Insights and Stories on Corn

Dec. 13, 2016 at 7:40 pm CST

CNS Canada — Manitoba corn growers saw record yields this year despite an adverse harvest — and that trend of big crops is expected to continue, as varieties improve and more farmers commit to the crop. “It appears that the trend is headed toward larger (corn) crops,” said Myron Krahn, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Dec. 9, 2016 at 1:06 pm CST

Statistics Canada has confirmed what most farmers in Ontario knew this past summer: Hot and droughty conditions drove production of corn and soybeans almost 10 per cent lower than 2015 levels. StatsCan’s harvest report, released this week, also showed the large wheat crop in Ontario was a record, with a […]

By John Greig

Dec. 7, 2016 at 5:55 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade hung mostly rangebound during the week ended Wednesday. Attention now shifts to the crop in South America. “People will be watching the Argentine weather situation to see if it has any changes in the second-week forecast of 11 to […]

By Dave Sims

Nov. 30, 2016 at 6:45 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade look technically bearish, one U.S. analyst says, but spec-longs may keep support in the market. Corn futures, meanwhile, are expected to continue in a rangebound trend. “Corn is still basically in a trading range; it doesn’t excite people. Beans, […]

By Jade Markus

Nov. 23, 2016 at 6:36 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, but have little fundamental reason to continue in that direction, according to an analyst. Looking at corn, that market will be stuck in a sideways trading range for the foreseeable […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin