Insights and Stories on Corn

Feed Grain Weekly: Weather, low U.S. prices affecting Prairie markets

Aug. 1, 2024 at 1:23 pm CDT

Glen Loyns, trader and general manager for JGL Commodities in Moose Jaw, Sask., said while the recent heat and dryness has reduced yield expectations, prospects of a decent harvest are still putting pressure on prices.

U.S. grains: Chicago corn falls below $4 on beneficial weather

Jul. 31, 2024 at 3:19 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

CBOT weekly: Good weather weighs on soybeans/corn, with more room to downside

Jul. 31, 2024 at 2:44 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Manitoba Crop Report: Early crops ready for harvest

Jul. 31, 2024 at 11:52 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy tumbles to 2020 lows as rains seen aiding US crops

Jul. 29, 2024 at 5:12 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy tumbles as U.S. rain forecast offers relief

Jul. 26, 2024 at 5:24 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures plunged on Friday but were set for weekly gains, as weather forecasts indicated positive news for crops in the central United States.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn and soybeans rise on hot, dry weather concerns

Jul. 25, 2024 at 2:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans and corn strengthened on Thursday as worries about the August weather forecast in the central U.S. took centre stage. Meanwhile, slow demand and cheap Russian exports pressured wheat as a crop tour in North Dakota forecast high spring yields in the United States, according […]

By Renee Hickman

Feed Weekly: Crops still in ‘relatively good condition’

Jul. 25, 2024 at 2:35 pm CDT

The hot and dry weather present in much of the Prairies for much of July may not have yet put a dent in production numbers. Matt Beusekom, trader for Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta., said while the heat is pressuring crops, good harvests are still expected for now. “(The […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as forecasts call for hot, dry weather

Jul. 24, 2024 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago wheat and corn gained strength on Wednesday as the market monitored a hot, dry spell forecast in parts of North America, but gains were capped by sizeable global supplies.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

CBOT Weekly: Weather, fund buying raises prices

Jul. 24, 2024 at 1:45 pm CDT

Despite the majority of all three major United States crops being in good to excellent condition, hot weather and speculative fund buying have lifted prices at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).

By Adam Peleshaty