Grains fell for a third straight session on Thursday on mild relief from the severe drought in the U.S. Midwest farm belt, raising questions if the biggest two-month rally in […] Read more
Grain prices in 3-day retreat; has rally paused or peaked?
Drought rally retreats, losses pared by end-user buying
U.S. grains fell on Wednesday as investors cashed in profits after a blistering rally, but losses narrowed at the close by more than half as end users purchased grain and […] Read more
Corn continues rally, wheat pulls back
Corn futures fell after rising to new contract highs on Tuesday on month-end profit taking, with the spot contract rising 20 per cent for the month to post the biggest […] Read more
Corn and soy prices heading for big monthly gain
U.S. soybeans rallied nearly 3 per cent on Monday on fears that the crippling U.S. drought would further shrink the crop in the world’s top grains exporter. The rally pushed […] Read more
U.S. corn, soy hit record highs, stir food crisis fear
Corn and soybeans soared to record highs on Thursday as the worsening drought in the U.S. farm belt stirred fears of a food crisis, with prices coming off peaks after […] Read more
U.S. soybeans rally to record high as drought fears mount
U.S. soybeans rallied to a record high Wednesday on fears that the worst drought in 56 years, which has devastated the corn crop, will now turn on soybeans as forecasts […] Read more
U.S. corn ends flat, but tracks $8 amid drought
Corn futures ended flat on Tuesday as investors took profits after updated forecasts raised the chance of rain in the eastern U.S. Midwest, but an expanding drought in the world’s […] Read more
U.S. cattle herd at 60-year low
The U.S. cattle herd has shrunk for the fifth straight year to a 60-year low, a government report showed on Friday, as a devastating drought and record high feed costs […] Read more
Bull run in U.S. cattle may lose steam, for now
Texas rancher Jim Selman is on the verge of going out of the cattle business, a victim of one of the worst droughts since the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. […] Read more
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