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U.S. grains: Soy, corn slide following fresh round of China tariffs

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit a three-month low and soybeans neared a three-week bottom after China said it would impose additional tariffs on U.S. products including grains and soy, escalating the trade war between the world’s top two economies. On the Chicago Board of Trade, soybean futures posted the biggest declines. China […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

On the front lines: Trade war sinks North Dakota soy growers

By Karl Plume 2 days ago

Colfax, N.D. | Reuters — North Dakota bet bigger on Chinese soybean demand than any other U.S. state. The industry here — on the far northwestern edge of the U.S. farm belt, close to Pacific ports — spent millions on grain storage and rail-loading infrastructure while boosting plantings by five-fold in 20 years. Now, as […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

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

By Julie Ingwersen 2 days ago

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

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Today’s precipitation

By Staff 2 days ago

Data from weather stations across the Prairies are available to Glacier FarmMedia members at the WeatherFarm website, where you can also sign up for a daily forecast email for your area. On the go? Get the WeatherFarm mobile app, available for iPhone and Android devices. To learn more about the CoCoRaHS system that generates these precipitation maps […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on yield uncertainty

By Julie Ingwersen 3 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed higher on Wednesday on technical buying and uncertainty about U.S. yield prospects, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures also firmed, steadying after the benchmark contracts for both grains dipped to three-month lows. Chicago Board of Trade November soybean futures settled up 4-3/4 cents at $8.73 per bushel […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

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

By P.j. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek 3 days ago

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

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. grain traders watch yields, demand

By Marlo Glass 3 days ago

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn prices on the Chicago Board of Trade remain at the behest of geopolitical pressures and questionable crop yields. Terry Reilly, a grains analyst with Futures International in Chicago, said traders are keeping a close eye on the U.S. Pro Farmer tour throughout the eastern Corn Belt region. The tour has […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat slides on global supplies, drags corn lower

By Julie Ingwersen 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a three-month low on Tuesday, pressured by ample global supplies and technical selling, analysts said. Corn futures also hit a three-month low, turning down as wheat sagged and storms brought crop-friendly rains to the Midwest. But soybean futures clung to modest gains, supported by declining U.S. […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

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

By Humeyra Pamuk, Jarrett Renshaw 4 days ago

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slide on beneficial weekend rains

By Julie Ingwersen 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.6 per cent on Monday and soybean futures also declined after much-needed rains crossed dry areas of the Corn Belt over the weekend, bolstering crop production prospects, analysts said. Wheat followed the softer trend. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled down 6-1/4 cents at $3.74-1/2 per […] Read more

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Japan set to grant TPP-level access for U.S. beef, pork

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down as trade war heats up

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn slide following fresh round of China tariffs

On the front lines: Trade war sinks North Dakota soy growers

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

Today’s precipitation

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on yield uncertainty

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

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. grain traders watch yields, demand

U.S. grains: Wheat slides on global supplies, drags corn lower

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

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slide on beneficial weekend rains

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