Reuters — Global agricultural commodities trader Bunge said continued conflict in Ukraine and stinging sanctions on Russia could have an “adverse effect” on its operations in the breadbasket region. Bunge and rival agribusinesses ADM and Cargill suspended operations in Ukraine last week after Russia invaded its neighbour. But none have stopped their business in Russia
Bunge says sanctions may have ‘adverse effect’ on Russian operations
U.S. grains: Wheat limit down as Ukraine conflict assessed
Corn off eight-month peak, soybeans off 9-1/2-year top
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures tumbled on Friday in a profit-taking setback after peaking earlier at the highest level since mid-2008 as investors turned back to equities and traders assessed potential disruption to supplies from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Corn eased from Thursday’s eight-month peak, while soybeans slipped from a 9-1/2-year top in
U.S. grains: Wheat limit up after Russia invades Ukraine
Soyoil futures hit all-time high on vegoil supply concerns
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures spiked by their daily trading limit on Thursday to their highest since mid-2012 and corn futures touched eight-month peaks after Russian forces attacked Ukraine, exacerbating worries over global grain supplies. Soyoil futures notched an all-time high on concerns about global vegetable oil supplies amid conflict in the major
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tumble on profit-taking
Rising feed costs pressure cattle futures
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended down sharply on Wednesday in a profit-taking setback following seven sessions of gains that took actively-traded nearby months to contract highs. A bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cold storage report on Tuesday showed larger frozen pork supplies, including a 17 per cent month-over-month
U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans touch nine-year peaks
Concerns about disrupted Black Sea region exports lift markets
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to a more than nine-year peak on Wednesday and corn notched a fresh eight-month high as escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions threatened to disrupt supplies from the key Black Sea grain-exporting region. Soybean futures rallied to a 9-1/2 year peak as the conflict also put Black Sea sunflower oil
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rise again on tight supplies
Rough weather on Plains supports live cattle futures
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed to fresh highs on Tuesday in a seventh straight session of gains, lifted by strong domestic demand and tight supplies of hogs. Broader commodities market gains added support to hogs as concerns about a Russian invasion of Ukraine hammered equities markets and fueled worries
U.S. grains: Rising Russia-Ukraine tensions stoke rallies
Most-active CBOT wheat books biggest daily jump in 3-1/2 years
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures surged six per cent on Tuesday in the steepest daily jump in 3-1/2 years while corn rallied three per cent on worries that an escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine could disrupt grain flows from the key Black Sea export region. Soybeans climbed to a
Bayer rolling out short corn variety tolerant of weather extremes
Reuters — Global farm chemicals and seeds maker Bayer will launch a corn variety in the United States next year that it says will better tolerate heavy winds associated with climate change, estimating future sales in North America as high as one billion euros. The corn, which grows one-third shorter than current varieties, will be
Farmers test microbes to nourish crops as climate pressure grows, costs rise
Soil biologicals are getting a lot of attention — and research money — in the past couple of years
Reuters – Tech companies are raising hundreds of millions of dollars, including backing from agriculture heavyweights like Bayer AG, in developing farm products that use living things like microbes and seaweed to nourish crops and lessen the need for synthetic fertilizer. Microbes, including fungi and viruses, have been available for decades as treatments to protect
ADM profit up on strong biofuel demand and ethanol margins
Reuters – Global grain trader Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. reported a jump of nearly 14 per cent in fourth-quarter earnings as rising biofuel demand and strong ethanol margins helped to boost operating profit at its carbohydrate solutions division. High energy and grain costs, however, clipped earnings at the corn-processing unit, as well as its core ag services
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