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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.
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U.S. government to pay $15 minimum per acre to farmers hurt by China trade war

By GFM Network News July 23, 2019

Washington | Reuters – The U.S. government will pay farmers hurt by President Donald Trump’s trade war with China a minimum of $15 per acre under an aid package to be unveiled before the end of this week, Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Tuesday. “We’ll have information for you before the week ends,” he told […] Read more

CBOT December 2019 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Market stuck in range until acreage report

By GFM Network News July 17, 2019

MarketsFarm — Until the U.S. Department of Agriculture issues its next acreage report, expect the Chicago Board of Trade to remain stuck within a range, a trader said. “Until the August report and the USDA verifies the plenty of preventative planting acres, and if August happens to be hot and dry side, I can expect […] Read more

Delmar Commodities’ Jordan Mills soybean crush plant at Roland, Man., about 25 km north of Winkler. (DelmarCommodities.com)

Crops, Soybeans

Manitoba grain firm Delmar Commodities on the block

By Glacier FarmMedia staff, GFM Network News July 8, 2019

Delmar Commodities is set to be sold to Ceres Global Ag, an integrated commodity group with operations throughout North America. The Winkler, Man. grain, oilseed and processing firm was founded by Martin Harder in 1995 from castoff elevators during the grain sector’s consolidation push at the time. Harder left the firm in 2010, selling his […] Read more

CBOT September 2019 soybeans (candlesticks) compared to September corn (line). (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report leaves trade unsteady

By GFM Network News July 3, 2019

MarketsFarm — Chicago Board of Trade markets were volatile following Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture’s acreage report, which saw more corn acres and fewer soybeans than expected. “We had a sharp break, but now we’re starting to recover a bit,” said Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc. in Illinois. USDA’s next world agriculture supply and […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Spring Wheat

CBOT weekly outlook: Bullish U.S. Midwest weather story not over

By GFM Network News June 19, 2019

MarketsFarm — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade may have run into some profit-taking resistance, but underlying concerns over wet fields and lost acres should keep the general uptrend in place heading through the summer. “I don’t think this weather story is anywhere near over,” said Preston Zacharias of CHS Hedging’s […] Read more

A crenellated walkway on top of the Great Wall of China. (Cia.gov)

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Canada frets about potential Chinese crackdown on more exports

By GFM Network News June 6, 2019

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday he was concerned that China could broaden its crackdown on Canada’s exports, and that he might seek a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month. China has already blocked imports of Canadian canola seed and looks set to boost customs examinations […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 soybeans (candlestick chart) compared to July 2019 soybeans (orange line chart). (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather, trade wars keep futures volatile

By GFM Network News June 5, 2019

MarketsFarm — Extended durations of wet spring weather continue to buoy prices on the Chicago Board of Trade — and price volatility will remain high based on long-term weather forecasts. “Whenever you’re in a weather problem phase, volatility tends to increase,” explained Terry Reilly, a grains analyst with Futures International. Currently, soybeans are trading around […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 soybeans, with July 2019 corn (orange line). (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Planting report spurs farmer selling

By GFM Network News May 29, 2019

MarketsFarm — Soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are trying to play catch-up in what has become a weather market, according to Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. Corn planting in the U.S. was far behind its five-year average due to persistent wet conditions, he said, and that created the scenario of U.S. farmers […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade volatile ahead of USDA announcement

By GFM Network News May 22, 2019

MarketsFarm — The Chicago Board of Trade saw “a wild ride of volatility” on Wednesday, following rumours of a U.S. Department of Agriculture farm aid package that could top US$15 billion. The package would include payments of about $2 per bushel for soybeans and four cents per bushel for corn, according to Bloomberg. An official […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

U.S. to favour soybeans in trade war aid for farmers

By GFM Network News May 21, 2019

Washington/Chicago | Reuters — The Trump administration is considering direct payments to U.S. farmers of $2 per bushel for soybeans as part of an aid package to offset the trade war with China, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, an offer that could encourage more soy planting despite record supplies. China is the world’s top soybean importer, […] Read more

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Soybeans

U.S. government to pay $15 minimum per acre to farmers hurt by China trade war

CBOT weekly outlook: Market stuck in range until acreage report

Manitoba grain firm Delmar Commodities on the block

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report leaves trade unsteady

CBOT weekly outlook: Bullish U.S. Midwest weather story not over

Canada frets about potential Chinese crackdown on more exports

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather, trade wars keep futures volatile

CBOT weekly outlook: Planting report spurs farmer selling

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade volatile ahead of USDA announcement

U.S. to favour soybeans in trade war aid for farmers

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