Insights and Stories on Corn Futures

U.S. grains: Improving weather view pressures U.S. corn, soy, wheat

Jul. 22, 2015 at 3:23 pm CDT

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. corn futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by good weather for crop development across the U.S. Midwest, traders said. The benign conditions also weighed on wheat, which eased as the pace of harvest in eastern growing areas increased. Soybean futures were mixed. The nearby contract firmed on support […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on bargain buying, corn firms, wheat weak

Jul. 21, 2015 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Dollar strength, harvest pressure “smokes” wheat; corn, soy weak

Jul. 20, 2015 at 2:58 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat fall on dollar gains, weather

Jul. 17, 2015 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn rises, soy eases on outlooks for drier weather

Jul. 16, 2015 at 2:41 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy headed above US$11 if weather stays wet

Jul. 15, 2015 at 6:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, and could be headed above the US$11 per bushel level if weather in the U.S. Midwest stays too wet, an analyst said. “If weather remains somewhat unfavourable we could see, over […]

By Terryn Shiells

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy fall on fund liquidation, better weather

Jul. 15, 2015 at 5:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans and wheat fell on Wednesday, pressured by investment fund selling tied to outlooks for drier weather in the U.S. and reduced export demand. Corn futures reversed from earlier losses to finish narrowly higher as midday weather outlooks predicted hot temperatures that could stress plants […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles from year high on drier weather outlook

Jul. 14, 2015 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures retreated from an earlier one-year high and fell nearly three per cent on Tuesday on technical selling and forecasts for crop-friendly weather in the U.S. Wheat futures also were lower, pressured by the advancing winter wheat harvest. Soybean futures were little changed as […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn hits one-year high on supply outlook, crop conditions

Jul. 13, 2015 at 5:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Monday for the fifth straight session, hitting a one-year high on better-than-expected demand and as heavy rains limited the yield potential of the new crop. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a monthly report issued Friday, surprised investors, showing corn and […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn sets one-year highs on tighter old-crop U.S. supply

Jul. 10, 2015 at 4:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures reached one-year highs and soybeans jumped on Friday as the U.S. Agriculture Department made bigger-than-expected cuts to its estimates for stocks of crops left over from last year’s harvests. The reductions, revealed in a monthly USDA report, added to concerns about supplies among […]

By Tom Polansek