China will accelerate the breeding of new soybean and corn varieties and prioritize yield improvements for key grains and oil crops, as part of broad efforts to ensure food security, the agriculture ministry said in a statement late on Wednesday.

China accelerates efforts to boost crop yields, ensure food security

U.S. livestock: Chicago grains, soy fall on dollar gains as traders await USDA data
Chicago corn, soy and wheat futures dipped on Wednesday as the dollar jumped on uncertainty over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's tariff plans, and as investors squared positions and awaited supply and demand data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

ICE Weekly: No news means no canola price movement
A lack of significant news has prevented canola prices at the Intercontinental Exchange to break out of its recent trading range to start 2025.

CBOT weekly: Chicago soybeans/corn looking for direction
South American weather forecasts, positioning ahead of the Jan. 10 United States Department of Agriculture supply/demand report and uncertainty over trade policies under the incoming Trump administration were all influencing the Chicago grain and oilseed markets during the first days of 2025.

Dry spell puts southern Brazil soy farmers on alert as rains pound central regions
Dry weather is limiting soybean development in Brazil's southernmost state, putting farmers on alert there at the same time as excessive rain is set to disrupt early harvest work in central areas of the country, according to meteorologists.

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans dip on rainy Argentina forecast
Chicago soybeans ticked lower on Tuesday as expectations for rain relief in Argentina encouraged profit-taking, after drier forecasts and a softer dollar fueled gains during the previous session.

Dry weather could affect Argentina oilseed harvest: USDA attaché
Buenos Aires desk estimates differ from USDA numbers
Dry weather in Argentina could affect the country's oilseeds as harvest approaches, reported the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires.

U.S. grains: Chicago corn surges to six-month high on weaker dollar, Argentina weather
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures Cv1 on Monday surged to a more than six-month high amid growing concern over dry conditions in Argentina, market analysts said.

Canadian Prairies, U.S. Midwest to get colder in January as South America becomes hotter, drier
Some warmer temps for Prairies during week of Jan. 6
Meteorologist Drew Lerner said he expects colder than normal temperatures across the Canadian Prairies and much of the United States Midwest in January, while a good portion of South America is to be hotter than normal.

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans, corn and wheat futures stumble on farmer sales, weekly dollar gains
Chicago soybean, wheat and corn futures tumbled on Friday as a flurry of farmer sales and a strong dollar weighed on the market, analysts said.