Corn Commodity Markets, Prices & Futures
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Latest News From Corn Markets
In a nationwide class action, Syngenta will pay a $1.51 billion settlement to U.S. corn farmers, grain handling facilities and ethanol plants. The settlement covers corn priced after September 15, 2013.
A lawsuit claiming Monsanto Co.’s popular weed killer Roundup causes cancer was dealt a blow by a judge’s conclusions that the opinions of the experts testifying against it are “shaky,” a potentially devastating development for the case getting to trial.
Since the early 1990s, soil science professor David Laird of Iowa State University has been researching the use of biochar in row-crop fields. The tool can be helpful, but it also has limitations, he says.
This winter, farmers will undoubtedly be confronted with the infamous supply curve for commodities.
Fight Over Ethanol Escalates as Bankruptcy Refuels Debate (1)
Cash rents are due in roughly 30 days, and some farmers are looking at ways to generate some cash. One way to do it is to move grain, and that’s when basis can come into play.
After the USDA released its January crop production and World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) reports on Friday, the market had a mostly muted response.
Earlier this year, China announced they would require ethanol blends in all fuel by 2020. This announcement gave U.S. corn producers hope that this could bump corn prices in the coming years in preparation.