Articles tagged under: corn
Closely Watching the Corn Markets
Published May 8, 2020
Traders are expecting Tuesday's USDA report to show U.S. corn carryout well over three billion bushels. The planting season is on track to meet USDA’s estimate of 97 million acres planted to corn. "We probably don't need that many acres…Stats Can Report: More Wheat and Corn Expected in 2020
Published May 7, 2020
Statistics Canada released their March 2020 planting intentions for all field crops on Thursday. Canada’s farmers intend to plant more wheat and corn than last year. Farmers are expected to plant less barley, canola, peas and lentils and soybeans. Wheat…Analysts Prepare for an Ugly May USDA Report
Published May 7, 2020
Traders are preparing for a very large corn carryout number in the May Supply and Demand report from USDA. "The corn numbers are going to be bearish and even shockingly bearish," says Joe Vaclavik, president, Standard Grain. "In May, the…Cool Temps in the Forecast Concern Market Analysts
Published May 5, 2020
Progress or lack of crop progress is in the back of trader’s minds. Freezing temperatures for a large portion of the northern Midwest are in the forecast. Cornbelt Marketing market analyst Larry Clay is not expecting a lot of impact…Cool Temps Could Cause Frost Damage to Crops
Published May 5, 2020
Commodity Weather Group meteorologist Joel Widenor says another shot of cold air could happen in the second week of May. "I don't think it will bring additional frost to areas that don't see it the first week of May, but…Drier Conditions Help Southern MN Farmers with Soybean Planting
Published May 5, 2020
Farmers in southern Minnesota made quite a bit planting progress during the final week of April. "I think many areas growing corn are done with planting and they've moved immediately to soybeans," says Dave Nicolai, crops educator, University of Minnesota…MN Farmers Make More Planting Progress
Published May 4, 2020
Farmers in portions of east central Minnesota have started planting. "Conditions were good early. There's a lot of potato and corn planting that started about two and a half weeks ago," said Jason Snell, agronomic service representative, Syngenta. "The last…Farmers Still Making Seed Decisions as Planting Begins
Published May 4, 2020
North Dakota farmers are still making seed decisions and planting intentions. "There are some farmers backing off on corn and at the same time, there's some good corn acres going in. There's also some soybean orders coming in," said Adam…Grain Traders Focus on Planting Progress
Published May 1, 2020
As May begins, planting progress becomes the focus for grain traders. Most traders are looking for Monday’s corn planting progress to be close to half done. "There's definitely some traders looking for the western Corn Belt to pull the eastern…