Insights and Stories on Corn

CBOT Weekly: Conditions for U.S. soybeans, corn ‘just ideal’

Aug. 14, 2024 at 3:40 pm CDT

With rain forecast for most of the United States Corn Belt, the prospects for larger than expected soybean and corn crops is pretty much certain, according to broker Scott Capinegro of AgMarket Inc. in Chicago.

U.S. grains: Soybeans set another four-year low following USDA report

Aug. 13, 2024 at 5:41 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Combining underway in Manitoba

Aug. 13, 2024 at 4:39 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to four-year low on record U.S. crop estimate

Aug. 12, 2024 at 4:40 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman

USDA adjusts August supply and demand numbers

Aug. 12, 2024 at 1:37 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

USDA forecasts record soy, bumper corn crops

Aug. 12, 2024 at 11:43 am CDT

Reuters – The U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its estimates for corn and soybean production from a month earlier on Monday, adding to expectations of hefty global supplies of both crops. The agency raised its estimate for the 2024/25 soybean crop to a record 4.589 billion bushels, above 4.435 billion bushels seen last month and exceeding 4.469 billion bushels expected […]

By Heather Schlitz

Ukraine boosts grain exports despite intensified Russian attacks

Aug. 12, 2024 at 9:38 am CDT

Kyiv/London | Reuters – Ukraine is scrambling to ship as much grain as it can this summer, taking advantage of military gains it has made in the Black Sea area to boost exports even as Russia has attacked its ports. Ukraine is a major global wheat and corn grower and […]

By Jonathan Saul Pavel Polityuk Tom Balmforth

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Corn and soy futures near four-year low, wheat rises

Aug. 9, 2024 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago corn and soy futures closed near four-year lows on Friday and posted weekly losses, while wheat prices rose on expectations of a poor crop in France as traders positioned for Monday's U.S. supply and demand report.

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans face bearish pressure on hefty supplies

Aug. 8, 2024 at 3:59 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures fell on Thursday, and soybean futures set new life-of-contract lows, as U.S. farmers scramble to sell their bins of old-crop grain and oilseeds into a global market awash in supplies, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Canadian markets ignoring any weather woes for now

Aug. 8, 2024 at 3:54 pm CDT

Heat and a lack of moisture in parts of Western Canada likely cut into production prospects this year. However, any weather concerns have yet to find their way into the markets, with solid production prospects out of the United States weighing on values overall.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin