Insights and Stories on Ethanol

U.S. grains: Corn gains on short-covering

Apr. 22, 2020 at 4:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose 2.4 per cent on Wednesday as traders unwound bearish bets following the market’s decline to its lowest since September 2009 on Tuesday, traders said. “Corn got down to the lowest prices yesterday we have seen in many years, and we have a […]

U.S. grains: Corn hits lowest since September 2009

Apr. 21, 2020 at 5:25 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

COVID-19 spurs new clash between Big Oil, Big Corn

Apr. 17, 2020 at 4:08 am CDT

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. grains: Corn futures set 3-1/2 year low as ethanol output tumbles

Apr. 15, 2020 at 7:41 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: Poor ethanol demand weighing on corn

Apr. 15, 2020 at 3:14 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn values stabilize

Apr. 9, 2020 at 8:30 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The April world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture didn’t hold much sway over corn on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) on Thursday. Corn ending stocks for the U.S. were pegged at 53.15 million tonnes, about five million tonnes higher than […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

USDA raises corn, soy, wheat supply outlook

Apr. 9, 2020 at 1:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Agriculture Department raised its outlook for domestic supplies of corn on Thursday on expectations for reduced usage by ethanol producers, as demand for the alternative fuel has been cratering due to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The government also bumped up its wheat […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn slumps as ethanol production hits decade low

Apr. 8, 2020 at 4:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures slumped on Wednesday, giving up part of the previous session’s gains, as the U.S. government reported the U.S. ethanol industry saw a near-decade low in weekly production amid massive stocks. Wheat futures followed in mid-day trading, as investors squared up their positions ahead […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat remain firm

Apr. 2, 2020 at 6:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat have firmed up across the Prairies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said trader Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. However, he also noted corn prices have fallen due to the steep decline in the U.S. ethanol industry. The Saudi Arabia/Russia crude […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn slumps as ethanol makers feel coronavirus constraints

Mar. 30, 2020 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent on Monday on slowing grain demand from ethanol makers, as tightening coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions limited demand for the biofuel. Soybeans ended mixed, with nearby contracts lifted by firm soymeal prices and concerns coronavirus restrictions may impede […]

By Karl Plume

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