Analysts say even a 15-per-cent increase in corn acreage would be significant -- that could boost the demand for nitrogen fertilizer by up to 35 per cent. The Bunge Canola processing facility in Hamilton that has been closed for the past two years will soon re-open and will be able to receive the 2007 crop. Wiley says the spring winter hybrid blooms earlier in the spring and avoids the hot dry days of the summer which destroyed a good portion of the 2005 crop. Wiley says as a result of the...

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December 2007 corn futures flopped on their bellies after traders took the other side of the corn market. If you were feeling queasy after looking at corn futures contracts, then I hope you felt better after looking at the soybean futures. Keep in mind that traders like to beat the buzzer when a trading month reaches its last week prior to expiration. If they have a profitable set of commodity contracts for the month it becomes easier to attract more investment capital for the subsequent month.

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Print Email Investors place their bets on corn crop Increased planting pushes prices down, but traders expect ethanol demand to fuel harvest-time profits BY MARIANNE STIGSET and TOM CAHILL Bloomberg News Article Last Updated:04/09/2007 09:30:45 PM CDT Corn investors are gleeful about the first bear market in two years. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Print Email Investors place their bets on corn crop Increased planting pushes prices...

Wheat was one of the beneficiaries of the high feed cost of Corn, as livestock producers increased their use of feed Wheat. The high cost of Corn for livestock feed was the main reason for the higher carryout figure as livestock producers cut back or switched to other feedstock over Corn. Wheat traders should remain cautious until the extent of the crop damage is known after freezing temperatures struck the US Wheat belt over the weekend. Trading commentary and analysis is based on...