Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures fell on Thursday, and soybean futures set new life-of-contract lows, as U.S. farmers scramble to sell their bins of old-crop grain and oilseeds into a global market awash in supplies, traders said.
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans face bearish pressure on hefty supplies
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on US crop expectations, demand concerns
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures turned lower on Wednesday as markets came under pressure from expectations of a U.S. bumper crop, moderate weather in the Midwestern corn belt and sluggish oilseed demand, traders said.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans, corn fall; wheat up on big tender from Egypt
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybeans and corn slumped on low demand and a stronger dollar on Tuesday as financial markets recovered from an epic sell-off on Monday. Wheat futures rose after a massive tender from Egypt for 3.8 million metric tons to cover imports between October 2024 and April 2025—its largest ever according to traders.
U.S. Grains: Soy, grain futures turn higher on economy concerns
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures turned higher on Friday as market participants and fund traders scrambled to cover their hefty short positions on signs of the U.S. economy weakening, market analysts said.
U.S. grains: Corn prices near four-year low, trapped below $4/bushel
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn and soybean futures fell to their lowest levels in nearly four years on Thursday as forecasts for cool, rainy weather in the Corn Belt boosted yield expectations, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Chicago corn falls below $4 on beneficial weather
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago December corn futures settled below $4 and hit a contract low on Wednesday as favorable U.S. crop prospects weighed and farmers began selling their hefty supplies of old crop corn, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soy tumbles to 2020 lows as rains seen aiding US crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean prices plunged on Monday to the lowest since October 2020, as forecasts for rain in the U.S. crop belt alleviated concerns over the potential impact on crop yields from hot and dry weather.
U.S. grains: Soy tumbles as U.S. rain forecast offers relief
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures plunged on Friday but were set for weekly gains, as weather forecasts indicated positive news for crops in the central United States.
Feed Weekly: Crops still in ‘relatively good condition’
Reading Time: < 1 minute The hot and dry weather present in much of the Prairies for much of July may not have yet put a dent in production numbers. Matt Beusekom, trader for Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta., said while the heat is pressuring crops, good harvests are still expected for now. “(The heat) has definitely had an […] Read more
Back to normal for cereal leaf disease in Saskatchewan
Reading Time: 2 minutes Precipitation has more or less returned to normal in Saskatchewan, but that also means cereal growers need to be more aware of leaf and other diseases, says a plant pathologist.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
