Insights and Stories on Corn

Fertilizer markets seen holding relatively steady

Sep. 3, 2015 at 4:33 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Prices for nitrogen and potash have weakened over the first half of 2015, but according to an industry analyst, the relationship between fertilizer prices and ag commodity prices is pretty much in line with the 10-year average. “I think we’ve seen some stabilization in fertilizer markets of […]

El Nino seen pushing Argentina into planting more soy, less corn

Sep. 3, 2015 at 4:11 pm CDT

By Hugh Bronstein

U.S. grains: Ample stocks, poor exports push wheat to multi-year lows

Sep. 3, 2015 at 3:45 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans bearish on economic woes

Sep. 3, 2015 at 12:21 am CDT

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Hard wheat hits eight-year low on plentiful supplies

Sep. 2, 2015 at 4:00 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures drop on Chinese manufacturing woes

Sep. 1, 2015 at 4:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean futures fell sharply on Tuesday on concerns that commodity purchases from China will slow as that country’s economy softens, traders said. Wheat futures edged higher despite worries about the viability of U.S. exports as investment funds covered short […]

By Mark Weinraub

Chipotle sued over GMO-free menu claims

Sep. 1, 2015 at 3:08 pm CDT

Reuters — Chipotle Mexican Grill’s new GMO-free menu claims have lured diners and boosted the burrito chain’s stock price, but it has some consumers crying foul. A California woman has accused the popular chain in a lawsuit of false advertising after it trumpeted on April 27 that it was the […]

By Reuters

Syngenta may seek partners, j.v. after product review

Aug. 31, 2015 at 8:25 pm CDT

Zurich | Reuters — Syngenta may seek partners to help improve its product lineup after a thorough review in the wake of a rebuffed takeover approach from Monsanto, the agrichemicals group’s chairman told a Swiss newspaper. Syngenta’s board is under pressure from shareholders to show how it plans to generate […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat post monthly loss

Aug. 31, 2015 at 4:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures edged higher on Monday on a round of end-of-month short covering while wheat was mixed and corn settled close to unchanged, traders said. Corn, soybeans and wheat posted monthly losses during August, the second straight month of declines for all […]

By Mark Weinraub

Latvia, Greece win opt-out from Monsanto GM crop

Aug. 28, 2015 at 7:29 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters — Monsanto said it would abide by Latvia’s and Greece’s requests under a new EU opt-out law to be excluded from its application to grow a genetically modified (GM) crop across the European Union, but accused them of ignoring science. Under a law signed in March individual […]

By barbara-lewis