Corn Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures
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Latest News From Corn Markets
USDA’s crop production report showed an increase in soybean yields, but a lower national corn yield. Analysts say Pro Farmer Crop Tour next will reveal more answers about this year’s crops and could be a market mover.
Fracking technology tips the favor back to domestic natural gas and fertilizer production
Ethanol plants throughout the country are shutting its doors or limiting hours. It’s partly due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Yet, there are other factors at play which include less demand for ethanol and gasoline.
Despite a soybean carryover number lower than market expectations in today’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) from USDA, market reaction was muted with beans only up a quarter cent on the day.
As corn and soybean prices continue to trade in a narrow range, it’s easy to ignore the markets—don’t!
USDA’s end-of-March Prospective Plantings report always brings a few surprises. This year will likely be the same.
The Delta farmer’s ardor for corn has cooled in the face of lower prices and high input costs. Soybeans, cotton and rice acres should gain as a result.
After all the hoopla about this morning’s USDA reports, we know one thing: They are outdated and they will change. Let’s look beyond the published numbers.
It’s been almost a week since the USDA released its January crop production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports, showing a big corn crop became bigger and record-setting at 176.6 bushels per acre.
AgWeb.com will have full coverage of USDA’s March 29 reports, following the 11 a.m. Central Time releases.