Insights and Stories on Corn Futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on exports; corn, wheat weak

Feb. 12, 2015 at 5:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Soybean futures firmed Thursday on signs that export demand for U.S. supplies remained robust despite expectations of bumper harvests in Argentina and Brazil, traders said. Wheat and corn futures were weaker, pressured by ample global supplies, but both commodities remained within recent ranges. Soybeans received an […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat turn higher on bargain buying

Feb. 11, 2015 at 5:34 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Wheat falls one per cent on USDA outlook

Feb. 10, 2015 at 5:11 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on short-covering ahead of USDA report

Feb. 9, 2015 at 4:53 pm CST

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as dollar rises on jobs data

Feb. 6, 2015 at 5:36 pm CST

By Christine Stebbins

U.S. grains: Wheat up on prospects for Egyptian sales, softer dollar

Feb. 5, 2015 at 6:07 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed nearly three per cent on Thursday, buoyed by a softer dollar and hopes for U.S. sales of the grain to top buyer Egypt, traders said. Soybeans rose, led by strength in soyoil and Malaysian palm oil, while corn ended […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Strength in corn, beans to be short-lived

Feb. 4, 2015 at 8:16 pm CST

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade ended mostly higher during the week ended Wednesday; soybean futures saw slight gains, while advances in corn were more exaggerated. A sharp rally Tuesday lifted both markets to end higher for the week, with speculative short covering […]

By Terryn Shiells

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip as dollar firms, crude oil falls

Feb. 4, 2015 at 2:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.5 per cent on Wednesday, retreating from a three-week high notched Tuesday as the dollar rose, traders said. Outlooks for the driest areas of Brazil’s crop region calling for rain this week and the falling crude oil market also hurt soy prices. […]

By Christine Stebbins

U.S. grains: Corn gets biggest boost of new year as dollar slips

Feb. 3, 2015 at 5:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures climbed four per cent on Tuesday amid a broad-based rally in commodities led by crude oil as the dollar slipped to a near-two-week low on weaker domestic economic data, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade grain markets were overdue for a […]

By Christine Stebbins

U.S. grains: Markets sag under pressure from hefty global supplies

Feb. 2, 2015 at 5:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures dropped to a four-month low on Monday while corn and soybeans hovered near multi-month lows as large crop inventories kept a lid on prices. Traders focused on hefty grain supplies as crop weather improved in South America, with scattered showers in Brazil easing […]

By Tom Polansek