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CBOT May 2020 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat slide with financial markets

Drop in oil prices adds pressure on corn

By GFM Network News March 6, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures fell on Friday as the spread of the new coronavirus triggered broad selling in commodities and equities. Wall Street tumbled as fears of economic damage intensified with the global tally of cases crossing 100,000. Financial markets view the virus, which causes a flu-like illness, as the […] Read more

The Big River Resources ethanol plant at West Burlington, Iowa, about 120 km southwest of Davenport. (Steven Vaughn photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Reuters

Trump’s ag department sets 30 per cent biofuel goal for 2050

By GFM Network News February 20, 2020

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday announced a goal for biofuels to make up 30 per cent of U.S. transportation fuels by 2050, a move that could bolster an industry that has been otherwise battered by the Trump administration. Refineries are currently required to blend 20.09 billion gallons of biofuel […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Ethanol woes spur new feed focus for Green Plains

Biofuel maker to reinvent itself as DDGS-based feed maker

By GFM Network News February 11, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Green Plains Inc., one of the biggest U.S. ethanol producers, is planning to flip its business model upside down to survive a crash in prices for the corn-based fuel. The company will invest some $400 million in the next two to three years at its 13 plants to make high-protein, corn-based […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: 2019 ends on high note

By GFM Network News January 8, 2020

MarketsFarm — Despite a number of tough challenges in 2019, one broker at the Chicago Board of Trade said the year ended on a high note. “For what we went through with China this whole year, this trade war, you had corn, wheat and soybeans close higher for the year on Dec. 31,” said Scott […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

White House to stick with 2020 biofuel plan, despite farmer objections

By GFM Network News December 18, 2019

New York | Reuters — The Trump administration plans to stick with its proposed 2020 biofuel blending requirements, the White House said on Wednesday, despite anger among farmers that the plan does too little for corn growers. The decision could undermine President Donald Trump’s support among farmers, an important constituency in the November 2020 election. […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Grains, oilseeds not included in Greens’ plans for biofuel

By GFM Network News October 20, 2019

The federal Green Party’s plan to move Canada to zero emissions by 2050 supports the near-term use of plant-based biofuels — “but not from food that could otherwise feed Canadians.” Ahead of Monday’s federal election, the party released a climate action plan dubbed “Mission: Possible” that would ban the use of internal combustion engines in […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Trump administration proposes plan to raise biofuels use, EPA says

By GFM Network News October 15, 2019

New York | Reuters — The Trump administration, in an effort to mend fences with the powerful U.S. corn lobby, proposed a new formula on Tuesday to boost biofuels demand — but the proposal instead only provoked more consternation from the industry. Corn and soybean farmers have been angered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s […] Read more

The Andersons’ ethanol plant at Denison, Iowa. (AndersonsEthanol.com)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Trump’s EPA promises biofuel boost, angers Big Oil

By GFM Network News October 5, 2019

Washington/New York | Reuters — The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a plan to boost U.S. biofuels consumption starting next year to help struggling farmers, a move that cheered the agriculture industry but triggered a backlash from Big Oil. The plan would require an unspecified increase in the amount of ethanol that oil refiners must […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn falls; wheat, soy rise

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News October 4, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dropped on Friday while soybeans and wheat edged higher in muted trading as investors waited for the U.S. government’s monthly update to harvest projections. Corn futures remained under pressure from profit-taking after prices jumped to a seven-week high on Tuesday. The market shrugged off long-awaited news that the […] Read more

CBOT December 2019 corn (candlesticks) and November 2019 soybeans (yellow line). (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. dollar, weather hurt prices

By GFM Network News September 25, 2019

MarketsFarm — Growing strength in the U.S. dollar has hurt commodity prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to Terry Reilly, grains analyst for Futures International in Chicago. The impetus for the gain was comments from U.S. President Donald Trump, who remarked a trade deal with China could come sooner rather than later. […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat slide with financial markets

Trump’s ag department sets 30 per cent biofuel goal for 2050

Ethanol woes spur new feed focus for Green Plains

CBOT weekly outlook: 2019 ends on high note

White House to stick with 2020 biofuel plan, despite farmer objections

Grains, oilseeds not included in Greens’ plans for biofuel

Trump administration proposes plan to raise biofuels use, EPA says

Trump’s EPA promises biofuel boost, angers Big Oil

U.S. grains: Corn falls; wheat, soy rise

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. dollar, weather hurt prices

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