Projected corn acres at the lower end of trade expectations was the most notable news after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Stocks reports on March 28.
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CBOT Weekly: Markets react to USDA reports
U.S. grains: Corn and soy fall on positioning ahead of USDA reports
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean futures ticked down on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) quarterly grain stocks and prospective plantings reports due on Thursday.
Feed Grain Weekly: Barley prices up weeks before seeding
Southern Alberta is seeing a slight bump up in feed barley prices, according to one trader.
Mexico delays glyphosate ban as substitute sought
Ban part of controversial plan to reduce reliance on GMO corn for human consumption
Mexico said it would delay a ban on the use of the herbicide glyphosate after it was unable to identify a substitute, rolling back a commitment that is part of a larger plan to reduce consumption of genetically-modified corn.
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans ease ahead of USDA reports
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures fell on Tuesday in technical trading, as large Russian supplies, a strong dollar and fading Chinese demand also weighed on the market, analysts said.
Rising U.S.-Chinese tensions raise concerns about trade
Market observers point to moves over the past few years by China and the West to disengage
Glacier FarmMedia – The trade relationship between China and the United States is deteriorating and poses a threat for U.S. farmers, say analysts. “They are shifting away from the United States rather than sending their money here,” StoneX chief economist Arlan Suderman said during a live taping of the U.S. Farm Report at the 2024
U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Black Sea tensions, but off three-week peak
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures settled up on Monday, but fell short of the three-week high that prices hit early in session.
U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on profit taking; wheat climbs
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell more than one per cent on Friday to below $12 a bushel on profit taking a day after the benchmark contract neared a two-month high as farmer soy sales and the dollar's surge added to bearish sentiment, analysts said.
EU plans to hit Russia, Belarus grain imports with tariffs
Commission aims to curb Russian income, prevent market distortions, placate farmers
The European Commission proposed on Friday imposing tariffs on imports of grain from Russia and Belarus in an attempt to prevent Moscow and its ally from distorting EU markets and placate farmers who have protested for months over cheap imports.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures set 2-month top; corn, wheat inch higher
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures surged to a two-month high on Thursday as worries about threatening weather in Argentina triggered speculative buying and short-covering, analysts said, but the market pared gains after the rally spurred a round of farmer sales.
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