Insights and Stories on Corn

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans poised for move upward

May. 10, 2017 at 5:33 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Wet weather across much of the Midwest could be throwing a monkey wrench into the plans of U.S. corn farmers, according to a market-watcher. Scott Capinegro, president of Barrington Commodity Brokers in Barrington, Illinois, says much of the U.S. corn crop still has to go into the […]

CBOT weekly outlook: ‘Managed money crowd’ buoys futures

May. 3, 2017 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. weather supports corn, weighs on soy

Apr. 26, 2017 at 7:42 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

DuPont profit beats on strong seed demand

Apr. 25, 2017 at 12:42 pm CDT

By Swetha Gopinath

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy tied to technicals amid large supplies

Apr. 20, 2017 at 11:31 am CDT

By Dave Sims

China to work off corn stockpile in three to five years

Apr. 19, 2017 at 3:33 pm CDT

Beijing/Reuters – China will work off its corn stockpile in the next three to five years, said an executive at one of the country’s top corn processing firms on Wednesday, as firms ramp up processing capacity to use up the old stocks of grain. COFCO Biochemical, a listed subsidiary of […]

By Reuters

Manitoba corn producers wait for fields to dry out

Apr. 18, 2017 at 7:52 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Warm, dry weather is on the wish list for Manitoba corn farmers as they wait for fields to dry out so they can begin planting. The southwest corner of the province appears to be the wettest, while other areas are drying nicely, according to Pam de Rocquigny, […]

By Dave Sims

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn watching weather

Apr. 12, 2017 at 4:24 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade fell to their lowest levels of the past year on Tuesday, but bounced off of those lows as new-crop uncertainty and chart-based buying provided support. The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast larger-than-expected world and U.S. soybean ending stocks in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Minnesota finds source of Palmer amaranth on CRP land

Apr. 6, 2017 at 6:13 pm CDT

Reuters — An invasive weed likely entered Minnesota through seed planted on land in a U.S. conservation program, state agriculture officials said on Thursday, bringing to a close an official probe of a growing threat to agricultural production. Infestations of the weed, Palmer amaranth, have affected other states in the […]

By Renita D. Young Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn have downside risk

Apr. 5, 2017 at 3:26 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have short-term downside potential, one U.S. analyst says, as traders watch exports, weather and fund positioning. Since last week, soybeans have lost close to 25 cents per bushel in the May contract, closing at $9.4425, while corn […]