Insights and Stories on Corn Futures

Dec. 23, 2020 at 3:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans continued to rally on Wednesday as an Argentine labor strike slowed exports, even as rain moving into the country relieved some concern over drought. Wheat and corn followed soybeans, supported by Argentina’s export woes and concerns over prolonged dryness for developing South American crops. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Dec. 22, 2020 at 4:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures ended higher on Tuesday after trading both sides of even as the markets weighed South American rainfall against the ongoing labor strike disrupting Argentine exports, while traders took profits ahead of the U.S. holiday break. U.S. wheat futures also benefited from the cargo […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Dec. 7, 2020 at 4:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures were mixed on Monday as continued strong U.S. exports fuelled concern over tightening supplies, although crop-boosting rains in South America over the weekend lessened some of the concern. Corn was firmer on solid global demand for the grain. Wheat futures followed, lifted by […]

By Karl Plume

Jul. 31, 2020 at 4:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday for a second session as soyoil futures climbed more than 1 percent on demand from the soy-based biodiesel fuel sector, traders said. Corn futures were little changed, anchored by benign weather in most of the Midwest crop belt that favored […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Jul. 30, 2020 at 4:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures closed fractionally higher on Thursday but held just above one-month lows, as benign crop weather and expectations of a large harvest offset news of massive U.S. corn sales to China, analysts said. Soybean futures ended firmer higher while wheat futures drifted lower. Chicago […]

By Julie Ingwersen