate, cuts corn outlook

Sep. 11, 2015 at 1:47 pm CDT

The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday surprisingly raised its forecast for domestic soybean production, based on expectations for record yields in key states such as Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. The government lowered its forecast for corn production by more than expected in its monthly supply and demand report. But supplies, […]

French court upholds Monsanto poisoning ruling

Sep. 10, 2015 at 8:12 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn tops one-week high on expectation for harvest cut

Sep. 10, 2015 at 6:21 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Farm managers seek a few good aggies for awards

Sep. 10, 2015 at 3:28 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. farmers unlikely to book sales off the combine this fall

Sep. 9, 2015 at 8:09 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy trade up, but fundamentals bearish

Sep. 9, 2015 at 5:20 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Despite short-term bullish factors in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybeans, one analyst anticipates prices will be pressured in coming weeks. To start the week, a turnaround in crude oil markets supported prices, said Terry Reilly, senior commodity analyst at Futures International. Rebounds in Malaysian […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soy drops on stable crop ratings, poor export demand

Sep. 9, 2015 at 5:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures dipped on Wednesday on better-than-expected U.S. crop ratings and concerns about sluggish export demand. Wheat futures also declined, while corn traded near unchanged. Soybeans pulled back after rising on Tuesday on expectations that the U.S. Agriculture Department would cut its condition ratings for […]

By Tom Polansek

B+G to buy Green Giant frozen foods business

Sep. 8, 2015 at 7:55 pm CDT

Reuters — Snack food company B+G Foods said it would buy General Mills’ Green Giant frozen foods and Le Sueur canned vegetables brands for about US$765 million to expand its distribution network and enter the frozen foods market. Growth in the frozen vegetables category has been sluggish in recent years […]

By Ramkumar Iyer

Glencore to rein in debt as commodity slump persists

Sep. 8, 2015 at 4:41 pm CDT

Reuters — Mining and trading company Glencore acknowledged on Monday the severity of the global commodity market slump as it suspended dividends and said it would sell assets and new shares to cut heavy debts built up through years of rapid expansion. The London-listed company came under pressure to cut […]

By olivia-kumwenda

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn creep higher as investors trim bearish bets

Sep. 4, 2015 at 3:25 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago wheat edged higher after touching a five-year low on Friday, and corn also inched up as investors covered short positions in both grains after recent declines. The nearby contract for wheat finished with its fourth straight weekly loss in the face of stiff export competition from northern […]

By Rod Nickel