Insights and Stories on Corn

May. 28, 2014 at 7:32 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Improving weather conditions across the U.S. Midwest weighed on soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade over the past week, and further declines are likely heading into the summer months, according to an analyst. Weather conditions across the Midwest’s corn- and soybean-growing regions have […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 22, 2014 at 7:05 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn growers in Manitoba have gotten off to a slower start than normal when it comes to planting due to cold, wet weather this spring. Farmers in the main corn growing regions of the province have been able to get a fair bit of the crop planted, […]

By Terryn Shiells

May. 22, 2014 at 2:54 am CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade were higher during the week ended Wednesday, with new-crop gains outpacing old-crop as traders worked to correct the spread between the two, participants said. Old-crop values found some support from continued worries about tight U.S. supplies, with all contracts […]

By Terryn Shiells

May. 12, 2014 at 3:34 pm CDT

With U.S. approvals expected soon, Dow AgroSciences now plans to make Eastern Canada its worldwide launch point for its glyphosate- and 2,4-D-tolerant Enlist corn this spring. The company on Friday said it plans to run a “managed introduction” of the Enlist corn cropping system in Canada this spring, under what […]

May. 1, 2014 at 3:12 pm CDT

Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it plans to grant approval to a new herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences that is designed to be used with new genetically-engineered corn and soybeans and combat weed resistance. The U.S. approvals for Enlist Duo herbicide — and for Enlist corn […]

By Carey Gillam