Insights and Stories on Corn Futures

U.S. grains: Corn futures inch up as grains face choppy trading day

Jul. 23, 2019 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grain futures see-sawed on Tuesday, as technical trading left wheat prices flat, soybeans down and corn still stubbornly range-bound. CBOT corn futures ended the day on a positive note, but hopes of a significant price rally were quashed by conflicting cues […]

U.S. grains: Futures drop as hopes of Chinese buying spree fizzle

Jul. 22, 2019 at 3:53 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain as market wrestles with export, crop prospects

Jul. 19, 2019 at 5:02 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Soy falls on cooler weather, China cancellation

Jul. 18, 2019 at 8:12 pm CDT

By Barbara Smith

CBOT weekly outlook: Market stuck in range until acreage report

Jul. 17, 2019 at 8:45 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans slightly lower after midday rise

Jul. 17, 2019 at 7:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and soybean futures settled slightly lower on Wednesday as forecasts for cooler weather lifted expectations for better crop conditions after this week’s hot spell, though corn edged higher. Markets had been falling since Monday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) weekly crop progress report, which […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on rains, crop ratings

Jul. 16, 2019 at 6:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures extended losses on Tuesday as crops in the U.S. Midwest were poised to benefit from rains, traders said. Technical selling and better-than-expected U.S. Department of Agriculture crop condition ratings added pressure on prices. Showers in parts of the Midwest and Mississippi […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn pulls back from five-year high

Jul. 15, 2019 at 5:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain futures settled down on Monday after corn touched a five-year high and soybeans reached a one-year peak, as forecasts for rain in U.S. crop-growing areas eased concerns about hot, dry weather. A recent warm, dry spell had fueled worries that corn […]

By Barbara Smith

U.S. grains: Corn tops three-week high on heat wave

Jul. 12, 2019 at 4:02 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures exceeded a three-week high on Friday and soybeans advanced as forecasts for a heat wave fuelled concerns about potential damage to crops growing in farmers’ fields. Traders focused on worries about hot, dry conditions after heavy rains and flooding caused unprecedented delays in […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week top after USDA report

Jul. 11, 2019 at 3:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to their highest in more than a week after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) lowered its forecast of global wheat production in a monthly supply and demand report on Thursday. Corn and soybeans followed the firm trend in wheat. Chicago Board […]

By Barbara Smith