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U.S. grains: Wheat down on weak export demand

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen October 18, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell for a third straight day on Wednesday, pressured by plentiful global supplies and strong competition for export business, especially from Russia, traders said. Corn fell, following wheat, and soybeans also declined after a choppy session. Chicago Board of Trade December wheat settled down 4-3/4 cents at $4.30

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures ease, soy firms

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub August 16, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank to contract lows on Wednesday as ample global supplies provided overseas buyers with cheaper alternatives to U.S. offerings in export deals, traders said. Corn futures also were lower, pressured by the drop in wheat as well as good weather for crop development across the

Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)

Crops, Markets

Egypt court ruling revives row over ergot in wheat

By GFM Network News June 22, 2017

Cairo | Reuters — A court that ordered the suspension of Egypt’s food inspection system based its ruling in part on the quarantine service’s right to ban grain imports with any trace of the ergot fungus, raising the possibility the contested rule could be restored. The government’s new food inspection system simplified trade after a

Crops

Egypt’s wheat imports again uncertain as ergot ban looms

By GFM Network News, Maha El Dahan June 6, 2017

Cairo | Reuters — An Egyptian court has decided to reinstate a zero tolerance policy on common grain fungus ergot, lawyers on the case told Reuters on Tuesday, plunging trade with the world’s largest wheat importer back into uncertainty. Egypt last year scrapped a ban on ergot in grain imports after it effectively halted purchase

Beef cattle, Livestock

JBS suspends Brazil beef output amid import bans

By GFM Network News March 23, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s biggest meatpacking company, announced on Thursday it had suspended beef production at 33 of its 36 Brazilian plants amid the corruption scandal that has caused some of the country’s biggest export markets to ban Brazilian meats. Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said a police investigation, which

Crops, Markets

Speculation shrouds grain demand, rejections from Egypt

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus March 17, 2017

CNS Canada — Egypt, the world’s biggest buyer of wheat, rejected three cargoes of the grain last week — its first rejections since it overhauled its inspection system and relaxed its import policy last fall. Three cargoes of wheat — two Russian, one Argentinian — purchased by Egyptian grain buyer GASC were rejected last week

Crops

Egyptians protest over fears of bread subsidy cuts

By GFM Network News March 7, 2017

Alexandria, Egypt | Reuters — Hundreds of Egyptians protested around the country on Tuesday, blocking roads and surrounding government offices, after a change to the way bread rations are managed raised fears that the government was cutting food subsidies by the back door. Bread subsidies are an explosive issue in Egypt, where more than 70

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn gain on short-covering

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer October 25, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures were narrowly higher on Tuesday as traders covered short positions after prices for each crop fell to the lowest levels in more than a week. The dollar reversed lower after a nine-month high against a basket of currencies, further underpinning grain prices, as a weaker dollar

Crops

Egypt stocks up on strategic commodities ahead of devaluation

By GFM Network News, Maha El Dahan October 5, 2016

Cairo/Abu Dhabi | Reuters –– Egypt said it plans to build a six-month reserve of essential food items, adding to other recent purchases of commodities such as oil and wheat, in what traders said was a move to build up stocks ahead of a currency devaluation. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said late on Tuesday the

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Harvest pressure, profit-taking pull down corn, soy

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub September 21, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Thursday, pressured by profit-taking after a streak of gains and by weakness on the cash market, traders said. Wheat futures rose slightly, with short-covering supporting prices. Wheat also received support from the Egyptian government’s decision to reverse its zero-tolerance policy on the common grain

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

Federal budget shows remaining disconnect between agriculture, policymakers, panelists say

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue downward

Tag Archives Egypt

U.S. grains: Wheat down on weak export demand

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures ease, soy firms

Egypt court ruling revives row over ergot in wheat

Egypt’s wheat imports again uncertain as ergot ban looms

JBS suspends Brazil beef output amid import bans

Speculation shrouds grain demand, rejections from Egypt

Egyptians protest over fears of bread subsidy cuts

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn gain on short-covering

Egypt stocks up on strategic commodities ahead of devaluation

U.S. grains: Harvest pressure, profit-taking pull down corn, soy

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