Insights and Stories on Corn Futures

U.S. grains: CBOT corn, soy, wheat rise on weather outlook

Jun. 17, 2015 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday as concerns about rain forcing some farmers to dial back their plantings sparked a round of short-covering, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also closed higher, supported by technical buying as well as some weather-related concerns. Soybeans, which notched a […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as planting slows, crop concerns emerge

Jun. 16, 2015 at 5:35 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Weather view weighs on CBOT corn, wheat

Jun. 15, 2015 at 4:39 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat falls as supply risks ease

Jun. 12, 2015 at 3:39 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat slips to one-week low on raised supply outlook

Jun. 11, 2015 at 3:52 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat falls most in two weeks as USDA boosts supply outlook

Jun. 10, 2015 at 5:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures tumbled more than three per cent for their largest losses in two weeks on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture boosted its production forecast for the winter wheat crop in a monthly supply and demand report. Corn futures posted their largest daily […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat touches two-month high on harvest bets

Jun. 9, 2015 at 4:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped as much as one per cent on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous session to a two-month high as investors bet that heavy rains would hit yields of the winter wheat crop in the southern U.S. Plains. Soybeans also rose, reaching a […]

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat adds two per cent gain to weather-related rally

Jun. 8, 2015 at 5:07 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago wheat futures climbed two per cent on Monday, extending last week’s rally on worries over potentially lower crop yields in the U.S. Plains. Wheat’s gains helped pull corn and soybeans close to the multi-week highs they touched on Friday. Weather concerns encouraged investors to cover short positions, […]

By Julie Ingwersen Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Profit-taking weighs on soybeans, corn, wheat

Jun. 5, 2015 at 4:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures fell on Friday on end-of-week profit-taking and technical selling, traders said. It was the first time all three commodities posted losses on the same day since May 26. Some position-squaring ahead of the U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly supply and demand […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Weather concerns prompt short-covering in wheat

Jun. 4, 2015 at 3:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures jumped 2.3 per cent on Thursday, posting their third gain in the last four sessions as some weather concerns provided the impetus for traders to cover short positions. The forecast for more rain, which could slow the tail end of […]

By Mark Weinraub