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The U.S. and China trade war has upset the calm of what were seen as traditional markets in 2018.

Grain marketing in the age of global politics

The world market picture this fall is very different from last November

By Brian Wittal September 25, 2019

Nine months from the start of 2019, our market prospects have changed. It’s easy to say that back in November of 2018, we should have priced more grain for delivery this fall. Last November, markets were holding steady at decent levels, buyer demand was good and grain quality was decent. There was nothing to suggest […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Trump trade-war aid sows frustration in farm country

By GFM Network News September 13, 2019

Rochester, Minnesota | Reuters — The U.S. government is paying Texas cotton farmer J. Walt Hagood US$145 an acre for losses related to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies. But Minnesota soybean farmer Betsy Jensen will get just US$35 an acre. Both farmers’ sales have taken heavy blows in Trump’s trade war with China. Neither […] Read more

The USDA building in Washington, D.C. (Art Wager/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Farmer’s threat prompts USDA to pull staff from crop tour

By GFM Network News August 21, 2019

Henry County/Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday it had pulled all staff from an annual crop tour after an employee was threatened, and three sources said the threat came over the phone from an angry farmer. Farmers have complained this month that a government crop report did not reflect damage […] Read more

Prairie grain handler G3, in which Bunge is a joint-venture owner, marked the grand opening of a new elevator at Maidstone in western Saskatchewan on Aug. 14. (G3.ca)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Bunge CEO looks to avoid ‘stroke-of-the-pen’ risk in ongoing trade war

By GFM Network News August 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — A year removed from a losing bet that the U.S.-China trade war would be promptly resolved, global grains trader Bunge is facing an even more uncertain business environment, with a new CEO determined not to get burned again. Gregory Heckman, who joined Bunge’s board late last year and took on the […] Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a question as he speaks to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, March 29, 2019. Trump has faulted China for not making good on promises to buy more American agricultural products. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

Reuters

Trump threatens new tariffs as U.S.-China trade tensions spike again

By GFM Network News August 1, 2019

Washington | Reuters – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to impose a 10 percent tariff on a remaining $300 billion list of Chinese imports starting Sept. 1, after U.S. and Chinese negotiators failed to kickstart trade talks between the world’s two largest economies. The levies – which would hit a wide swath of […] Read more

Ethanol traders expect companies to start announcing output cuts soon. Photo: Getty Images

Reuters

U.S. ethanol industry nearing breaking point: Green Plains CEO

By GFM Network News July 29, 2019

New York | Reuters – The U.S. ethanol industry is about to break under the weight of the Trump Administration’s trade war with China and the surge in the number of small refineries exempted from the nation’s biofuel laws, said Todd Becker, CEO of Green Plains. The U.S. ethanol industry was preparing for growth in […] Read more

A cargo ship is loaded with Brazilian soybeans bound for China. (Photo: Reuters/Paulo Whitaker)

Reuters, Soybeans

China’s soy crushers in no rush to buy from U.S.

By GFM Network News July 24, 2019

Beijing | Reuters – Despite the carrot of a potential exemption from import tariffs, Chinese soybean crushers are unlikely to buy in bulk from the United States any time soon as they grapple with poor margins and longer-term doubts about Sino-U.S. trade relations, people familiar with the matter said. China imposed a 25 per cent […] Read more

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.
Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts/File

Reuters, Soybeans

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

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

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy sinks to decade low as China trade war escalates

By GFM Network News May 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures sank to their lowest prices in more than a decade on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump said he was in no hurry to sign a deal to end the trade war with Beijing, a dispute that has slashed U.S. exports of the oilseed to China. Wheat futures […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

Tag Archives trade war

Grain marketing in the age of global politics

Trump trade-war aid sows frustration in farm country

Farmer’s threat prompts USDA to pull staff from crop tour

Bunge CEO looks to avoid ‘stroke-of-the-pen’ risk in ongoing trade war

Trump threatens new tariffs as U.S.-China trade tensions spike again

U.S. ethanol industry nearing breaking point: Green Plains CEO

China’s soy crushers in no rush to buy from U.S.

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

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

U.S. grains: Soy sinks to decade low as China trade war escalates

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