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CBOT July 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn firms as rains stall planting

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Monday, hitting the highest point in a week as wet weather across much of the U.S. Midwest and forecasts for continued rains this week threatened to prolong spring planting delays. Soybeans were lower on sluggish U.S. exports, abundant global supplies and worries that delayed corn seeding […] Read more
File photo of a soybean plantation in Brazil. (Mailson Pignata/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops

Brazil urges China to improve GMO approvals

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Brasilia | Reuters –– Brazil Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo said on Thursday that the country must work with China to reduce non-tariff barriers to agriculture trade, including improving the process for genetically modified goods. Brazil is the world’s largest exporter of soybeans, the vast majority of which are genetically modified organisms (GMO). Many newer GMOs, […] Read more
CBOT July 2019 corn (candlesticks), with July 2019 soybeans (green line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Bear market aches for bull news

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MarketsFarm –– The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) is currently a bear-market, according to broker Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers. “It’s like the markets are saying ‘Show me something, we’ll take anything,’ but the bears are winning,” he said, noting there has been almost no news to drive the market in a bullish manner. […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

JBS predicts profits will be stronger this year

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Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA executives said Friday the Brazilian meat company will deliver higher earnings in 2019 on strong demand for beef in the U.S. and Australia as well as growing Chinese demand for various proteins. Still, first-quarter results will reflect lower cattle availability in the U.S. due to rains and a […] Read more
A highway in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Each year, many highways in the state see high volumes of truck traffic as they move to get grains to port.
News

Road and rail investments considered in Brazil

Five exporters are considering a joint venture to tackle logjams that slow export deliveries

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Sao Paulo | Reuters – The world’s big four agriculture traders and Brazilian rival Amaggi could make a joint bid to operate a road connecting Brazil’s grain belt to northern ports, while also considering an investment in a parallel railway, said the firm that conducted a study on the potential venture. Archer Daniels Midland Co. […] Read more
CBOT May 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on hefty supplies, trade worries

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped to a four-month low on Wednesday on concern about the slow pace of U.S.-China trade talks, due to resume this week in Beijing, as harvesting of a bumper South American soy crop accelerates. Soybeans were further pressured by positioning ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) acreage […] Read more
CBOT May 2019 wheat with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat posts steepest weekly decline in half a year

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat prices fell on Friday and posted their steepest weekly decline since late August as technical selling and competitive global supplies pressured prices. Soybean and corn prices rose, rebounding from earlier losses, but gains were capped on concerns surrounding strong export competition. The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board […] Read more

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