With fertilizer costs high and seed scarce, U.S. farmers turn to soy

Chicago | Reuters -- North Dakota farmer Jennifer Meyer typically devotes at least 20 per cent of her 2,500-acre farm to corn, which provides a convenient feed for the cattle she raises with her husband. But this year she is looking to find another crop for those 500 acres near Wilton as she has been[...]

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat retreat on profit-taking

Chicago | Reuters -- U.S. wheat and corn futures declined on Thursday, retreating from early strength on profit-taking after each market set multi-month highs, analysts said. Soybeans also closed lower, reversing from early advances, after the spot March contract fell short of last week's high. CBOT March corn settled down 5-1/4 cents at $3.73-1/2 per[...]


U.S. grains: Soy slips, corn drops on EPA biofuel plan

U.S. soybean futures fell 2.5 per cent on Friday to a one-week low, with traders citing softening cash markets, favourable crop weather in South America and profit-taking after Thursday's six-week high. A private estimate for big U.S. soybean acreage next year also weighed on prices. Corn prices fell late in the session after the Obama[...]

U.S. hog, poultry firms to extend use of feed wheat

The surprise drop in U.S. corn feed demand this summer may be only the beginning of a year-long reduction as chicken and hog producers break a long-held aversion to blending more wheat into rations. What initially began as a summer fling with an unprecedented premium for corn prices over wheat has turned into an enduring[...]