Corn / Maize Latest News
Monday, May 21, 2012
CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Friday US - July Corn finished up 10 1/2 at 635 1/2, 3 off the high and 16 up from the low. December Corn closed up 8 3/4 at 537. This was 15 up from the low and 5 1/2 off the high.
Weather Damage to Bulgarian Crops Assessed BULGARIA - Bulgaria experienced challenging weather this past autumn and winter that stymied seeding operations and brought record low temperatures, snowfall and extensive winterkill.
Fall-Seeded Cereals Looking Better than Ever in Manitoba CANADA - A plant science instructor with the University of Manitoba reports fall-seeded cereal crops have never looked better in Manitoba.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
GeoGrain: Basis for Spot Corn Delivery Up Three Cents Last Week US - Basis for spot corn delivery has continued to strengthen across the country, up three cents in the last week.
Friday, May 18, 2012
CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Thursday US - July Corn finished up 5 at 625, 1 1/2 off the high and 9 up from the low. December Corn closed up 2 at 528 1/4. This was 5 1/4 up from the low and 2 3/4 off the high. July corn closed higher...
Nitrogen Applications for the 2012 Corn Crop US - While soil temperatures were warmer than normal last winter, the dry soil conditions have resulted in very little nitrogen loss this spring.
Maize 'Perfumes' Attract Beneficial Bugs UK - Scientists at Rothamsted Research and the University of Sheffield have discovered that maize crops emit chemical signals which attract growth-promoting microbes to live amongst their roots....
Thursday, May 17, 2012
CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Wednesday US - July Corn finished up 22 3/4 at 620, 3/4 off the high and 29 1/4 up from the low. December Corn closed up 11 3/4 at 526 1/4. This was 19 up from the low and 1 3/4 off the high. July corn...
Herbicide Injury to Corn Increases US - During the past week, the number of observations and inquiries related to corn injury from herbicides increased, said University of Illinois associate professor of weed science Aaron Ha...
Record Feed Grain Production Projected for 2012/13 US - Feed grain production for 2012/13 is projected at 390 million metric tons, up from 324 million the previous year.
22 Hours of Grain Trading; Industry Says Slow Down ANALYSIS - Starting May 20, 2012 (trade date May 21, 2012), the CME Group is slated to expand its electronic trading hours in its Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grain, oilseed and ethanol...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Russia Grain: Historical Area Estimates Revised RUSSIA - USDA has revised its series of grain area estimates, beginning with 1990/91, to reflect harvested area. Previous estimates were based on sown-area data from Rosstat, the State Statistical...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Monday US - July Corn finished up 2 at 583, 3 3/4 off the high and 6 3/4 up from the low. December Corn closed up 1/4 at 505 1/2. This was 2 1/4 up from the low and 7 1/4 off the high. July corn closed...
Scout for Slugs Now US - There are increasing reports of slugs causing significant feeding injury requiring treatment with baits, according to Ron Hammond and Andy Michel for Ohio State University Extension.
Sri Lanka Becomes Maize Exporter SRI LANKA - Sri Lanka which used to produce only 15 per cent of the country’s maize requirement has achieved self sufficiency in maize and the first 50,000 Metric Tonnes are to be exported...
Corn Market Direction Unfolding, Magnitude Still Uncertain US - The USDA’s projections of US and world corn and feed grain supply and demand conditions presented in the May WASDE report set the benchmark by which the corn market will judge unfolding...
Spain's Farmers, Ranchers Ask for Drought Allowances SPAIN - Debt and unemployment aren't the only economic worries for Spain - their agricultural sector continues to be battered by Mother Nature.
Monday, May 14, 2012
CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Friday US - July corn saw a late-day bounce but still closed 6 1/2 cents lower on the session and down 39 1/4 cents for the week. Funds were noted as active sellers for the third day in a row.
How Iowa Corn Farmers Explain the Success of Steve Job's Apple ANALYSIS - Long before the iPod, iPhone and iPad were a glint in the eye of Steve Job's Apple Corp, a group of researchers at Iowa State University published a series of landmark papers - on...
Corn Growth Stages, Postemergence Herbicides - Size IS Important US - Herbicide application restrictions exist for several reasons, but the most important is the fact that crop injury is more likely to occur if applications are made outside a specified growth...
Is Ethanol Production Linked to Antibiotic Resistance? US - Two US congressmen have written to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ask what the agency is doing to ensure appropriate use of antibiotics in food-animal production.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
GeoGrain: Corn Spot Basis Made Six Cent Gain US - In the cash market for corn, spot basis made large gains last week, increasing six cents on average across the country.
Grain Hedge: European Jitters, USDA Reports Send Markets Lower US - Renewed concerns about Greek debt and some critical elections in the Euro zone have led the equity markets lower.
Friday, May 11, 2012
CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Thursday US - July Corn finished down 19 3/4 at 587 1/2, 24 3/4 off the high and 2 up from the low. December Corn closed down 9 1/2 at 507 1/4. This was 2 1/4 up from the low and 12 off the high. July...
Economist: USDA Reports Contain Some Surprises US - The World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates report included the first forecasts for the 2012-13 marketing year and contained some very bearish projections for corn, but the soybean...
Ag Groups and Allies Advocate for Farm Bill Floor Time in Senate US - The National Corn Growers Association and more than 120 agricultural organisations have sent a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican Leader...
CME: Farmers to Harvest Record Corn Crop US - According to the latest USDA supply/demand update, US farmers this fall will harvest the largest corn crop on record, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
US Growers Should Focus on Soybean Seeding Rate and Depth US - As grain farmers make the transition from planting corn to soybeans, a Purdue Extension soybean specialist says they need to keep a few basic principles in mind.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Wednesday US - July Corn finished down 15 3/4 at 607 1/4, 15 3/4 off the high and 1 3/4 up from the low. December Corn closed down 11 1/4 at 516 3/4. This was 1 3/4 up from the low and 12 off the high....
South African Corn Decreases Due to Weather SOUTH AFRICA - Post forecasts that the area planted to corn later in 2012 for the 2012/13 MY (market year) (2013/14 MY for South Africa) will be around three million hectares, just down from...
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