The punters are starting to take a stab at US corn and soybean acres for 2021. The numbers so far seem to represent an increase in area for both grains. If trendline yields are achieved it would also see...

At Chicago corn and bean futures were generally lower on the back of speculation on the size of the crops in S.America and technical positioning ahead of the quarterly stocks and planting intentions report due out on Thursday here....

It was all negative overnight, with US futures markets closing in the red. Chicago corn, soybeans and wheat were all lower by the close. The pressure, although still speculative, came from expectations of an increased area of US corn...