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U.S. grains: Soy declines, corn firms as China deal’s terms awaited

By Julie Ingwersen January 13, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Monday on favourable crop weather in South America and position-squaring as traders waited to see if a U.S.-Chinese trade agreement due to be signed this week will herald a significant increase in demand for U.S. crops. Wheat futures also fell, down from multi-month highs set last […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy shrug off benign USDA data

By Karl Plume January 10, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans were steady to higher on Friday as investors looked past revised U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supply-and-demand projections and focused on improved prospects for exports to China, which is due to sign an interim trade deal with the United States next week. The USDA data, released during […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Ocean freight rates trending lower

By Phil Franz-warkentin January 6, 2020

MarketsFarm — The Baltic Dry Index has fallen sharply over the past four months, dropping below 1,000 points to start the New Year. A slowdown in iron-ore activity, as high prices have had Chinese mills buying up domestic inventories rather than importing from overseas, accounted for much of the general weakness in the freight sector, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce on China trade hopes

By Karl Plume January 6, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures recovered slightly on Monday from steep declines in the previous session as hopes for improved exports to China outweighed worries about rising tensions in the Middle East. Corn and wheat futures declined on technical selling and profit-taking from last week’s multi-month highs and as investors look ahead to […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola could break out of range

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 2, 2020

MarketsFarm — With canola now near the top end of its range, prices could break out of being rangebound in the next several days, according to an analyst. Canola has made gains over the last month or so, largely due to spillover from increasing prices for soyoil on the Chicago Board of Trade. Soyoil has […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Futures notch yearly rises on China demand hopes

By Tom Polansek December 31, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures posted annual gains in 2019 after an initial U.S.-China trade deal that could boost agricultural exports helped prices rally toward the end of the year. The crop futures finished little changed on Tuesday as markets wound down during the last session of the year and […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Fictional nation Wakanda removed from USDA trade list

By Reuters December 19, 2019

Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it removed the fictional country of Wakanda from an online list of nations that have free trade agreements with the United States on Thursday. The Kingdom of Wakanda is the home of Black Panther, the Marvel superhero, and is portrayed in comic books and the 2018 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Chinese officials, Trump agree to tariff rollbacks

By David Lawder, Stella Qiu December 13, 2019

Beijing/Washington | Reuters — The United States and China cooled their trade war on Friday, announcing a “phase one” agreement that reduces some U.S. tariffs in exchange for increased Chinese purchases of U.S. farm goods. Chinese officials offered no specific details on the amount of U.S. agricultural goods Beijing had agreed to buy, a key […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide, nearing support at US$9

By Julie Ingwersen November 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in almost two months on Thursday as uncertainty about progress in U.S.-China trade talks overshadowed support from stronger-than-expected weekly U.S. export sales, analysts said. Wheat futures also declined, backing down from a two-week high, but corn futures rose on signs of improving export and […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

CN to cut management, union jobs

By Reuters November 15, 2019

Reuters — Canadian National Railway said on Friday it would cut management and union jobs, as the largest Canadian railroad operator grapples with an economic slowdown. The company will lay off 1,600 employees in the U.S. and Canada, according to a report by the Globe and Mail. The announcement comes amid declining freight volumes as […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy declines, corn firms as China deal’s terms awaited

U.S. grains: Corn, soy shrug off benign USDA data

Ocean freight rates trending lower

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce on China trade hopes

ICE weekly outlook: Canola could break out of range

U.S. grains: Futures notch yearly rises on China demand hopes

Fictional nation Wakanda removed from USDA trade list

Chinese officials, Trump agree to tariff rollbacks

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide, nearing support at US$9

CN to cut management, union jobs

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