Insights and Stories on Corn

Major Syngenta shareholders would back Monsanto bid, if higher

May. 8, 2015 at 2:16 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Major investors in Swiss agrochemicals firm Syngenta are confident a deal with Monsanto will come off if the U.S. firm ups its initial US$45 billion bid by at least 10 per cent. After rebuffing the takeover offer announced earlier Friday, Syngenta said the bid fundamentally undervalued […]

Monsanto, Syngenta hire advisors on possible takeover

May. 7, 2015 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Arno Schuetze Pamela Barbaglia

U.S. grains: Weather outlook weighs on corn, soy

May. 7, 2015 at 5:57 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Spring run on fertilizer creates challenges

May. 7, 2015 at 11:45 am CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on weak crop tour results, short-covering

May. 6, 2015 at 6:37 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat falls as weather improves

May. 5, 2015 at 6:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank 1.3 per cent on Tuesday, flirting with five-year lows after rain in key production areas boosted harvest prospects as the crop nears maturity, traders said. Poor export demand for U.S. supplies and strong yield projections from early results of a crop tour […]

By Mark Weinraub

Ontario won’t widen comment window on neonics: GFO

May. 4, 2015 at 7:02 pm CDT

The public comment period on Ontario’s planned regulations for neonicotinoid seed treatments will close Thursday as scheduled, despite requests from the province’s grain grower group for an extension. The province has “refused” to extend the public comment period on the use of the insecticide group in seed treatments, Grain Farmers […]

By Staff

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on soyoil rally; wheat, corn drop

May. 4, 2015 at 2:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures rose 1.3 per cent on Monday, following a sharp rally in soyoil that stemmed from talk of rising demand on the export market. “I’ve heard some talk that China has an increased appetite for (soy)oil, said Bill Gentry, broker at Risk Management Associates. […]

By Mark Weinraub

Canada, U.S. toughen oil train safety standards

May. 1, 2015 at 3:40 pm CDT

Washington/New York | Reuters — The U.S. and Canada on Friday announced long-awaited safety rules for trains carrying oil, as regulators seek to reduce risks after a series of explosive accidents that accompanied a surge in crude-by-rail shipments. The rules call for a rapid phase-out of older tank cars considered […]

By Edward McAllister patrick-rucker

U.S. grains: Corn falls to lowest since October on rapid plantings

May. 1, 2015 at 3:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grains shed as much as one per cent on Friday as investors sold off positions on the first day of May amid bearish headwinds of rapid pace of spring plantings and a strong dollar that could limit export prospects. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures […]

By Michael Hirtzer

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