Insights and Stories on Corn Prices

Jul. 14, 2015 at 4:45 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Hot, dry conditions in Alberta and western Saskatchewan are delaying and stressing this year’s barley crop — but action in U.S. corn is now the barley market’s primary driver, according to one expert. “This recent rally in corn has helped barley and feed wheat move higher; we’re […]

By Dave Sims

Apr. 17, 2015 at 11:53 am CDT

Zurich | Reuters –– Swiss firm Syngenta, the world’s largest maker of crop chemicals, suffered a bigger than expected fall in first-quarter sales having been hit by low commodity prices, the strong dollar and a prolonged winter in the U.S. The price of corn fell about 15 per cent in […]

By Alice Baghdjian, Joshua Franklin