Insights and Stories on Corn Futures

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat fall on profit-taking but post weekly gains

Apr. 5, 2019 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped on Friday as uncertainty about the timing and details of a potential trade deal with China caused investors to lock in some profits from recent gains, traders said. End-of-week profit-taking also weighed on the corn and wheat markets. The drop in corn […]

U.S. grains: Trade hopes spur gains in soy futures

Apr. 4, 2019 at 7:50 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Spring wheat falls sharply as flood concerns ease

Apr. 3, 2019 at 4:29 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather, flooding are main focus

Apr. 3, 2019 at 1:57 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Improving weather view weighs on wheat

Apr. 2, 2019 at 7:56 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn bounces from sharp sell-off

Apr. 1, 2019 at 6:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Monday, rebounding from Friday’s sell-off spurred by a government report that showed massive supplies of all three commodities remained in storage bins around the country. Corn notched the biggest gain, with the most active Chicago Board of Trade […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn posts steepest drop in nearly three years on USDA reports

Mar. 29, 2019 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures tumbled more than four per cent on Friday in the market’s steepest drop in nearly three years after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated U.S. stocks and projected spring plantings above nearly all trade estimates. Soybeans and wheat followed corn lower despite […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce ahead of USDA data

Mar. 28, 2019 at 3:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures inched higher on Thursday as traders covered shorts and squared positions a day after a steep drop to four-month lows and on the eve of U.S. government stocks and planting reports. Corn futures were flat as improving crop prospects in South America offset […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets at mercy of weather

Mar. 27, 2019 at 4:01 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Traders are bracing for more inclement weather to hit the U.S. Midwest, which in turn could rock commodities. Springtime floods and adverse weather have impacted the majority of the U.S. Plains and Midwest, and those regions expect another snow system before the end of March. Flooding may delay […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on hefty supplies, trade worries

Mar. 27, 2019 at 3:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped to a four-month low on Wednesday on concern about the slow pace of U.S.-China trade talks, due to resume this week in Beijing, as harvesting of a bumper South American soy crop accelerates. Soybeans were further pressured by positioning ahead of U.S. […]

By Karl Plume