Insights and Stories on Corn

Old-crop feed, oat demand stalled, new-crop pricing lower

May. 30, 2016 at 3:36 pm CDT

By Jade Markus OrganicBiz staff Old-crop organic grain prices are moving lower with decreased demand, one market analyst says, and that pressure is spilling over to new-crop contracts. “It’s that seeding time of year again, so everything has softened a little bit,” said Scott Shiels, grain procurement merchant at Grain […]

Organic Price Quotes: Late May

May. 27, 2016 at 3:55 pm CDT

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Late-May organic market trends

May. 27, 2016 at 3:54 pm CDT

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National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: May 25

May. 25, 2016 at 2:49 pm CDT

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Organic feed, milling grain markets trending lower

Apr. 29, 2016 at 10:21 am CDT

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National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: April 27

Apr. 28, 2016 at 12:00 am CDT

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News – Compared to the prior trading period, organic grain traded mostly inactive on light demand. Trade inactive on food grade corn and soybeans, roasted soybeans, oats, barley, soft red winter and hard red spring wheats. Feed grade corn traded 80 cents lower on moderate trade. […]

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National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: April 13

Apr. 13, 2016 at 2:51 pm CDT

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News – Compared to the prior trading period, organic trades limited on light demand. Forward contract activity moderate on 2016 organic corn with delivery periods from harvest to the end of the 2nd quarter 2017 8.00 to 9.75 delivered, mostly 8.75 to 9.25. Trade on […]

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End of China’s corn stockpiling threatens global feed trade

Mar. 29, 2016 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Grain traders worried on Tuesday about the risk for reduced demand from China after the government said it would scrap its corn stockpiling program at a time when global markets are awash with excess supplies. Traders said importers in China would likely reduce purchases of farm […]

By Tom Polansek

China to end state corn stockpiling, free up prices

Mar. 29, 2016 at 4:55 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China plans to scrap its corn stockpiling scheme and allow markets to set prices for the grain, pushing to boost efficiency on its farms and to narrow a gap between local and international prices that has sparked a surge of cheaper imports. The government will instead […]

By david-stanway Niu Shuping

Certified organic seed supply limited

Mar. 29, 2016 at 9:31 am CDT

By Jade Markus OrganicBiz staff Organic farmers in Western Canada are turning to conventional seed as eager selling and limited production means few certified organic supplies are available for the growing season ahead, say industry specialists from across the Prairies. “Peas and lentils are getting nearly impossible to find in […]

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