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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)

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

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

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

CBOT September 2019 corn with 20-, 100- and 200-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on Midwest rains, trade worries

By GFM Network News August 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures eased on Tuesday as better-than-expected rain in parts of the Midwest and forecasts for more showers lessened concerns about further yield losses in dry areas of the farm belt. Wheat futures declined as pressure from an advancing U.S. harvest and a firmer U.S. dollar dragged down […] Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump appears with China’s President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019. (File photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. farmers suffer ‘body blow’ as China slams door on farm purchases

By GFM Network News August 5, 2019

Beijing | Reuters — Chinese companies have stopped buying U.S. agricultural products, China’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday, a blow to U.S. farmers who have already seen their exports slashed by the more than year-old trade war. China may impose additional tariffs on U.S. farm products bought shortly before the purchase ban took effect, China’s […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures rally on weather concerns

By GFM Network News August 5, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Volatility roiled the commodity grain futures markets on Monday, as uncertainty in the U.S. weather forecast supported corn and the growing tensions in the U.S.-China trade war weighed on soybeans. Wheat futures ended the day up on technical buying, traders said. China’s commerce ministry said that Chinese companies have stopped buying […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. refiners urge EPA to keep biofuel waiver requests secret from USDA

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 9, 2019

Washington | Reuters — A law firm representing small U.S. refineries has urged the Environmental Protection Agency to keep refiners’ applications for waivers from the nation’s biofuel policy secret from the Department of Agriculture, arguing that the petitions include confidential business information. The request, made by Perkins Coie in a letter to the EPA dated […] Read more

Klassen: Western Canadian calf markets surge on New World screwworm fears

Canada’s annual inflation rate in June up slightly to 1.9 per cent

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

GFM Network News

Klassen: Western Canadian calf markets surge on New World screwworm fears

Canada’s annual inflation rate in June up slightly to 1.9 per cent

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

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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

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease on Midwest rains, trade worries

U.S. farmers suffer ‘body blow’ as China slams door on farm purchases

U.S. grains: Corn futures rally on weather concerns

U.S. refiners urge EPA to keep biofuel waiver requests secret from USDA

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