Insights and Stories on Pro Farmer

U.S. grains: Corn up on crop tour’s lowered expectations

Aug. 26, 2022 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures jumped on Friday on concerns about hot and dry weather reducing U.S. yields, analysts said. After the close of trading, advisory service Pro Farmer projected a U.S. corn harvest of 13.759 billion bushels, which would be the smallest […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Crop tour raises concerns for corn, soy

Aug. 24, 2022 at 3:26 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Corn gains as Iowa yields falter on storm damage

Aug. 21, 2020 at 4:05 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Storage grain bin silos in a field of matured corn crop in harvest time.

Minnesota fields thrive, Iowa storm damage continues on crop tour

Aug. 20, 2020 at 5:03 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen P.J. Huffstutter

Storm and drought impacts on Iowa corn seen in crop tour

Aug. 19, 2020 at 6:31 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Corn retreats from month high on clearer crop outlook

Aug. 18, 2020 at 6:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures ended lower on Tuesday after hitting a five-week high on Monday as higher yields estimated on an annual Midwest crop tour tempered concern about storm damage across the Corn Belt. Soybean futures declined but held near Monday’s multi-month high as concerns over dry […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on yield uncertainty

Aug. 21, 2019 at 7:04 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed higher on Wednesday on technical buying and uncertainty about U.S. yield prospects, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures also firmed, steadying after the benchmark contracts for both grains dipped to three-month lows. Chicago Board of Trade November soybean futures settled up 4-3/4 […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Farmer’s threat prompts USDA to pull staff from crop tour

Aug. 21, 2019 at 5:20 pm CDT

Henry County/Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday it had pulled all staff from an annual crop tour after an employee was threatened, and three sources said the threat came over the phone from an angry farmer. Farmers have complained this month that a government crop […]

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. grain traders watch yields, demand

Aug. 21, 2019 at 4:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn prices on the Chicago Board of Trade remain at the behest of geopolitical pressures and questionable crop yields. Terry Reilly, a grains analyst with Futures International in Chicago, said traders are keeping a close eye on the U.S. Pro Farmer tour throughout the eastern Corn […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat slides on global supplies, drags corn lower

Aug. 20, 2019 at 7:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a three-month low on Tuesday, pressured by ample global supplies and technical selling, analysts said. Corn futures also hit a three-month low, turning down as wheat sagged and storms brought crop-friendly rains to the Midwest. But soybean futures clung to modest […]