Insights and Stories on Corn

Mar. 28, 2018 at 10:14 am CDT

USDA – Compared to two weeks ago, feed corn demand good on active trade.  Feed corn traded 86 cents higher FOB.  Forward Contract activity mostly on transactions directly between the grower and end user, with delivery out as far as Q3 of 2019, whereas the same time last year buyers where […]

By OrganicBiz

Mar. 22, 2018 at 2:43 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– As the winter ends, supply is getting tight for feed grains in Lethbridge’s feedlot alley. “We’re seeing a little bit of a pullback on prices on most commodities in anticipation for making sure everything gets out before road bans,” said Brandon Motz, sales manager at CorNine Commodities […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Mar. 15, 2018 at 7:49 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazilian farmers in top soy state Mato Grosso signed a memorandum of understanding with the Panama Canal Authority to evaluate ways to cut transportation costs and boost Brazilian grain volumes using the waterway, the authority’s chief administrator said. The canal’s administration is looking to increase […]

By Marcelo Teixeira

Mar. 15, 2018 at 7:29 pm CDT

CNS Canada — A rise in U.S. corn prices has helped lift the entire feed market in southern Alberta, though one industry expert says it isn’t the only factor strengthening the market. “Barley is getting increasingly difficult to buy as we clean up old-crop supplies,” said Allen Pirness of Market […]

By Dave Sims

Mar. 15, 2018 at 10:00 am CDT

USDA – Compared with two weeks ago, trade activity moderate on good demand for feed grade corn trading 9 cents lower. Contract activity increasing on new crop in states east of the Mississippi. No trend available due to a lack of comparable trades for feed grade soybeans, but trade activity moderate […]

By OrganicBiz