Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures slid on Monday on favourable U.S. planting weather coupled with struggling crude oil prices that continue to pressure demand for corn-based ethanol, analysts […] Read more
U.S. grains: Active planting weighs on corn
Chicago wheat hits lowest level since March 19
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat stabilizes
Corn steady after lows; soybeans continue to slip
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rose on Friday, as traders wrestled with conflicting signals — from concerns over export demand of U.S. crops to the potential of weather […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed on hopes of economic reopening
'We're producing too many pigs for our demand'
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live and feeder cattle futures ended mixed on Friday, with nearby contracts pressured by coronavirus-related disruptions at packing plants, while hopes for a reopening of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat slumps after Egypt again passes on U.S. product
Soybeans slip on low exports, livestock feed worries
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures retreated on Thursday as worries over favourable weather dissipated and demand concerns resurfaced after top importer Egypt passed on U.S. wheat in a […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall further on coronavirus demand risks
Wheat slides as U.S. crop ratings hold steady
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures slid lower on Tuesday as fears of demand destruction for livestock feed due the closure of several U.S. meat packing plants hung over […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans drop as livestock markets drag soymeal lower
Wheat eases on global supply; corn unfazed by crude oil deal
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell more than one per cent on Monday in the market’s steepest drop in 1-1/2 weeks, as livestock processing plant closures that impact […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat climb on currency
Corn rises and falls with oil
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean and wheat futures on Thursday posted their biggest gains in two weeks, as a falling U.S. dollar made exports more attractive against South American […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn slumps as ethanol production hits decade low
Improved U.S. wheat crop ratings raise expectations of bumper supplies
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures slumped on Wednesday, giving up part of the previous session’s gains, as the U.S. government reported the U.S. ethanol industry saw a near-decade […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn rally sputters, wheat slides on growing conditions
Soybeans up, eyes on South American crop
Chicago | Reuters — A rally in Chicago corn futures on Tuesday that was buoyed by a run-up in the energy market sputtered by day’s end as crude oil prices […] Read more
Canadian, U.S. farms face crop losses on foreign worker delays
Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Mandatory coronavirus quarantines of seasonal foreign workers in Canada could hurt that country’s fruit and vegetable output this year, and travel problems related to the pandemic […] Read more