Insights and Stories on Corn

WHO cancer unit to analyze 2,4-D

May. 29, 2015 at 5:14 pm CDT

Reuters — The World Health Organization is set to examine a widely used pesticide and agribusiness is bracing for bad news, less than three months after the group classified another popular herbicide as “probably” cancer-causing. Twenty-four scientists representing WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) will analyze scientific findings […]

U.S. grains: Corn drops, soybeans rise on new biofuel targets

May. 29, 2015 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. seeks middle ground on biofuel targets, pleasing few

May. 29, 2015 at 2:11 pm CDT

By Chris Prentice

Que. pledges reserve to backstop risk management programs

May. 28, 2015 at 8:08 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. EPA proposing temporary pesticide-free zones for honeybees

May. 28, 2015 at 6:24 pm CDT

By Carey Gillam

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds on short-covering, bullish ethanol data

May. 28, 2015 at 2:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures on Thursday rebounded from a seven-month low after three days of declines in a short-covering bounce and following a government report showing higher ethanol output and lower stocks of the corn-based biofuel. Wheat futures were mixed as a weaker dollar and concerns about […]

By Karl Plume

Light rain on way for Prairie crops, but ‘soaker’ needed

May. 27, 2015 at 7:02 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Rain looks to splash parched farms on Western Canada’s Prairies over the next week as concerns mount that soil is too dry for canola to grow normally. Offsetting the concern somewhat is the region’s brisk pace of planting, which may wrap up by the weekend. The […]

By Rod Nickel

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy under pressure amid abundant supplies

May. 27, 2015 at 6:21 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean markets drifted lower during the week ended Wednesday and are expected to remain under pressure in coming weeks. The softness in both markets is likely because of large domestic and global supplies for corn and soybeans, said Ken Ball of […]

By Terryn Shiells

U.S. grains: Wheat sinks to two-week low on winter crop rating

May. 27, 2015 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell for the third straight session on Wednesday, hitting a two-week low on big global supplies and a government report that pegged U.S. winter wheat crop ratings above market expectations. Corn also slumped to a seven-month low on spillover pressure from sinking wheat […]

By Karl Plume

Canada to check India’s feed corn for aflatoxin

May. 26, 2015 at 8:24 pm CDT

All feed corn coming to Canada from India is now going to be held and tested for aflatoxin, as high levels of the toxins have recently turned up in organic corn from the country. Importers of corn — organic or otherwise — from India, starting immediately, first must sample the […]

By Staff