Insights and Stories on Corn

Aug. 21, 2017 at 2:31 pm CDT

Geneva | Reuters — The United States has requested a World Trade Organization panel be set up to investigate Chinese tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) for agricultural products, the WTO said on Monday, setting up a showdown between the two largest economies. The row, which includes tariffs for wheat, rice, and corn, […]

By Reuters

Aug. 16, 2017 at 2:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean traders continue to assess the fallout from last week’s world supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The monthly report stunned analysts with predictions for U.S. corn yields at 169.5 bushels per acre, and soybean yields of 49.4 bu./ac. “That just […]

By Terry Fries

Aug. 3, 2017 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – The full impact of a hot and dry summer in the U.S. Midwest is unlikely to show up in the government’s next estimate of the U.S. corn crop as it typically makes just small adjustments to its harvest outlook during August. The U.S. Agriculture Department will update its […]

By Mark Weinraub

Aug. 2, 2017 at 3:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada – Improving Midwestern weather forecasts weighed on soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended August 2, with all eyes now turning to upcoming USDA data. The USDA is set to release a number of key reports on August 10, including updated […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jul. 28, 2017 at 6:16 pm CDT

New York / Reuters – The U.S. government may have to require more biofuels to be blended into the country’s fuel supply after a court ruled on Friday that the mandates must be reconsidered, a decision that boosted renewable fuel credits to seven-month highs on financial markets. The decision sank […]

By Emily Flitter, Jarrett Renshaw