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.
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.
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...
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...
Pioneer Hi-Bred Will Sell Soybeans by Seed Count US - Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, will sell its soybean products by seed count per unit, rather than by weight, beginning in the fall of 2012 for varieties sold throughout North America...
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...
CME: Wheat, Soy Futures Closed Higher Tuesday US - July Soybeans finished up 26 at 1413, 2 3/4 off the high and 33 up from the low. November Soybeans closed up 10 1/4 at 1305. This was 14 1/2 up from the low and 7 1/4 off the high.
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.
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...
Brazil Soybeans: 2011/12 Harvest Nearly Complete BRAZIL - Brazil’s 2011/12 soybean production is estimated at 65.0 million tons, down 1.0 million tons from last month and down 10.5 million or 14 per cent from last year. Area is estimated...
China Soybean Demand Continues to Rise CHINA - While record early season sales have not been indicative of future exports, it does highlight the growing demand for soybean imports by China and their need to ensure adequate supplies....
Markets Plead for Soybeans; Farmers have Time to Respond US - An Indiana farmer plants a field of soybeans. Purdue agricultural economist Chris Hurt says the latest USDA reports suggest soybeans will be in short supply, so farmers have an opportunity...
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.
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...
Soybean Crop Increases; Supply to Dip to Historic Low US - There are going to be more soybeans grown across the United States this year, but that increase will be dwarfed by the amount of soybeans that will be used and exported. The scenario will...
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.
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....
Winners Emerging from the Global Economic Crisis ANALYSIS - While the US economic recovery is continuing, it is slowing. There has been increasing consumption and increasing residential investment, but with falling non-residential investment,...
CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Tuesday US - July Corn finished up 3 at 623, 9 1/4 off the high and 4 1/2 up from the low. December Corn closed up 3 1/4 at 528. This was 7 1/2 up from the low and 3 off the high.
CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Monday US - July Corn finished down 1/4 at 620, 1 1/4 off the high and 7 3/4 up from the low. December Corn closed up 1/2 at 524 3/4. This was 9 3/4 up from the low and 2 off the high.
Brazil's Soybean, Corn Feed Prices Headed Higher ANALYSIS - Informa Economics FNP said severe weather and crop failures in south Brazil and increased consumption demand are driving up corn and soybean meal costs, putting pig and poultry farmers...
CME: Corn Futures Closed Mixed Friday US - A bearish tilt to outside market forces with a firm US dollar and a sharp break in the stock market combined with the weather outlook was enough to keep selling pressure on the corn market...
Grain Hedge: Early Week Momentum Struck Down by Commodity Sell-off US - Last week's positive action in the grain market early in the week was struck down by a broad commodity sell-off Wednesday, spurred lower by projections for a larger-than-expected winter...
CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Thursday US - July Corn finished up 3 at 614 1/2, 2 1/4 off the high and 7 up from the low. December Corn closed down 1 1/2 at 529 1/2. This was 5 1/2 up from the low and 2 3/4 off the high.
Proposal to Authorise GM Soybean Product Examined by Appeal Committee EU - A draft decision authorising genetically modified (GM) soybean products was not endorsed yesterday by Member States during a meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal...
CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Wednesday US - July Corn finished down 17 1/2 at 611 1/2, 17 1/2 off the high and 1 1/2 up from the low. December Corn closed down 7 3/4 at 531. This was 2 3/4 up from the low and 9 off the high.











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