Wheat
Grain aflatoxins lead to U.S. pet food recalls, dog deaths
Pet food maker expands recall after more than 70 dogs die, 80 sickened
Reuters — Midwestern Pet Foods is expanding a recall to include several more products sold under its Sportmix brand and other labels after at least 70 dogs died and 80 […] Read more
InVivo in talks to acquire French agribusiness Soufflet
Firms see limited overlap outside grain trading
Paris | Reuters — Co-operative group InVivo has entered exclusive talks to acquire family-controlled Soufflet in a deal that would create one of Europe’s biggest agricultural businesses with 10 billion […] Read more
U.S. grains: CBOT corn touches 7-1/2-year high
Chicago wheat, soybeans down on profit-taking
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose 1.4 per cent on Wednesday, hitting a 7-1/2-year high with the market focused on prospects for tight global supplies after the U.S. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Futures surge to highest since 2014 as USDA cuts supply outlook
Wheat futures at six-year high; corn, soy at 6-1/2 year highs
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures surged to fresh multi-year highs on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said 2020 U.S. corn and soy […] Read more
U.S. grains: Futures slip on South American rains
USDA report seen cutting U.S. soy, corn supply estimates
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slipped from 6-1/2-year highs on Monday on crop-boosting rains in South America and as investors squared positions ahead of eagerly awaited U.S. government […] Read more
Drier South American conditions supporting soybean prices
Russia planning tariffs on grains as of February
Statistics Canada’s final crop survey confirmed above-average yields for Ontario corn and soybeans; however, winter wheat yields came in similar to the five-year average. Quick look Soybeans: Ontario 2020 production […] Read more
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear biofuel waiver case
Reuters — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a lower court ruling that severely limited the government’s powers to exempt small refineries from the nation’s biofuels law, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans to 6-1/2-year top on expectations of tightening stocks
Corn futures up, wheat retreats
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures resumed their rally on Friday after a light setback a day earlier, climbing to 6-1/2-year highs on signs of fresh export demand and […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat prices very likely to increase
Increases seen tied to rising U.S. corn
MarketsFarm — Two Alberta traders believe strong feed grain prices will continue to push higher over the next week of January, with much of the upswing tied to the rise […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures ease off six-year highs
New USDA reports awaited
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Thursday for the first time in seven sessions, pausing after concerns about dry weather in South America and export disruption in […] Read more