Insights and Stories on Corn Futures

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on month-end fund selling

Jan. 30, 2015 at 4:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures fell to multi-month lows Friday on commodity fund liquidation at the month’s end amid ample world stocks and fears of slowing growth, traders said. “We are building in record crops in South America, and we are washing out some spec […]

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies, rebounds from three-month low

Jan. 29, 2015 at 5:23 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on fund selling

Jan. 28, 2015 at 5:01 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy falls as China cancels purchase, meal retreats

Jan. 27, 2015 at 5:51 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound from three-month low, led by soymeal

Jan. 26, 2015 at 5:42 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on dollar pressure

Jan. 23, 2015 at 2:33 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Friday on support from bigger-than-expected U.S. export sales, traders said. “The exports are pretty important,” said Bill Gentry, broker at Risk Management Commodities in Lafayette, Indiana. “(They show) the corn has got some value at these and lower levels.” Soybeans dropped […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Markets weaken under pressure from firming U.S. dollar

Jan. 22, 2015 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures slipped on Thursday as the rising U.S. dollar made farm products less competitive on the global market. The U.S. is having a hard time competing for grain export business, with Ukraine and South America undercutting U.S. corn prices, said Tomm Pfitzenmaier, […]

By Tom Polansek

Seasonal pressures to weigh on CBOT soybeans, corn

Jan. 21, 2015 at 5:22 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) moved lower during the week ended Wednesday and could be due for more losses, given the seasonal trends and looming South American crops. “As long as South America has no real weather problems… it will be hanging over […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn drops from one-week high

Jan. 21, 2015 at 3:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures slipped from a one-week high on Wednesday on ample global supplies, traders said. Soybean futures edged higher, with bargain buyers picking prices up from their lowest since October even as concerns about dry weather culling crop production in South America eased. “Despite recent […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy falls as export interest shifts

Jan. 20, 2015 at 5:40 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures dropped to their lowest in nearly three months on Tuesday as export demand for U.S. supplies weakened ahead of what are expected to be record harvests in Brazil and Argentina, traders said. Corn and wheat futures closed firm on a […]

By Mark Weinraub