Corn still way behind — USDA
(Agriculture.com) - Corn denting is way behind normal, and that's got some analysts starting to see more potential for lower yields once the combines start to roll Full Story
(Agriculture.com) - Corn denting is way behind normal, and that's got some analysts starting to see more potential for lower yields once the combines start to roll Full Story
(Farm Futures) - The USDA August corn crop forecast predicted a large national crop, although not a record crop. Late-planting woes, especially in the western Full Story
(BusinessWeek) - Corn fell in Chicago as expectations that U.S. harvests will rebound from last year’s drought outweighed data showing worsening crop conditions. Soybeans retreated from a two-month high. Full Story
Category: Grains, Miscellaneous, Oilseeds
(Reuters) - The long reach of last summer's devastating U.S. drought has reversed the flow of the mighty Mississippi Full Story
(Baking Business) - This year’s soybean crop looks a bit like an also-ran compared to the expected record corn crop of close Full Story
(Businessweek) - Corn gained the most in five weeks after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the number of acres farmers were unable to plant surged, and as dry weather threatens Midwest crops. Soybeans and wheat rose. Full Story
(The Wall Street Journal) - U.S. corn futures ended the trading session narrowly higher, as market participants continued to reposition following a monthly supply-and-demand report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Monday. The agency surprised many industry watchers by downwardly revising estimates for the year's corn crop yield Full Story
(Businessweek) - Soybeans fell in Chicago on speculation warmer weather next week in the U.S., the biggest grower of the Full Story
(Businessweek) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is predicting record-high corn and soybean production in Kentucky Full Story
Category: Grains, Oilseeds, Policy
(The Wall Street Journal) - U.S. corn futures erased earlier losses to trade higher Monday morning, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut its forecast for the size of the corn harvest this year. In its monthly supply-and-demand report, the USDA forecast U.S. corn output of 13.763 billion bushels this year, which would still be a record but is down from its forecast last month of 13.95 billion bushels. Full Story