Insights and Stories on Corn

Wheat is transfered to the cargo ship 'Jork' at the Alliance Grain Terminal in Vancouver

Prairie groups raise concerns about proposed Bunge-Viterra merger

Apr. 29, 2024 at 5:26 pm CDT

A group of Prairie producer groups say the proposed merger between Bunge and Viterra is likely to cause substantial economic harm to farmers.

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles as Russian rain forecast spurs profit taking

Apr. 29, 2024 at 4:10 pm CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

Canola net short position edges lower

Apr. 29, 2024 at 11:43 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies for seventh trading day on weather, crop conditions

Apr. 26, 2024 at 4:45 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman

Weather experts see La Niña, El Niño frequency rising

Apr. 26, 2024 at 9:16 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs with dry weather fears continuing

Apr. 25, 2024 at 4:58 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures hit highs not seen since January for a second day, as anxiety over dry weather conditions persisted for top exporter Russia.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Canadian corn imports expected to slow in 2024/25

Apr. 25, 2024 at 12:47 pm CDT

Early expectations point to increased Canadian grain production in 2024/25, which should cut into corn imports from the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s attaché in Ottawa.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally on dry weather concerns, Black Sea attacks

Apr. 24, 2024 at 4:27 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures continued their steady climb on Wednesday, as dry weather raised concerns in key growing regions and Russian attacks in the Black Sea area threatened to disrupt supply chains.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: May futures winding down, coming rains factor into prices

Apr. 24, 2024 at 2:48 pm CDT

As the last full of week of April is set to wind down, two factors will determine the course of United States soybean, corn and wheat futures. Those are the rain forecast for the weekend of Apr. 27 and 28, and last day for May futures on Apr. 26, according to hedging strategist Scott Capinegro of AgMarket.net.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat extends rally as US crop rating fall keeps weather in focus

Apr. 23, 2024 at 5:38 pm CDT

Chicago wheat surged to a two-month high on Tuesday as a decline in U.S. winter wheat conditions focused attention on weather risks to northern hemisphere crops.

By Renee Hickman Reuters