Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures hit multi-year highs on Thursday as concerns about tightening global grain supplies triggered short-covering and fund-driven buying, analysts said. Nearby […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn highest since 2013
Soy tops US$15, wheat over US$7 on supply fears
U.S. grains: Soybean futures drop as soyoil crumbles
Corn, wheat futures also weak
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.5 per cent on Monday, led lower by the soyoil market’s decline to its lowest in nearly six weeks on bearish data […] Read more
Dairy sector adjusts to butter debate fallout lessons
Now that the rhetoric around butter hardness has settled down, farmers look to managing without palm fat supplements, while research continues
As the Buttergate social furor and ensuing questions around transparency settles into a dull roar, where does dairy go from here? “What this conversation is about is – what is […] Read more
U.S. grains: Storms forecast for Plains drive wheat to one-month low
Corn up, soybeans down, soymeal drops
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures extended losses on Friday, touching a one-month low as rain and snow forecast for dry parts of the U.S. Plains improved production prospects, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat down on forecasts for Plains moisture
CBOT soybeans and corn both end higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a one-month low on Thursday, pressured by forecasts for welcome moisture in the southern U.S. Plains crop belt that should boost […] Read more
Editorial: A tempest in a butter wrapper
I pondered whether to add more copy to the head-scratching and manufactured debate over palm fat in dairy nutrition and the subsequent effects on butter hardness, but I think the […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn is the leader
MarketsFarm — Over the last week at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn has been leading soybeans, while wheat has been lacking good exports, according to Ryan Ettner, broker […] Read more
Cream of Wheat maker to buy Crisco line from Smucker
Shortening, cooking oil brand goes to B+G Foods
The U.S. company behind the Crisco brand of cooking oils and shortenings is selling that product line to the maker of Cream of Wheat cereal and Green Giant vegetables. New […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola rebounds on U.S. futures support
MarketsFarm — After a week of steady losses canola prices surged back Wednesday, catching ample spillover support from the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). That support in turn was derived […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola could break out of range
MarketsFarm — With canola now near the top end of its range, prices could break out of being rangebound in the next several days, according to an analyst. Canola has […] Read more