Insights and Stories on Corn

Aug. 10, 2017 at 2:35 pm CDT

Beijing/China – China wants to turn its grain basket in the northeast into a national meat and dairy production base, said the agriculture ministry on Thursday, as part of a broader plan to create stronger demand for the region’s main crops. Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia account for around […]

By Dominique Patton

Aug. 10, 2017 at 2:00 pm CDT

Washington/Reuters – The U.S. 2017 corn and soybean harvests will be bigger than expected despite a slow start to planting and concerns that hot and dry conditions stressed the corn crop during critical periods of development, the government said on Thursday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s forecasts for both corn […]

By Mark Weinraub

Aug. 3, 2017 at 3:44 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – The full impact of a hot and dry summer in the U.S. Midwest is unlikely to show up in the government’s next estimate of the U.S. corn crop as it typically makes just small adjustments to its harvest outlook during August. The U.S. Agriculture Department will update its […]

By Mark Weinraub

Aug. 3, 2017 at 2:56 pm CDT

USDA – Compared to two weeks ago, feed grade corn demand and activity moderate, trading .01 lower. Feed grade soybean demand moderate, trading another 24 cents higher this period on light activity. Soybean meal and soybean oil trade inactive on the spot market as contracts deliver. Trade inactive on feed […]

By OrganicBiz

Aug. 2, 2017 at 3:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada – Improving Midwestern weather forecasts weighed on soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended August 2, with all eyes now turning to upcoming USDA data. The USDA is set to release a number of key reports on August 10, including updated […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin