Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures bounced on Wednesday on a slow start to the South American harvest. Meanwhile, talks between U.S. and Chinese officials boosted export sentiment and shifted attention from a diplomatic dispute over Greenland, analysts said. Wheat and corn also rebounded from drops a day earlier, with mixed weather conditions in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans regain ground on slowed South American harvest
Ukraine wheat exports remain low amid Russian attacks on ports, weak demand
Ukraine’s wheat exports remained relatively low in the first half of January amid Russian attacks on Ukrainian seaports and low external demand, data from the country’s grain traders union UGA showed on Wednesday.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans dip in choppy trading as Greenland dispute and global supply weigh
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybeans slipped in choppy trading on Tuesday as tensions between Washington and Europe over Greenland unsettled investors and ample global supply hung over grain markets. A drop in the dollar and signs of brisk international demand, however, lent some support to Chicago prices as trading resumed after a […] Read more
China hits 12 million ton U.S. soybean target pledged in trade truce
China has bought about 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans, fulfilling a U.S.-stated pledge to purchase that volume by the end of February, three traders told Reuters on Tuesday, after a late-October trade truce spurred buying.
Chinese importer buys Canadian canola after Carney visit
A Chinese importer bought a cargo of Canadian canola shortly after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing last week, trader sources said.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Bayer’s bid to curb Roundup cases
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear Bayer’s bid to sharply limit lawsuits claiming that the company’s Roundup weedkiller causes cancer and potentially avert billions of dollars in damages.
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat climb on bargain-hunting, paring big weekly losses
U.S. corn futures rose more than one per cent on Friday, paring some of this week’s steep declines, as exporters and domestic users stepped in to buy cash-market grain at discounted prices, analysts said.
U.S. says Canada will regret decision to allow Chinese EVs into their market
Trump administration officials said on Friday that Canada would regret its decision to allow China to import up to 49,000 Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on goods like canola.
Mosaic warns of North American fertilizer demand slump in Q4
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Mosaic warned on Friday that an unusually steep drop in North American fertilizer demand during the fourth quarter has weighed on its sales and cash flow, sending the company’s shares declining more than six per cent in premarket trading.
Canada, China slash EV, canola tariffs in reset of ties
Canada and China have struck an initial trade deal that will slash tariffs on electric vehicles and canola, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday, as both nations promised to tear down trade barriers while forging new strategic ties.
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