CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Wednesday
US - May Corn finished down 1 1/2 at 675, 4 1/2 off the high and 6 up from the low. July Corn closed down 7 at 633. This was 6 1/2 up from the low and 10 off the high....

Study Shows Benefits of Sorghum Juice in Ethanol
US - The Sorghum Checkoff in collaboration with the NCERC at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (formerly the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center) has announced a successful bench-scale...

Mixed Rate of Corn Consumption, but Does it Matter?
US - Most of the discussion in the corn market has centered on US planting progress, the likely magnitude of planted acreage, and the US average yield potential, writes Darrel Good....

Implications of Brazil Ethanol Imports
US - The current domestic ethanol market is dominated by the ongoing collision between the RFS for renewable biofuels and the E10 blend wall. Given the slow pace of market penetration of E15...

Oil Extraction Increases Nutritional Variability
CANADA - Gowan's Feed Consulting says, with US ethanol plants extracting increasing amounts of oil from corn dried distillers grains with solubles, it's becoming increasingly important for pork...

CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Thursday
US - May Corn finished up 15 3/4 at 697 1/2, 1 3/4 off the high and 18 1/4 up from the low. July Corn closed up 14 3/4 at 661 1/2. This was 16 1/2 up from the low and 1 1/4 off the high....

CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Wednesday
US - May Corn finished down 1 1/2 at 681 3/4, 4 1/2 off the high and 10 3/4 up from the low. July Corn closed down 3 1/4 at 646 3/4. This was 7 1/4 up from the low and 6 off the high....

How Large Does the Corn Crop Need to Be?
US - Based on corn planting intentions of nearly 97.3 million acres (implied harvested acres for grain near 90.2 million) and a trend yield of 161.5 bushels, the 2013 season started with expectations...

Stalling Ethanol Demand Helps Livestock Producers
US - More efficient land use, a stalled demand for corn ethanol and increased demand for meat in developing countries should help boost the livestock industry in coming years, according to a...

Mexico Facing Severe Drought Again in 2013
ANALYSIS - With Mexico facing severe drought conditions again this year, the federal government has announced stringent conservation measures to preserve already tight water supplies, particularly...

Impact of Bird Flu on Corn Demand May Not be Large
US - The impact of China's bird flu outbreak on poultry production and feed demand remains uncertain but may be less than initially feared. As reported last week, China's bird flu incidents saw...

USDA Grain Review: Bids Mixed on Weather, Lower Chinese Growth, Bird Flu
GLOBAL - Compared to last week, grain and soybean bids traded mixed. ...

CME: Corn Plantings 'Off and Stumbling'
US - To say we are “off and running” with this year’s corn planting would be somewhat of an overstatement, we think. Maybe “off and stumbling” would be a better description, writes...

Weekly Roberts Market Report
US - Weather concerns over unseasonally below-freezing temperatures and little rain supported wheat futures, writes Michael T. Roberts....

Fast-Growing Anaerobic Digester Technology Highlighted
US - The Indiana Biomass Energy Working Group will host a spring session to highlight anaerobic digester technology on 23 April in Middlebury. The session includes presentations by Purdue Extension...

Preparation, Double-checking Key to Planting Safety
US - With planting season nearing, a Purdue Extension agricultural safety specialist warns farmers not to let their enthusiasm for spring planting lead to injuries....

US Grain Futures Weaken Modestly in Wake of USDA's Supply and Demand Report
ANALYSIS - Grain futures markets were under modest selling pressure in the wake of the latest US Department of Agriculture monthly supply and demand report issued late Wednesday morning, writes...

April Report Forecasts Tight Corn, Soybean Supply
US - The April "World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates" report released by the Agriculture Department forecast tight corn and soybean stocks for the US, confirming the ongoing impact...

USDA Expected to Revise Estimates
US - Following a grain stocks report that was significantly different that what trade was expecting, USDA will update on 10 April its grain and meat protein balance sheets, write Steve Meyer...

UCS Tells EPA: No More Food for Fuel
US - The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce competition between food and fuel, claiming it implements the Renewable Fuel Standard...

CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Friday
US - May Corn finished down 1 at 629, 6 3/4 off the high and 2 1/2 up from the low. July Corn closed down 3/4 at 617 3/4. This was 2 3/4 up from the low and 7 off the high....

CME: Grain Markets Still Reeling from USDA Reports
US - The impacts of Thursday’s USDA reports were still being felt in livestock and grain markets as the trade grappled with many new prospects for the coming crop year, write Steve Meyer and...

Another Surprising Corn Stocks Estimate
US - The USDA’s quarterly estimates of US corn inventories have become a source of substantial surprises for the corn market, writes Darrel Good. ...

CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Wednesday
US - May Corn finished up 4 1/4 at 734 1/2, 3 1/4 off the high and 6 3/4 up from the low. July Corn closed up 3 3/4 at 716. This was 7 1/4 up from the low and 1 3/4 off the high....

CME: Corn, Wheat & Soybean Acres Expected to Rise
US - USDA will release a number of market moving reports on Thursday. In recent years, the March "Grain Stocks" report has been particularly interesting as trade has had trouble accounting for...