* Large U.S. corn, soybean harvest weighs on prices
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GRAINS-Corn, soybeans ease on profit-taking, big U.S. harvest
U.S. Cash Grains-Corn bids jump on demand, lower barge freight
Nov 20 (Reuters) - Corn cash basis bids were firm at U.S. Midwest river terminals and ethanol plants early on Wednesday, lifted by lower futures, a slow pace of farmer sales and a downturn in shipping costs on the region's waterways, grain merchants said. * The corn basis gained 9 to 10 cents per bushel
Israeli agri-tech firm aims for big boost in crop yields without GMOs
An Israeli enterprise which aims to boost global crop yields without the aid of genetic modification will sow its first commercial seeds within three years, the company pioneering the technique has told Reuters. Seed technology firm Kaiima Bio-Agritech says it has developed a way to greatly speed up the multiplication of the genome of crops,
China could return to corn imports
They may have slowed their purchasing pace lately as agronomists and trade officials awaited greater clarity on domestic and U.S. production potential, but Chinese corn importers may soon be forced to resume buying activity after the spread between key interior prices and U.S. export corn has widened sharply recently. Questions over domestic production potential coupled
Big supplies still sit heavy on canola values
Weekly grain market report for week ending Nov. 15
ICE Futures Canada canola held rangebound for the most part during the week ended Nov. 15, but dropped sharply on Friday to settle with losses overall. The January contract tested the psychological $500-per-tonne level a couple of times during the week, but never managed to settle above that chart point. A firmer tone in the
Past and future collide as Mexico fights over GMO corn
After pioneering the cultivation of corn thousands of years ago, Mexico must overcome the weight of history to give the go-ahead to allow genetically modified strains into its fields. Religion, culture and science are competing for primacy in the debate on how acceptable corn produced by genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is in a country where
REFILE-GRAINS-Corn firms, extends 2-day gains to 1.5 pct on bargain-buying
(Removes extraneous word from headline) SYDNEY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures rose for the second straight session on Wednesday, extending gains to more than 1.5 percent on technical-buying and bargain-hunting after prices hit a three-year low the day before. FUNDAMENTALS * Chicago Board of Trade December corn climbed 0.18 percent to $4.18-1/2 a
U.S. Cash Grains-Corn, soy bids mostly flat; barge freight falls
Nov 19 (Reuters) - Spot cash basis bids for corn and soybeans held mostly steady on Tuesday in the U.S. Midwest interior and farmer sales remained light, dealers said. * Producers remain reluctant to sell much of their record-large corn harvest, but the threat of a drop in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures below
GRAINS-Technical sales, S. American crop prospects push soy lower
* Corn close to flat after hitting lowest since Aug 2010 * Egypt deal supports wheat; no U.S. supply in purchase * Soybeans trading below 200-day moving average (Updates with U.S. trading, adds new analyst quote, dateline, byline) By Mark Weinraub CHICAGO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures dropped 1.2 percent on Tuesday, pressured
U.S. Cash Grains-Corn firm on river, soy mixed
Nov 19 (Reuters) - Corn spot basis bids were firm at U.S. Midwest river terminals early on Tuesday, bolstered by lower barge freight rates and a drop in futures to fresh three-year lows that made the grain more competitive in global export markets, dealers said. * Soybean bids also firmed along the Illinois River, while
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