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Corn / Grains Latest News
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...
Thursday, May 17, 2012
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
Friday, May 11, 2012
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...
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
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.
Friday, May 04, 2012
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...
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
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...
Monday, April 30, 2012
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...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
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.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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...
Monday, April 23, 2012
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...
Friday, April 20, 2012
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.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
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.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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.

