Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose nearly 4 percent on Thursday on hopes for easing tensions between the United States and China after President Donald Trump said trade […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on export hopes after Trump, Xi talk trade
U.S. grains: Soy sinks to one-month low on lagging exports, big supply
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures slid to the lowest point in a month on Monday under pressure from a record-large U.S. harvest and dim export prospects due to […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle slip from 3-week high in technical setback
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Thursday in a technical-selling and profit-taking setback after scaling to three-week highs the previous day. Strengthening cash beef […] Read more
ABCD quartet of grain traders partner to digitize global trades
Chicago | Reuters – The world’s four largest agribusinesses are working together to standardize and digitize international grain trades using technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence, the companies announced […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end limit-up on African swine fever jitters
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures surged on Wednesday as concerns about the spread of African swine fever, particularly in China, fueled buying that took some […] Read more
Damaged soybean crop hits farmers reeling from U.S.-China trade war
U.S. soy farmers are feeling the effects of a double whammy
Reuters – A rain-damaged soybean harvest in the United States Mississippi Delta region is heaping more pain on farmers already suffering from a damaging trade war between the U.S. and […] Read more
U.S. grains: Crop forecasts lift corn, soy for second day
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a second straight session on Friday on short-covering and follow-through buying after a government report the prior day forecast a smaller-than-expected […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-week high on USDA’s surprise yield cut
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped more than 1 percent to a seven-week high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unexpectedly cut its yield forecast […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans slump on big harvest, trade war worries
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for a second day on Wednesday, shedding more than one per cent on expectations of a bumper U.S. crop and concerns about […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy sinks on hefty supply, China trade worries
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures retreated on Tuesday as the market braced for an anticipated increase in the government’s 2018 harvest forecast and amid concerns of a prolonged […] Read more