Insights and Stories on Corn Acres

Klassen: Feedlot operators throw in towel on feeder market

Apr. 5, 2016 at 3:28 am CDT

Weaker wholesale beef values, along with softer fed cattle prices, set a negative tone for the feeder cattle market this past week. Western Canadian feeder markets were trading $4-$8 below week-ago levels, with calves trading as much as $10 lower in some cases. Producers can become nauseous watching these live […]

U.S. acreage plans not set in stone as corn price drops

Mar. 31, 2016 at 3:57 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle limit up on bearish corn data

Mar. 31, 2016 at 3:26 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Corn acres seen rising in Manitoba

Mar. 17, 2016 at 4:06 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

USDA sees farmers boosting corn, cutting soy acreage

Dec. 11, 2015 at 8:04 pm CST

By Reuters

Court rejects Ont. growers’ bid for stay on neonic regs

Oct. 23, 2015 at 7:17 pm CDT

The association for Ontario corn and soybean growers is “evaluating several options” after its request for a stay of the province’s new limits on neonicotinoid seed treatments was rejected. The Ontario Superior Court denied the request from Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) for a stay and interpretation on the neonic […]

By Staff

USDA probes release of incorrect data that pressured crop prices

Sep. 16, 2015 at 4:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — A U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) unit is reviewing its procedures after posting incorrect crop data online on Wednesday, an error that temporarily pressured grain prices. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) inadvertently issued the wrong data on crop acreage around 5 a.m. CT and posted corrected data […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: USDA data ignite biggest daily rallies in five years

Jun. 30, 2015 at 5:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain and soybean futures on Tuesday climbed to their highest prices since December after the U.S. Agriculture Department said crop stockpiles and spring plantings were smaller than analysts expected. Traders are keeping a close eye on supply data amid uncertainty about how big the autumn […]