Insights and Stories on Corn

Chicago soybeans/corn watching weather, wheat

May. 29, 2024 at 4:05 pm CDT

Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade suffered a profit-taking correction on May 29, as speculative positioning and relatively favourable seeding progress across the United States weighed on values.

Manitoba crop report: Seeding continues despite large rainfall

May. 29, 2024 at 10:39 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Wheat hits 10-month high on reduced Russian crop outlook

May. 28, 2024 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

St. Lawrence Seaway grain movement up five per cent in 2023

May. 28, 2024 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat rises 7 per cent this week on Russia crop worries

May. 24, 2024 at 5:01 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat ends up on Black Sea crop worries, but rally seen losing steam

May. 23, 2024 at 5:54 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures extended gains on Thursday after reaching a 10-month peak a day earlier, as lingering dryness and worries over the Black Sea crop continued to underpin the market.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. corn still moving into feed channels, but new business slow

May. 23, 2024 at 12:59 pm CDT

Corn from the United States continued to move into Canadian feed channels at a steady pace, but little fresh business is going on the books as end users turn their attention to new crop production prospects.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT Weekly: Spring wheat poised for good conditions

May. 22, 2024 at 4:33 pm CDT

Planting of the spring wheat in the United States continues to be off to an excellent start, according to Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo. Meanwhile, the heavy rains that fell as of May 21 are very likely to lead to less corn being seeded with U.S. farmers switching to soybeans.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat sets 10-month high on deteriorating Russian harvest prospects

May. 22, 2024 at 4:30 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed to a 10-month peak on Wednesday as worries grew about deteriorating harvest prospects in top exporter Russia, before the market turned lower.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits July high on declining Russian crop estimates

May. 21, 2024 at 5:04 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures Wv1 reached their highest level since July on Tuesday as frost damage in top-exporter Russia and lower U.S. crop ratings supported prices, traders said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters