A farmers' lobby in Brazil is seeking to end a two-decade-long agreement that forbids grain traders from buying soybeans from farms on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest, claiming the deal has created an uneven playing field.
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Brazil farmer lobby asks to lift soybean ban from deforested Amazon rainforest
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola could enter narrow range
Soyoil, loonie, StatCan report among supportive factors
As the turnaround in canola continued, analyst said there are three factors underpinning the swing upward. David Derwin, commodities futures advisor for Ventum Financial in Winnipeg, pointed to the gains made by soyoil futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, the weakening of the Canadian dollar, and the reduction in the canola harvest made by Statistics Canada.
CBOT Weekly: WASDE report brings surprise cut to corn
A larger-than-expected cut to corn carryout in the USDA's monthly WASDE report on Dec. 10 affected prices at the Chicago Board of Trade.
U.S. grains: CBOT corn reaches highest level since June on decline in US stockpiles
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures jumped to a five-and-a-half month high on Tuesday, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed domestic corn supply forecast by more than the market had expected.
USDA adjusts world, Canadian canola/rapeseed data
Lowers world, Canadian production
The United States Department of Agriculture made a number of revisions to its data for canola/rapeseed in its monthly world oilseed report. On a particular note, the USDA cut its production estimate for Canada, the world's top producer of the oilseed.
USDA cuts corn ending stocks estimate, soybeans unchanged
Corn ending stocks in the United States will be tighter than earlier projections due to increased exports and demand from ethanol producers, according to updated supply/demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Dec. 10. The projected wheat carryout was also revised lower, while soybean stocks were unchanged.
U.S. grains: CBOT soybean futures ease, corn turns higher ahead of USDA report
Chicago soybean futures dropped on Monday on expectations for a hefty South American crop, while corn futures rose as traders anticipated world supply and demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will show smaller U.S. stockpiles.
U.S. grains: Corn rises on technical buying, soy and wheat end mixed
U.S. corn futures climbed on Friday to the highest in five months on a continuous chart, supported by technical buying and strong U.S. export sales.
South American farmers hail Mercosur-EU deal, wary of fine print
South America's agricultural sector, a key source of global food, celebrated on Friday as the regional Mercosur bloc and the European Union struck a free trade agreement, though farmers said they wanted to see the small print of the deal.
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise in vegoils rally after Canada cuts canola crop
U.S. soybean futures firmed on Thursday, led by strong gains in soyoil as a smaller-than-anticipated canola harvest outlook in Canada stoked worries about tightening global vegetable oil supplies.
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