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...

22 Hours of Grain, Ethanol 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: 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...

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...

Corn Market Direction Unfolding, Magnitude 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...

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.

Ukraine Ethanol a Possibility Following Corn Crop
UKRAINE - Marketing Year 2012/13 may well be called the year of corn in Ukraine. This crop has been gaining popularity in the country in the last several years and is now expected to produce...

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...

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.

Soybean Crop Increases; Supply Dips 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...

Corn Prices in Three Parts
US - Corn prices have recently moved in three distinct patterns. These include the patterns for new crop futures, old crop futures, and old crop cash prices, writes Darrel Good.

Global Cereal Production for Biofuels Likely to Stall
GLOBAL - The FAO’s first forecast for world cereal production in 2012 points to a one per cent (or 27 million tonnes) increase from 2011 to a new record of 2,371 million tonnes. Increases...

Proposed Regulation to Expand Biobased Products
US - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the publication in the Federal Register of new proposed guidelines for the USDA BioPreferred programme that could expand the ability of USDA to...

US Farm Bill: Who Won and Who Lost?
ANALYSIS - The US Senate Committee on Agriculture's approval of the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, also known as the 2012 US Farm Bill, finally gives the industry a chance to...

CME: Corn Futures Higher as China Purchases Corn
US - US nearby corn futures were sharply higher on Friday as market participants reacted to news that China purchased 1.472 million metric ton of corn (58 mil. bu.), write Steve Meyer and...

Weekly Roberts Market Report
US - Lower soybean exports from South America and rumors that Brazil will halt exports this week were supportive, writes Michael T. Roberts.

China Cut Subsidies for Ethanol From Grain
CHINA - China has lowered subsidies for ethanol produced from grains by more than half, in a bid to lower industrial use and ensure feed supply for the livestock industry.

CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Tuesday
US - July Corn finished down 4 1/2 at 608, 13 3/4 off the high and 3 up from the low. December Corn closed down 4 at 541 1/2. This was 3 3/4 up from the low and 8 1/2 off the high.

Biofuels Mandate would Cause Corn Price Spikes
US - A study from Purdue and Stanford university researchers predicts that future climate scenarios may cause significantly greater volatility in corn prices, which would be intensified by the...

Expectations for the 2012-13 Corn Marketing Year
US - December 2012 corn futures reached a high of $6.735 on 31 August 2011 declined to a low of $5.23 on 30 March 2012, and are currently trading near $5.40. The steady decline in prices over...

CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Friday
US - July Corn finished down 9 at 603, 16 off the high and 3 1/2 up from the low. December Corn closed down 5 at 536 3/4. This was 4 1/2 up from the low and 8 off the high, on Friday 20 Apri...

CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Thursday
US - July Corn finished up 18 at 612, 2 1/2 off the high and 16 3/4 up from the low. December Corn closed up 13 at 541 3/4. This was 12 3/4 up from the low and 2 3/4 off the high.

What's the Future for Corn Ethanol?
ANALYSIS - Could the glory days for corn ethanol production in the US be grinding to a halt? And could there be a shift away from using corn for fuel production easing prices on grains used for...

CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Wednesday
US - July Corn finished down 13 1/4 at 594, 15 1/4 off the high and 2 1/4 up from the low. December Corn closed down 1 at 528 3/4. This was 3 1/2 up from the low and 4 1/4 off the high.

Biofuels Lobbying Could Pay Off in Time for Harvest
UK - The updated Red Tractor farm assurance scheme for crops and sugar beet is on the verge of being officially accepted across the EU in time for this year’s harvest, the NFU said today.