Reading Time: 2 minutes Expectations for a record large corn harvest in the United States this year are overhanging the futures market, which should keep values under pressure through the harvest season.
Large crops to weigh on CBOT corn/soybeans
“We have a lot of corn out there”
Record yields forecast for U.S. corn and soybeans
Corn at 188.8 bu./ac. soybeans at 53.6 bu./ac.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Record large corn and soybean yields are expected in the United States this year, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Aug. 12.
CBOT Weekly: More pressure on grain prices
U.S. grain, soybean prices to go lower: analyst
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn, soybean and wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade continue to drop and one Chicago-based analyst says they are going to be even lower.
CBOT Weekly: Projections, tensions pressure prices
Grain prices approaching seasonal lows
Reading Time: 2 minutes Projections of high yields and ongoing political tensions pressured grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended July 30, 2025.
CBOT Weekly: ‘It’s a weather game now’ says Lusk
If soybeans fall under $10, corn to slip below $4
Reading Time: 2 minutes As the rest of July plays out, United States soybeans and corn will remain in a weather market, said Sean Lusk, vice-president of Walsh Commodity Hedging Services in Chicago.
IGC maintains 2025/26 world corn and wheat crop forecasts
Larger U.S. crop offset by reductions elsewhere
Reading Time: < 1 minute The International Grains Council on Thursday maintained its forecast for 2025/26 global corn production with a slightly improved outlook for crops in the United States offset by downward revisions for Hungary and Romania.
CBOT Weekly: Grain prices showing weakness
USDA report, trade tensions pressure markets
Reading Time: 2 minutes Grain prices at the Chicago Board of Trade were on the weaker side for the week ended July 16 due to last week's USDA report and ongoing trade tensions.
U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bargain buying and short covering lifted U.S. corn futures on Monday after the market slid to contract lows on expectations for strong U.S. output, traders said.
USDA adjusts supply/demand estimates
Corn/soybean yields unchanged
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn and soybean yields in the United States were left unchanged in the latest supply/demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released July 11, although a reduction in harvested area led to small downward revisions to production for the crops.
CBOT weekly: USDA/weather in focus for corn and soybeans
Midwestern conditions favourable
Reading Time: < 1 minute Warm Midwestern temperatures and timely precipitation weighed on corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade coming out of the Independence Day long weekend. Weather should remain a major market driver through the growing season, although some short-term direction could come from the monthly United States Department of Agriculture supply/demand estimates due out on July 11.
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