Articles tagged under: corn
Corn Farmers Have the Chance to Profit
Published January 24, 2019
The corn markets offer the best chance for profit right now. That's according to Mastering the Grain Markets author Elaine Kub. However, farmers need to market early. "Once insurance prices are set in February, I think that's going to strongly…A Near-Record Corn Crop
Published January 7, 2019
The U.S. Grains Council says near-record yields came from the 2018 corn crop. According to the 2018/19 Corn Harvest Quality Report, the majority of corn conditions were rated as good or excellent during the growing season. The projected crop size…Large Supplies, Demand Challenges Linger into 2019
Published January 3, 2019
The Gulke Group President Jerry Gulke says one of the biggest lessons learned in 2018 was China may not need the U.S., but the U.S. needs China from a demand perspective. "We're going to have anywhere from 950 million to…A Volatile Grain Market in 2018
Published January 2, 2019
The grain markets put in a volatile year for 2018, highlighted by political and trade uncertainty. Looking back, Minneapolis March spring wheat was down 65 cents on the year, and March spring wheat was down 68.25 cents. Chicago March wheat…More Corn Acres in ’19
Published January 2, 2019
The economics favor corn for the year ahead. That’s the word from Pioneer’s U.S. corn lead, Ryan Myers. "The numbers will push it that way and we're anticipating additional corn acres for 2019." There were places in the region that…Regional Basis Widens in Final Weeks of 2018
Published December 31, 2018
Over the past couple of weeks, basis bids at the six regional elevators the Red River Fam Network follows widened a bit for spring wheat, was steady for corn and mixed for soybeans. Spring wheat basis bids widened one nickel…Steady Basis Seen in the Region
Published December 19, 2018
Basis levels for corn, wheat and soybeans at grain elevators across the region are steady to a little better. Wheat basis ranges from 40 to 60 cents under the March futures contract. The corn basis ranges from 53 to 65…Hopeful for Chinese Corn Sales
Published December 19, 2018
Private exporters have confirmed the sale of nearly 1.2 million tonnes of soybeans to China, which saw a muted market reaction. Abbott Futures market analyst Peter Georgantones would like to see corn sales to China. "That would ignite the corn…Red Meat Exports Benefit U.S. Corn Producers
Published December 19, 2018
The U.S. Meat Export Federation commissioned an updated study quantifying the return U.S. corn producers from red meat exports. Since 2015, U.S. beef and pork exports have increased 26 percent, which prompted an updated study. In 2018, 11 percent of…