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CBOT weekly outlook: Trade uncertainty weighs

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm November 13, 2019

MarketsFarm — Lack of demand for corn exports has continued to drag prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the U.S. dollar has been stronger recently, making exports even less attractive, according to Terry Reilly, a grains analyst with Futures International. In contrast, consistent soybean sales since Monday have provided some support to […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows

By Julie Ingwersen March 8, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to contract lows on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its forecast of U.S. corn ending stocks above a range of trade expectations, reflecting a drop in the government’s corn export forecast. U.S. soybean futures also declined and wheat recorded a fifth straight weekly decline, […] Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump announces a rollback on detente policies with Cuba on June 16 in Miami. (Video screengrab from WhiteHouse.gov)

Crops, Reuters

U.S. farmers slam Trump’s Cuba clampdown

By Karl Plume June 16, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farm groups criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to retreat from his predecessor’s opening toward Cuba, saying it could derail huge increases in farm exports that totaled US$221 million last year. A trade delegation from Minnesota, one of the largest U.S. agriculture states, vowed to carry on with its planned visit […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters

Mexico eyes Brazil farm products as hedge on Trump threat

By Reuters February 24, 2017

Brasilia | Reuters — Amid trade tensions with the U.S., Mexico plans to send a delegation next month to visit Brazilian corn, beef, chicken and soy producers as an alternative to U.S. suppliers, its representative in Brazil said on Friday. Mexican charge d’affaires Eleazar Velasco said Brazil is uniquely positioned to expand agricultural commodity sales […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters

China approves corn export permits to two companies

By Reuters September 30, 2016

Beijing | Reuters –– China has given approval to at least two companies to export corn, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, in a radical move by the world’s No. 2 producer to cut its ballooning surplus that could add more supply to a saturated global market. The move threatens to push U.S. […] Read more

(Commercial Port of Vladivostok, vmtp.ru)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Russia now expected to leave grain tax scheme intact

By Michael Hogan, Polina Devitt January 29, 2016

Moscow | Reuters — Russia, one of the world’s largest wheat exporters, is not expected to change its current regime of taxes on grain exports, sources said on Friday, following proposals to change them. Concerns over the possibility of tougher limits on Russia’s foreign sales of wheat sent global prices to a one-month high earlier […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Views mixed on impact of crude’s slip for ag markets

By Dave Sims December 9, 2015

CNS Canada — While just about everyone agrees the plunging price of oil will have a bearish effect on commodity prices, the size and impact of that fall seems to vary. As recently as Nov. 4, crude oil prices were $48.64 a barrel, but since then have fallen to US$37.86, as of Wednesday’s opening. Some […] Read more

Port of Quequen, Argentina. (AntaresShipping.com)

Cereals, Corn, Crops, Reuters

Argentina ag minister says grain export taxes on way out

By Reuters November 29, 2015

Buenos Aires | Reuters –– Argentina’s incoming government will abolish export taxes on corn and wheat the day after it assumes office and reduce the export tax on soy by five per cent, designated Agriculture Minister Ricardo Buryaile confirmed to the daily Clarin. President-elect Mauricio Macri won the election last Sunday on a platform of […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters

China plans to cut domestic corn prices to shrink stockpiles

By David Stanway, Niu Shuping November 27, 2015

Beijing | Reuters — Beijing plans to cut local corn prices for a second year as it pushes to reignite stalled demand from its crisis-hit grain processors and whittle down the world’s biggest corn stockpile, industry sources said. In its latest move to boost a sector that has struggled with the world’s most expensive domestic […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy to weaken as harvest nears

By Jade Markus August 5, 2015

CNS Canada –– Short-term corn and soybean futures have been bouncing due to dryness in the eastern U.S. corn belt, but as crops move into harvest, prices will likely fall, according to Brian Rydlund, market analyst at CHS Hedging Inc. The corn market is primarily being moved by ethanol bidders and buyers, Rydlund said. “Export-wise, […] Read more

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