Insights and Stories on Corn Prices

Canadian Prairies, U.S. Midwest to get colder in January as South America becomes hotter, drier

Jan. 6, 2025 at 2:45 pm CST

Meteorologist Drew Lerner said he expects colder than normal temperatures across the Canadian Prairies and much of the United States Midwest in January, while a good portion of South America is to be hotter than normal.

U.S. farmers face harsh economics with record corn supplies in silos

Feb. 22, 2024 at 9:27 am CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Argentine farmers end sales strike as corn export cap pulled

Jan. 13, 2021 at 11:52 pm CST

By Maximilian Heath

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices softer ahead of harvest

Jul. 19, 2019 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up on trade hopes, falling corn prices

Jul. 1, 2019 at 7:35 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Feed weekly outlook: Cheap corn, Prairie harvest quality weigh on prices

Sep. 20, 2018 at 1:21 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Cheap corn imports and adverse Prairie harvest conditions should mean no shortage of feed grain in Alberta’s feedlot alley this winter — which should also keep prices under pressure going forward. “Anytime you get a ripe crop and you get snow and rain falling on it, it […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Lethbridge feedlots buying U.S. corn

Sep. 6, 2018 at 6:19 pm CDT

CNS Canada — As barley prices climb, feedlots around Lethbridge have found a cheaper feed option: corn from the U.S. “Price has (pushed feedlots to buy corn). Barley, it’s probably $4, $5 a tonne higher than corn price right now. And the cattle feeder can source corn quite easily and […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Spot corn prices strengthen on Prairies amid logistics challenges

Apr. 3, 2018 at 8:18 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Corn prices across the Prairies have broken out of their long-held range, which should put cash in producers’ pockets, but it may not be enough to significantly increase seeding plans this spring. For much of 2017 and the early portion of 2018, corn prices in Western Canada […]

By Dave Sims

Feed weekly outlook: Grain supply starting to dry up

Mar. 22, 2018 at 2:43 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– As the winter ends, supply is getting tight for feed grains in Lethbridge’s feedlot alley. “We’re seeing a little bit of a pullback on prices on most commodities in anticipation for making sure everything gets out before road bans,” said Brandon Motz, sales manager at CorNine Commodities […]