Insights and Stories on Corn

Oct. 12, 2016 at 5:36 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybeans and corn at the Chicago Board of Trade are likely to be rangebound following a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday. USDA on Wednesday released its monthly world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE), to which traders were looking for direction. “Soybeans, […]

By Jade Markus

Oct. 8, 2016 at 11:13 pm CDT

Farming continues to grow more complex, as costs vary for land, fuel, fertilizer, equipment, chemicals and seed, many of which can challenge a grower every year. But what if seed costs were greatly reduced — not just for one year, but for 25? The question of “What if?” no longer […]

By Ralph Pearce

Oct. 7, 2016 at 3:38 pm CDT

Ontario entomologists have similar concerns to U.S. counterparts who have taken an unusual step by sending an open letter to seed companies about failures in control of western bean cutworm (WBC) by the Cry1F trait. Seven leading U.S. agriculture entomologists posted the letter this week, after a high-WBC-pressure year in […]

By John Greig

Oct. 5, 2016 at 6:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade appear poised to fall lower in the days to come, after a surprising week in which values jumped around 18 cents per bushel. “Price-wise, if you look at the charts, we are high up on some ranges, too high […]

By Dave Sims

Sep. 30, 2016 at 9:32 am CDT

Beijing | Reuters –– China has given approval to at least two companies to export corn, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, in a radical move by the world’s No. 2 producer to cut its ballooning surplus that could add more supply to a saturated global market. The […]

By Reuters