Insights and Stories on Corn

U.S. farm, consumer groups aim to block Monsanto bid for Syngenta

Aug. 4, 2015 at 7:05 pm CDT

Reuters — Several U.S. farm and consumer groups are working on strategies to derail a proposed tie-up of Monsanto and agricultural seeds and chemicals rival Syngenta, saying a combination of the market leaders would spell fewer and higher-priced products. Coalitions of opponents are being formed and market analyses being done, […]

U.S. grains: Corn bounces off six-week low prior to crop forecasts

Aug. 4, 2015 at 4:37 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures fall; wheat mixed

Jul. 31, 2015 at 9:05 am CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on strong exports, corn firm, wheat weak

Jul. 30, 2015 at 12:05 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise for second day, corn and wheat resume slides

Jul. 29, 2015 at 12:05 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat, corn bounce after steep losses

Jul. 28, 2015 at 2:57 pm CDT

Winnipeg/Reuters – Chicago soybean, wheat and corn futures bounced on Tuesday, rising on bargain-buying and short-covering after setting recent lows. Nearby soybeans fell for three straight sessions through Monday, shedding nearly 6 percent as weather improved for crop development across the U.S. Midwest. “We’ve just plain hit (soybeans) hard for the […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Improving weather sparks sell-off in corn, soybeans, wheat

Jul. 27, 2015 at 2:55 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures plunged to their lowest in more than a month on Monday as improving weather for crop development across the U.S. Midwest sparked a round of long liquidation by speculators, traders said. Wheat futures also fell, weighed down by the declines […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn posts biggest weekly loss in a year; soy, wheat also sag

Jul. 24, 2015 at 9:00 am CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. corn futures posted their biggest weekly decline in a year on improving prospects in the Midwest during the crop’s key growth phase, raising expectations for a bumper harvest. Soybean and wheat futures also fell on chart-based selling and spillover pressure from outside commodity markets, including metals and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: U.S. soy falls on improving crop prospects; corn, wheat firm

Jul. 23, 2015 at 3:12 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday as improving weather in major Midwest growing areas increased expectations of ample production, traders said. Wheat futures firmed on a round of bargain buying and technical support, snapping a seven session losing streak for the front-month contract. Corn also edged higher, with […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Improving weather view pressures U.S. corn, soy, wheat

Jul. 22, 2015 at 3:23 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. corn futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by good weather for crop development across the U.S. Midwest, traders said. The benign conditions also weighed on wheat, which eased as the pace of harvest in eastern growing areas increased. Soybean futures were mixed. The nearby contract firmed on support […]

By Mark Weinraub