Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday for the third time in four sessions on expectations that the government will cut its U.S. crop yield estimate in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as USDA report looms, soyoil rallies
U.S. grains: Corn rises to one-week high on exports
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to a one-week high on Thursday on bargain buying and improving export demand, although gains were limited by reports of higher-than-anticipated U.S. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat falls to contract lows on technical selling
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell to contract lows on Tuesday as technical selling pressure dragged prices lower for a fifth straight session. Chart-based selling accelerated as prices […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat on Brazil rains, technical selling
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures turned lower on Monday on forecasts for crop-boosting rains in some areas of Brazil and as technical selling and month-end positioning weighed on […] Read more
Soaring river freight hits U.S. farmers
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers are running out of options for their just-harvested corn and soybeans as delays on the Mississippi River, the main conduit for crops to export […] Read more
ADM, Cargill still pursue Syngenta over corn rejections
Chicago | Reuters — Syngenta moved closer to putting a troubled biotech corn seed launch behind it with a US$1.5 billion settlement with farmers this week, but grain traders who […] Read more
Strong beef demand lifts Cargill profit for quarter
Chicago | Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill reported a 14 per cent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday as strong beef demand and ample supplies of cattle lifted earnings […] Read more
Bunge leaves door open to selling itself
Reuters — Bunge Ltd. kept the door open on Wednesday to a sale of the company as it reported a 34 per cent drop in quarterly earnings and cut its […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle mostly firm on short covering
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly higher on Friday, lifted by end-of-week short covering following a decline to nine-month lows a day earlier, traders […] Read more
Harvey’s floods scatter cattle in Texas, swamp cotton fields
Chicago | Reuters — South Texas ranchers are scrambling to relocate cattle from massive flooding spawned by Tropical Storm Harvey, with many hauling livestock up to the north of the […] Read more