Published: Nov 01, 2012 By: Stacy Parker

Hurricane Sandy put a damper on wheat and cotton crops locally.

Published: Oct 31, 2012 By: Jeff Caldwell

The price tag may not have been as eye-popping as the recent $21,900/acre sale in Sioux County, Iowa, but a land sale last Friday goes just as far in showing how strong of a position farmers hold in the race to acquire more land.

Published: Oct 30, 2012

Corn futures are trading higher this morning. Corn futures are receiving an extra boost in prices after a choppy week of trade last week.

Published: Oct 30, 2012

U.S. soybean futures fell Monday, pressured by favorable weather for South American soy crops.

Published: Oct 29, 2012 By: Jeff Caldwell

A parcel of farmland sold for just shy of $20,000 an acre a year ago. Now, that $20,000 price point is already in the rearview mirror.

Published: Oct 29, 2012 By: Bryce Knorr

Futures turn lower after bean sales don't meet trade's target.

Published: Oct 26, 2012 By: Mike McGinnis

Without the help of export sales, the CME Group corn, soybean, and wheat markets could start trading lower at 9:30 a.m. (Central) Thursday.

Published: Oct 26, 2012 By: Colleen Scherer

Asian countries may no longer look toward the United States for its corn needs after a severe drought this past summer shriveled crops and sent corn prices soaring.

Published: Oct 26, 2012

Grains and oilseeds represent a better bet than soft commodities, ABN Amro said, forecasting a return in wheat to more than $9 a bushel, and soybeans to back nearly to $17 a bushel.

Published: Oct 25, 2012

Chinese wheat imports look set to trounce market expectations for 2012-13, putting extra upward pressure on world prices, Rabobank cautioned, after data showing a near-tripling in buy-ins.

Published: Oct 25, 2012

There is not much new and exciting news surrounding the corn market, but prices have manage to push above unchanged on spillover support from the overnight rally in the soybean market.

Published: Oct 25, 2012 By: Mike McGinnis

The CME Group corn, soybean, and wheat markets have the overnight support to start the floor trading at 9:30 a.m. (Central) on a higher note Wednesday.

Published: Oct 24, 2012

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) today announced the release of an iPhone application that makes information about agricultural and veterinary chemicals registered in Australia instantly accessible to people on the move

Published: Oct 24, 2012 By: Gary Scattergood

Manufacturers of potato products are being hit by a “double whammy” because of the most difficult crop in living memory.

Published: Oct 24, 2012

Arcadia Biosciences has signed an agreement with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop heat-tolerant wheat variants.

Published: Oct 24, 2012 By: Jeff Caldwell

If you're like many farmers whose crop yields have been gutted by drought this year, you're likely deriving some -- if not most -- income this year from crop insurance.

Published: Oct 24, 2012

Expanded CME trading hours have put lots of people on edge about the release of USDA grains reports -- including CME itself.

Published: Oct 24, 2012

An ever-earlier corn harvest is causing headaches for grains analysts and statisticians.

Published: Oct 23, 2012 By: Jeff Caldwell

Rains continue to crisscross through the Midwest, and now there's reason to believe a variable that's not been much a part of the weather conversation this summer and early fall could lead to a turn away from overall dry conditions.

Published: Oct 23, 2012 By: Mike McGinnis

The CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets are expected to start the week higher Monday.