Insights and Stories on Corn

Monsanto reported offering again to buy Syngenta

Apr. 30, 2015 at 7:19 pm CDT

Reuters — Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, has again approached Switzerland’s Syngenta in recent weeks with an offer to buy the company, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. However, the Swiss crop chemical maker has concerns, as the merger would raise antitrust issues, Bloomberg said. The two […]

U.S. grains: Wheat slumps on record-large export cancellations

Apr. 30, 2015 at 5:29 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat rebound on technicals, dollar declines

Apr. 29, 2015 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybean/corn ratio too wide, expected to narrow

Apr. 29, 2015 at 5:19 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Quebec police bust alleged veg-oil theft ring

Oct. 11, 2014 at 3:49 am CDT

By Staff

Wheat up fourth straight day, eye on export demand

Oct. 22, 2012 at 4:54 pm CDT

Chicago wheat futures rose for a fourth straight session on Monday amid expectations a likely export ban in Ukraine would shift overseas buyers to the United States and on concerns about dry weather in the southern Plains bread basket. Soybeans rallied to recoup Friday’s losses as the largest harvest in […]

By kt-arasu

Grain prices in 3-day retreat; has rally paused or peaked?

Aug. 2, 2012 at 4:33 pm CDT

Grains fell for a third straight session on Thursday on mild relief from the severe drought in the U.S. Midwest farm belt, raising questions if the biggest two-month rally in corn since the last major drought in 1988 may have peaked. Light showers overnight in the Midwest and some switching […]