Corn (Maize)

Soybean futures jumped to two-year highs after the USDA's first look at the 2026-27 U.S. supply and demand balance showed tighter-than-expected soybean stocks and stronger demand. The agency projected U.S. soybean ending stocks for 2026-27 at 310 million bushels , 30 million bushe...

The House of Representatives is scheduled this week to vote on legislation that would allow nationwide, year-round sales of E15 gasoline, a move aimed at expanding demand for corn-based ethanol. Year-round E15 vote has drawn bipartisan support in farm states but faces uncertain p...

ADM announced a partnership with Hill's Pet Nutrition to accelerate adoption of regenerative agriculture across corn and soybean acres in Illinois and Minnesota and to extend practices into Europe. The collaboration targets a wide swath of row-crop acres tied to the pet food ingredient supply cha...

The USDA’s most recent weekly crop progress report shows planting and early emergence moving ahead of normal in many areas. 57% corn planted nationwide, above the five-year average of 52%, and 23% of the corn crop has emerged, up from 13% the prior week. The report covers plantin...

BASF and Nutrien announced a strategic collaboration to help U.S. growers capture more value from sustainable farming practices and participate in low-carbon biofuel markets. The partnership pairs Nutrien agronomy teams with BASF digital tools to document and verify crop carbon intensity for mark...

U.S. ethanol production ticked higher in early May even as domestic gasoline use and exports weakened, according to EIA numbers analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production rose 0.8 percent in the reported week to 1.02 million bpd , equal to about 42.71 million gallons ...

Grain prices recovered late in the week as technical buying and short-covering pushed a broad set of contracts higher heading into the weekend. Corn gained roughly 0.75% and soybeans about 1.5% while winter wheat posted mixed, mostly modest gains as traders rotated back into long positions. Energ...

The U.S. House passed the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026 on April 30, moving the $390 billion measure to the Senate after a 224-200 vote in the House. $390 billion and 224-200 vote capture the scale and margin of the action, but the Senate has not y...

A High Plains grain elevator has asked the Surface Transportation Board to weigh in on two disputes that it says are blocking a lower-cost western outlet for wheat, sorghum and corn. Weskan Grain filed separate cases arguing that a short line railroad’s lease terms and freight levels are effectiv...

Grains closed mostly higher while cattle and hog futures eased after strong recent gains. The USDA-reported average steer price hit a record, with the national average at $255.02 steer , and traders reacted to profit-taking and technical selling in the live and feeder cattle pits....

Brian Glenn, director of government affairs at the American Farm Bureau Federation, urged Congress to act this week as the House prepares a vote on legislation to allow Year-round E15 . The chamber is scheduled to consider H.R. 1346, which would permanently authorize the year-roun...

John Bode, CEO of the Corn Refiners Association, says federal policy is falling short when it comes to protecting market access for U.S. agricultural producers. He told Brownfield the industry needs clearer, evidence-based tools to shore up demand for corn products at home and abroad. Ris...