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CBOT November 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise as trade tensions ease

By GFM Network News August 26, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday as President Donald Trump predicted a trade deal with China, cooling fears about escalating tensions with the top importer of the oilseed. Traders grew hopeful that the world’s two largest economies could move toward an agreement to end their trade war as Trump said he […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn edges higher on cool weather

By GFM Network News August 22, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures inched higher on Thursday, stabilizing from three-month lows set a day earlier, supported by worries that cool weather could slow the maturity of the delayed U.S. crop, analysts said. Wheat rose on technical buying and better-than-expected weekly U.S. export sales. But soybean futures declined, retreating from early strength […] Read more

File photo of tomatoes growing on the vine in Mexico. (PinkBattousai/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Mexico and U.S. reach deal to end tomato tariff spat

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 21, 2019

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexican tomato producers have reached a deal with the U.S. government to avoid an anti-dumping investigation, Mexican Economy Minister Graciela Marquez said on Wednesday, ending a testy tariff dispute that had rumbled on for months. Under the deal, the vast majority of Mexican tomato exports will be subject to border […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

White House seen aiming to calm U.S. farmer unrest over biofuels

By GFM Network News August 20, 2019

New York/Washington | Reuters — President Donald Trump’s administration has been scrambling to stem the tide of rising anger in Farm Belt states after its decision this month to allow numerous oil refiners to mix less ethanol into their gasoline, sources told Reuters on Tuesday. Trump held a two-hour meeting on Monday with members of […] 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

CBOT September 2019 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post big weekly losses

By GFM Network News August 16, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday on a technical rebound as traders evened up positions after the grains market posted sharp declines during the week. The heavy weekly losses — corn posted its biggest weekly drop in percentage terms since June 2016 — stemmed from a surprise boost […] Read more

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley speaks to reporters after a vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 14, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

Corn, Crops, Reuters

Ag-state senator says Trump EPA ‘screwed us’ with biofuel waivers

By GFM Network News August 16, 2019

Washington | Reuters — Iowa’s Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency has “screwed” the U.S. ethanol industry and farmers by granting waivers to 31 small petroleum refineries, effectively exempting them from an obligation to use more ethanol in their products. The powerful senator, who represents the largest ethanol-producing state in […] Read more

CBOT December 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn estimates, U.S./China talks befuddle

By GFM Network News August 14, 2019

MarketsFarm — For Steve Georgy, the events of this week have left him somewhat gobsmacked. The president of Allendale Inc. at McHenry, Ill. said he didn’t completely buy the numbers in the August supply and demand report issued Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). And Georgy has been wondering why the U.S. “punted” […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

By GFM Network News August 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.5 per cent on Wednesday, with investors shedding risky assets as concerns about the global economy spilled over into the grain markets. Forecasts for some rain in key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest in the coming weeks added to the pressure on the corn market and […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend losses after USDA harvest view

By GFM Network News August 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures sank for the second day in row on Tuesday, dropping 4.1 per cent to a three-month low as the U.S. Agriculture Department’s unexpected boost to its U.S. production forecast continued to weigh heavily on the market, traders said. Soybean futures made up most of the […] Read more

GFM Network News

Pulse Weekly: No upside for peas until after New Year

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat sets fresh lows on supply pressure, Ukraine ceasefire talks

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise, hogs recoup losses

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U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise as trade tensions ease

U.S. grains: Corn edges higher on cool weather

Mexico and U.S. reach deal to end tomato tariff spat

White House seen aiming to calm U.S. farmer unrest over biofuels

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

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post big weekly losses

Ag-state senator says Trump EPA ‘screwed us’ with biofuel waivers

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn estimates, U.S./China talks befuddle

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend losses after USDA harvest view

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