Insights and Stories on Corn Futures

U.S. old-crop soy, corn stocks miss forecasts

Jul. 10, 2015 at 12:52 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday cut its outlook for the supply of corn and soybeans that will be left over at the end of the 2014-15 marketing year by more than expected, sending futures prices sharply higher. But new-crop corn and soybean stocks came in […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rally ahead of USDA report

Jul. 9, 2015 at 5:45 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Choppy, two-sided trade ahead for corn, soy

Jul. 8, 2015 at 5:04 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise in rebound from one-week low

Jul. 8, 2015 at 4:40 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on improved U.S. weather, Greece jitters

Jul. 6, 2015 at 4:21 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Weather uncertainty lifts corn to six-month peak

Jul. 2, 2015 at 3:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures rose to a six-month peak on Thursday, adding to strong gains earlier in the week as adverse weather in parts of the U.S. Midwest and Western Europe threatened crops. Prices for soybeans and wheat were mixed as investors squared positions ahead of the […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Wheat crumbles after hitting six-month high

Jul. 1, 2015 at 7:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures plunged 4.4 per cent on Wednesday, with the front-month contract crashing from a six-month high as investors locked in profits from Tuesday’s corn-led rally, traders said. Corn closed mostly firmer after trading in negative territory for much […]

By Mark Weinraub

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 […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather seen steering soybeans

Jun. 30, 2015 at 5:00 pm CDT

CNS Canada — CBOT soybean futures posted solid gains over the past week, coming to a five-and-a-half month high on Tuesday. Weather guided the soybean trade, rather than the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s acreage and stocks reports. John Weyer, co-director of the commercial hedge division at Walsh Trading, said soybeans […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. livestock: Corn prices drop CME feeder cattle limit down

Jun. 30, 2015 at 4:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Thinly traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures closed down their 4.5-cent/lb. maximum daily limit on Tuesday, responding to steep corn market gains, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures jumped nearly eight per cent after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s bullish grain report. Pricey […]

By Theopolis Waters