Latest News From Corn

Lending rate unchanged.

Chances of rain for parched Southern Plains toward week's end.

All wheat production below expectations.

USDA’s grain stocks report released this morning raises the question as to what livestock producers are feeding their animals.

See a chopping corn video from Renick, W.Va.

Traders prepare for key month-end reports.

State-by-state crop and weather report details.

Grain and soy futures markets collapsed today, but analysts think this will turn out to be just one of the down days in continued volatile markets.

Analysts expect USDA to peg the average soybean yield at about 41 bu./acre in the Sept. 12 Crop Production report, but more adjustments might happen.

Next Monday and Tuesday will be critical in terms of volatility and whether the expanded limits come into play.

Friday's surge in corn futures may be just another step in a climb toward $8/bushel.

Corn pegged at 12.484 billion bu.; soybeans at 3.083 billion bu.

With a dwindling outlook for the nation's corn crop, prices are anticipated to go higher. Look for new highs and resistance point to develop.

Redesigned corn improves ethanol efficiency.

Guest this week include Pro Farmer's Chip Flory. Grain market analysis with Matt Bennett, Ellen Deardon and Bill Mayer.

Pro Farmer Editors digest their trek across the Midwest.

Maintains a "negative" bias toward crops.

USDA crop progress and condition report highlights.

You can access your newsletter subscriptions this week.

David Tolleris of WxRisk.com provides his weather outlook.

Wheat inspections below expectations

President Obama brought his bus tour to Wyffels Hybrids on Wednesday. Hear what he had to say about farm regulation and ethanol, and what the agriculture community thought of his remarks.

This week's Pro Farmer Newsletter is available.

Above-normal temps expected across key growing areas into harvest.

You can now see where it's raining on your farm down to field and road intersection level. Plus lots more management tools.

USDA crop progress and condition report highlights.

No signs of significant heat moving into central Plains or Midwest by Aug. 25.

Will these changes decrease or increase market volatility?

A drop in corn yields was expected, but the market was trading 155-156 bu./acre corn yield.

Don’t hold your corn and expect a basis gain to pay for storage, because it’s unlikely to happen.

Maybe it depends on where you are, but Jerry Gulke's is not optimistic about yield prospects. "I did not expect to see $350-$400/acre cash rent land not produce corn.”

The grain markets were in a tug of war this week between declining yield ideas in corn and late week economic concerns.

Eliminating the ethanol mandate and tax credit would decrease ethanol production, says an Iowa State University economist .

Commodity exchange amends proposal for new limits to go further than originally proposed.

Higher fertilizer costs continue the trend of higher production costs for corn, leading to higher break-even corn prices necessary to cover costs.

The release includes new SILAGE-SPECIFIC™ BMR and TMF corn hybrids for the 2012 growing season, including three with SmartStax® trait technology.

What will be this year's actual harvested acreage, and how will weather affect yields on those acres?

Of the 4 million acre increase, 60 percent occurs in four states.

See the report data and dig into our expert analysis.

North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana, will be resurveyed.

With the release of the acreage report today by the USDA, farmers around the country are concerned with the government agency's accuracy.

Because of late planting and flood related crop losses, acreage uncertainty will linger for several months.

Get ready for a big move in corn prices. USDA's June Grain Stocks report comes out tomorrow morning, and it tends to swing the market.

If the ethanol subsidy is eliminated as some in Congress are calling for, corn stocks-to-use could increase, potentially putting modest pressure on corn prices.

USDA' s corn planting progress for the week ended June 26.

USDA' s corn planting progress for the week ended June 19.

Corn futures dropped significantly as contract highs were reached last week and demand fears took over, says Jerry Gulke.

Following Thursday’s USDA reports, the market was full of action. Jerry Gulke says Friday was a wild trading day and that farmers are feeling the lure of $8 corn.

Be ready to pull out the rotary hoe and give struggling seedlings a little help emerging.

There are multiple factors that influence whether a corn crop can survive the stress.