The Organic Trade Association issued a study showing that income was higher and poverty lower in the 225 counties with significant organic food production...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

It was another blowout kind of a day for the soy complex with grain futures attempting to follow. Once again, overnight trading and price action provided l...

While Washington and Brussels are blaming one another for the lack of progress in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations an...

Although this bull market has been driven at least in part by speculative money from noncommercial traders, it could not have survived as long and as stron...

A European environmental group, Transport & Environment (T&E), claims the EU biodiesel industry has sharply increased its usage of palm oil as a fe...

The GAO announced yesterday that it has accepted the Senate Judiciary Committee’s request, spearheaded by a letter it received in January from R-CALF USA,&...

Brazil’s soybean market keeps heating up with the basis showing a regular daily increase as the old crop offer is being reduced due to the very negative or...

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Russia's domestic grain prices continued to rise due to the decreasing stocks and offers of  the 2015 production. However, barley prices started dropp...

The placid overnight trading pattern was quickly cast aside as the day session opened. Renewed fund buying and bull spreading of soybeans and then corn qui...

The EU has opened debate on the next (2020) iteration of the Common Agricultural Policy, and some want it to look more like U.S. policy. Topsy-Turvy Politi...

Market bulls are receiving no help from the weather outlook, and the generally softer prices seen during most of the day session are a sign of that. The ab...

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Greens and others in Canada have dreamed up what is termed the “Leap Manifesto,” which they contend would move society closer to utopia, and their aspirati...

Brazil’s farmers would be expected to sharply boost their soybean plantings in the upcoming crop year as a result of the high prices. However, they may be...

USDA FAS published a report this week on the Egyptian program of land reclamation. The report points out that if the planned 630,000 hectares of desert are...

The Supreme Court weighed in today on the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) wetlands regulatory rule. At issue was whether final agency action by the Arm...

WASDE projections of record-large world production in 2016/17 still leading to an 8 MMT reduction in ending soybean supplies painted a tempting picture for...

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A key hindrance to the EU extending the approved use of glyphosate in Brussels is coming from German politicians. They do not accept the opinion of Europe&...

India’s pulses demand is close to 24 MMT with current production stagnant at about 17-18 MMT, leading the country to be a net importer. Now Canada, Austral...

Markets were relatively quiet today. USDA announced the sale of 100,000 MT of soymeal to unknown. That was enough to generate light fund buying that held s...

There is no question that U.S. corn and soybean exports will be greater than anticipated even a month ago in USDA’s May WASDE, largely because of some sign...

Several factors have contributed to Brazil's bullish corn market, squeezing chicken and hog producers. In turn, this is having an impact on wheat prices th...

It was another see-saw type of day for grain and soy markets that started out higher across the board during an active overnight session. Wheat was the unl...

The rich countries of Europe along with some developing nations in Asia and Africa continue to oppose the planting, and in some cases the consumption, of G...

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The rule was first proposed in June 2010, per congressional direction in the 2008 Farm Bill. Specifically, Congress directed USDA to look at five issues re...

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index was up about 10 percent during the 5 April-25 May period with much of that increase due to soybeans, meal and corn. The p...

A British decision to leave (Brexit) the European Union may or may not lead to more positive outcomes in terms of the country’s economics or domestic harmo...

Milling wheat prices started decreasing at the Ukrainian Black Sea (UBS) ports, mainly due to the exhaustion of export potential and the resultant lower de...

Both the soybean and soymeal markets rallied overnight as the Dalian soymeal market prices stabilized amid another session of record trading volume. Undoub...

The U.S. Senate approved (55 to 43) a measure today that would end USDA’s inspection of imported catfish and move the responsibility back to the FDA from w...

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The corn situation in Argentina is not improving yet, and some are starting to think that the lineups will not ease until at least the end of July. Meanwhi...

The EU reportedly described the U.S. effort at blocking an additional term for Korean Seung Wha Chang on the WTO Appellate Body as “unprecedented,” and Jap...

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Everyone likes a little market excitement, but the back-and-forth price swings experienced today pushed the needle on that meter higher than it has been fo...

The U.S. dairy sector is a big winner under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), according to the recently released analysis of the agreement by the U.S. I...

USDA's projections for world corn production and consumption in 2016/17 are similar in pattern to those for 2015/16. However, there is a wild card in that...

For the past few years, Egypt has been one of the top two importers of U.S. 60 percent protein corn gluten meal (CGM). However, the sudden rally in those p...

New crop (July/August) feed wheat is offered at $170 FOB in Ukraine and Bulgaria. Bulgarian origin has a €12 advantage over the Ukrainian to EU destination...

The eastern Corn Belt struggled early with cool temperatures and wet conditions that delayed planting progress. May has been drier, though, and parts of th...

The U.S. EPA is looking at “several changes” to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in order to “resolve outstanding issues” and “provide clarification” on i...

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While apple shipments to China pale in value and volume compared with other commodities, they are an important proxy for value goods as this fruit is a pre...

Soybean futures were down as much as 20-22 cents at mid-morning, and that weakness in the soy complex kept wheat lower all day. Meanwhile, corn was very re...

It was a very active night session with soymeal setting new highs in the July contract, trading $8-10 higher. That had soybean futures 12 cents higher with...

Summer weather and yield potential will be next on the market’s agenda, and there has been much hype about the shift in weather patterns from El Nino to La...

While India continues to import large quantities of palm oil, considered unhealthy by many and mostly used domestically as a base for mixed vegetable oils,...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

A draft EU-backed study of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) oddly concludes that the pact will actually raise the cost of food and...

There are plenty of worries about credit access and conditions in the agriculture sector. The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing yesterday on the...

 It is easier for politicians to embrace a false perception of the past than to work on a policy approach whereby productivity gains and its associate...

U.S. EPA’s  2017 proposed Required Volume Obligations (RVOs) for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) implies a likely  increase in conventional&nbs...

Grain and soy markets took little notice of the Fed’s bullish influence on the U.S. dollar yesterday, but that was not the case as the day session got unde...

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Private analysts in Argentina indicate that country will not be able to meet its soybean export commitment in the current marketing year because it lacks a...

The ebb and flow of world trade of grains and oilseeds is one of the more important determinants of domestic prices in major producing and exporting countr...

It can’t be said that the increased prospects of a Fed interest rate hike in June had any real impact on grain and soy markets today. Prices were slightly...

Origination has become very expensive for soybean exporters in Argentina. The FAS market keeps climbing as farmers are not eager to sell aggressively. In t...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

The supply side looks a mess as agricultural production outpaces demand. Rabobank even notes the expansion in poultry production by non-traditional supplie...

Wheat (milling and feed) and corn prices continued to rise in RUB expression at the Russian grain market, although at a higher rate than previously. They a...

During his political career, Maggi made waves by supporting President Lula’s re-election because of the latter's commitment to growing the soybean industry...

Monsanto today announced it has suspended sale of future biotech soybean technologies in Argentina because of recent, disappointing discussions with the go...

Tomorrow is the day that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is expected to issue its impact analysis of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agre...

USDA’s world 2016/17 soybean supply/demand projections provide a good benchmark from which to weigh potential, real changes in both. The soybean market see...

Millers and grain traders in Zimbabwe have set a minimum purchase price for local maize of $335/MT, which is lower than the $390/MT that the government has...

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The current mood of grain and soy futures markets seems mainly unaffected by details of planting progress and beneficial weather as today’s price action de...

The U.S. hard red winter wheat crop is likely getting larger. Barring a wet weather pattern during the harvest period, the last issue is what the market ca...

While China's President Xi is driven to implement economic and agricultural policy reforms that will deleverage the Chinese economy and take away the loose...

France’s exports to non-EU destinations have significantly increased during the last month as its wheat is competitive against Black Sea origins. Algeria b...

With the possibility of an ag appropriations bill markup this week in the Senate and discussion already started about the next farm bill, National Crop Ins...

NASA has combined with Columbia University to produce a study (Geophysical Research Letters), which claims that fine particulate matter from food productio...

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Markets traded lower much of today’s session. It seemed at times that they could make a significant move lower, but that sharper break just never happened...

On Tuesday 10 May, House Representatives Bill Flores (R-Texas), Peter Welch (D-Vermont), Jim Costa (D-California), and Robert Goodlatte (R-Virginia) introd...

The publication Consumers Report (CR) has long been depended upon for objective information about products for purchase, but it has become an unreliable so...

Corn and wheat futures traded higher most of today’s session as the soy complex continued to struggle. Better harvest weather in Argentina coupled with mor...

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Corn prices continued to be down during the first few weeks of the harvest in Bihar, but they have been moving up as demand increased once industries reali...

While the May USDA WASDE numbers projected another season of record or near-record yields and production, there are implications for the margin of error be...

The U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR’s) office announced on 10 May that the U.S. will challenge China over its failure to bring its duties on U.S. chicken...

The concept of holding stocks of grain that can be used during times of need has a nice humanitarian ring to it. It only becomes a good deal less appealing...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

The U.S. FDA has collected public comments and now must decide what the term “natural” means on a food label.The U.S. FDA has collected public comments and...

USDA is initially forecasting Brazil’s and Argentina’s soybean harvested area in 2017 will increase by 900,000 hectares and 50,000 hectares, respectively...

Grain and soy complex prices firmed in overnight trade with the complex getting a big boost from the surging Dalian (DCE) soymeal contract, which closed up...

WTO members committed in the Nairobi Ministerial declaration to create a rule regarding a government’s right to use stockholding for food security purposes...

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Ukraine's milling wheat prices increased slightly as did corn prices at the UBS ports due to export reasons. The milling rye market there remained stable a...

The corn situation in Argentina is generating big losses throughout the entire chain. It started with farmers not harvesting and thus not delivering to por...

Markets were considerably more relaxed today amid consolidating trade that saw both sides of yesterday’s closes before finishing mostly lower. However, tod...

Beijing wants the U.S. to concede to China the status of being a “market economy” under the rules of the WTO, but it has a funny way of trying to sway Wash...

Monsanto today lowered its forecast for U.S. plantings of its Roundup Ready 2Xtend soybean this year from 3 million acres to 2 million acres. U.S. processo...

The May WASDE with its first peak at supply/demand for the next crop year has a history of generating futures market volatility immediately following its r...

This is always one of the most interesting of USDA’s monthly supply/demand reports as it is the first to provide the agency’s views of the next crop year a...

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U.S. corn exports to North Africa/Africa in the first quarter of 2016 are down 75 percent versus 2015, mainly due to reduced business with Algeria, Morocco...

Last October, the company Clear Labs of Menlo Park, California released the findings of its investigation into the molecular makeup of hot dogs. Industry s...

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Leading the opposition was the UK, which the Department of Transport there indicates is preparing to offer legislative reforms to its own Renewable Fuel Tr...

It has been periodically charged that USDA has a bias in favor of farmers over consumers, and the agency’s local effort is evidence of the difficulty...

These reports will set the tone for the markets until and unless weather changes the dynamics of the yield estimates, but USDA's corn and soybean productio...

Last week’s unexpectedly big hard red winter wheat yield forecast from the wheat tours kept pressure on wheat again today. The big rally in the U.S. dollar...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

Considering the Black Sea's high level of old crop stocks held by farmers and the arriving big crops, the total feed wheat supply at the start of the 2016/...

U.S. DDGS export shipments to China in March fell to their lowest level since December 2014. However, the steady drop since last July suggests that the dra...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

This is the 30th anniversary of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which was created in the 1985 Farm Bill, and enrollment was the most selective in i...

Overnight markets were quiet and mixed in light volume. That all changed when the soy complex again started a significant rally in the first hour of today’...

India's high domestic feed ingredient prices have spurred livestock farmer groups to ask that GOI allow imports that may have been produced using grain and...

While today’s Stats Canada stock numbers did not contain any signficant surprises, two crops showed an interesting change from last year. Meanwhile, this w...

Officials in the previous Commission at least attempted a small but overt effort to inform the European public and open minds to biotech; the current one i...

Big non-food companies suggesting the dismantling of the food system because it is also big is certainly a big idea, but it cannot be characterized as prag...

Wheat Uncompeted Demand will grow, but wheat has been a loser in the competition against other commodities for profit and thus growing area. U.S. Wheat Sec...

The history of commodity and financial markets during the past 45 years suggests that complacency just might be the speculator/investor’s worst enemy, and...

Last June, the U.S. FDA issued the final rule implementing the agency’s Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) “to ensure the judicious use of medically important...

It was sort of a crazy day for grain and soy markets. The overnight session saw higher prices across the board, and that trend accelerated early in the day...

China’s announcement that it was conducting an ant-dumping investigation of U.S. DDGS exports has impacted local importers' decisions, but other markets ar...

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The soy complex was once again supported by renewed strength of soymeal futures. It appeared that commercial end users were buying meal futures as protecti...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

A Chicago Booth survey of leading economists found that expertise caused both an increase and a decrease in certainty about the actual value of breaking up...

Processors' and traders' bid prices for soybeans on the Ukrainian domestic market rose to $374-394/MT EXW and $378-398/MT CPT, while CPT-port prices grew t...

Several exporters in Argentina expect the export program to end soon because of the drop in soybean production. Offers started to decrease this week, but t...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

From 2013/14 through 2015/16, the world produced three record wheat crops in a row. 2016/17 production is unlikely to reach the level of 2015/16’s record 7...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

The truth is that the extreme low levels of quantification available via organic chemistry means that very little in the food system will test at pure or a...

After reaching new rally highs overnight, the soybean and soymeal markets faltered soon after the day session opened. Meanwhile, good reports from the firs...

Morocco has decided to leave the soft wheat import tariff at 30 percent until the end of 2016. This resulted from the expected drop in the local wheat crop...

Mauricio Macri promised Argentina’s agricultural exports would increase sharply if he was elected president and eliminated export taxes. Data released by t...

The U.S. Senate Budget Committee recently held four hearings regarding reform of the congressional budget process. There is general consensus that it has b...

The U.S. Treasury Department’s annual report comes closer than any prior assessment in calling out key trading partners for currency manipulation. Name Cal...

While U.S. agriculture groups push for passage of the TPP, the longer-term stakes for restoring the Japanese economy, a major market for U.S. agricultural...

The April 2016 statistics for the Dalian Exchange show the impact of China’s move away from direct corn subsidies on a set floor price. The interesting thi...

The soy complex, particularly soybean and soymeal futures, is where all the action continues to be. Soybean futures were lower overnight and traded down as...

USDA will release its first estimate of U.S. winter wheat production on 10 May, but this week’s Kansas crop quality tour will provide a reasonable idea of...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

The prevalence of drought news has prompted GOI to discuss agricultural policies regarding ways to save water and promote crops that can thrive under arid...

The recent moves by two of the top three players in the yogurt market, Chobani and Dannon, underscore the marketing battle to gain consumer confidence rega...

Markets were active on this last trading day of the month, but volume was much closer to normal than some of the big days in recent weeks. Soybean, wheat a...

The food sector overflows with idealism, and while one person, one vote makes sense in democratic politics, an equal vote by all shareholders in an economi...

There has been a great deal of chatter about the possible impact that the frenzied commodity speculation in China may have had on U.S. futures markets.It w...

Mercedes Benz has proposed to the Indian government that it shift its cars and other vehicles solely to biodiesel as a way to comply with a Supreme Court r...

The impact that the state of the Chinese economy may have on its demand for physical commodities is obviously of key importance to how those products are v...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

The post-Doha agenda for the WTO is unclear, but EU Trade Minister Cecelia Malmström laid out Europe’s vision for where the organization should focus. One...

Price action in overnight trading of CME grain and soy contracts was mixed with minor changes. USDA’s weekly export sales report was the main fundamentally...

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) last week regarding a study of last year's...

The Ukrainian corn market showed significant changes as prices grew on all terms of trade due to high demand from exporters. That same demand drove the cou...

The day session produced a bias toward lower prices, although nothing remotely close to a market collapse. Soybean futures prices were off about 17 cents a...

Every food has been genetically modified, and the use of the term “natural” is one of the most litigious in food marketing. Even labeling food as non-GMO i...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

Weather conditions have improved in Argentina since last week, but the soybean harvest is still far behind. Approximately 4 MMT were lost because of the fl...

The market was nervous about its direction today because of the relatively weak closes yesterday when soybeans went from up 30+ cents to up 12-15 cents. So...

The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is predicted to have a contentious meeting when it gathers this week for its semi-annual subjective opining of...

Both Farmer Mac and commercial banks reported a 7 percent increase in agriculture-related loans last year versus 2014. With an outlook for depressed commod...

Egypt reports that it has purchased approximately 57,000 MT of local wheat in the first 10 days of buying against a target of 4 MMT by 31 July 2016. Howeve...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

A consortium that includes Brazil’s Universidade Federal de Viçosa, DuPont Pioneer and 2Blades (a non-profit organization) indicates it has developed a soy...

 Fearing that American agriculture’s concerns may get overlooked in a final push to complete the TTIP this year, 26 U.S. senators sent a letter to U.S...

The old crop feed wheat and corn market in the Black Sea is much firmer because of slow farmer selling and short covering demand. This has impacted the inv...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

Tomorrow could be a big step toward clearing the picture on the Republican side, or it may leave the waters muddied. Either way, the states remaining with...

After a tepid first quarter, demand from  China's feed industry picked up considerably last week and decreased the nation’s estimated soymeal inventor...

Markets were quietly lower overnight, but that pattern quickly changed with this morning’s opening. Accelerated buying took soybeans and corn to 30-cent pl...

Markets crashed last Friday when the fund buying dried up, so the sharply higher trade this morning caught the market by surprise. What seems to be clear i...

One of the issues carried over from the 2012 Farm Bill to the 2014 version was the new Dairy Margin Protection Program (DMP), which provides margin insuran...

Regardless of what has caused or created this recent market rally, it has brought an enormous Christmas present to farmers and agricultural bankers in the...

The soy complex crumbled sharply lower overnight as funds turned from big buyers to moderate sellers. Soybeans then opened this morning with moderate losse...

Under normal circumstances, India's chickpea prices tend to move lower as arrivals peak. Contrary to that, though, NCDEX spot prices in New Delhi are up 18...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

U.S. and EU political leaders and trade negotiators begin critical Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) meetings this weekend, and the cha...

Today’s planting intentions report by Statistics Canada indicated Canadian farmers intend to plant more corn and pulses but less oilseeds this year than la...

Can a commercially useful world wheat contract be created? It would have to be a contract that attracted widespread commercial participation from buyers an...

Corn couldn’t participate in the soybean rally even when the soy complex was super strong overnight.. Markets opened lower and traded with sharp early loss...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

After the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) initially dropped meat from its dietary recommendations, the World Resources Institute (WRI) re...

German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel attempted to put the U.S. in the defensive position on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotia...

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved a bill funding agriculture for FY 2017, and the effort included a couple of notable fights.The U.S. House...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

Floods have ruined an important part of Argentina’s seeded soybean area, and farmers are now selling their stocks at $250/MT compared with $217/MT FAS at R...

Wheat and corn prices in the Russian market decreased insignificantly last week, while barley and milling rye prices remained stable. However, all prices g...

The main signal from the overnight trade was the continued heavy trading volume. The day session also opened with grain prices edging higher and mixed but...

Efforts by the new government in Argentina to assume the inspection of soybeans and to deter the ability of technology providers in obtaining royalties for...

India has suffered from droughts during the past two years, reducing its production of lentils, peas and other pulse crops that are diet staples for many t...

The House Appropriations Committee was marking up the FY 2017 Agricultural Appropriations Bill this afternoon. It totals $21.3 billion in discretionary fun...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

Turkey’s wheat production should reach 19.5 MMT in 2015/16, according to the latest USDA-FAS report on that country. However, that volume could drop to 17...

Soy complex futures prices jumped very sharply higher in aggressive trading, and wheat futures prices also advanced smartly. Corn futures prices were highe...

Supply/demand analyses require a considerable amount of subjectivity and guesswork, while prices and price changes are facts. All of this leads us to consi...

Wheat had an interesting trading day today. Chicago led the rally because that’s where the funds are short about 500 million bushels of futures. Short cove...

Sweden is seeking a European Union ban on the importation of live Maine lobster. It charges that the Homarus americanus is an invasive species that gets lo...

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The current farm bill took two years of debate and negotiations to finish, and now stakeholders are already getting involved two years later in farm policy...

The Egyptian GASC bought 120,000 MT of Romanian wheat and 55,000 MT of Ukrainian last week at an average price of $192.12 CNF. The prices offered are at le...

For the second consecutive week, the average domestic corn price fell RMB 10/MT ($1.50/MT) last week to RMB 1780/MT ($274.20/MT). Since the beginning of Ap...

Brazil’s lower house voted last night to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, and the Senate now has 10 sessions to decide if it wishes to move forward with t...

Markets were steady to slightly weaker overnight following the weak closes on Thursday. Corn and soybean markets then shifted again this morning as funds b...

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This week provided a very good demonstration of how quickly attitudes and prices can change. The soybean rally continued to gain strength and set new highs...

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff''s story is fascinating. It is an epic saga of sorts, much in the mold of South America’s political turmoil from the mid...

While government of India (GOI) data might indicate adequate plant protein availability for the livestock sector, actual domestic production suggests other...

Low commodity prices may be leading farmers to plant seeds less expensive than GM varieties, but technology is winning in other ways. Anti-GMO Takes Hits L...

After the giddy rally of the last four sessions, grain and soy futures markets finally paused to catch their breath today. It did not happen early in the o...

Argentine Minister of Agriculture Ricardo Buryaile has signed a resolution aimed at stopping companies from collecting royalties on their patented biotech...

Although the organic industry generally has expressed support for USDA’s move in tightening the animal handling standards, there have been some concerns fr...

While China has a full bag of tricks to limit its exposure to imports when it wants to, Beijing is quicker to come into compliance with adverse WTO decisio...

At one time, Chicago wheat futures (now the CME wheat contracts) provided a price discovery function for most world buyers and sellers. However, the CME SR...

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Domestic prices on the Ukrainian grain market fluctuated insignificantly last week. Some traders continued raising bid prices for wheat without changing th...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

The corn situation in Argentina is becoming more complicated because of the heavy rains over agricultural areas and numerous vessels arriving at the ports...

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee plans hearings on the downturn in the farm economy, and discussions have already begun on the new farm bill to be writ...

The Great Grain and Soy Rally of 2016 continued in full force again in overnight trading and during the day session. Overnight trading volume was heavy, es...

This year Monsanto expects up to 35 million acres of Intacta soybeans to be planted in Brazil and the area to increase to 75 million acres by 2019. That’s...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

The U.S. dollar is at an eight-month low against a basket of currencies, and speculation is increasing about interventions by other governments to countera...

USDA released its April 2016 WASDE today. If anything, the report carried a slightly bearish tone. Despite this, markets traded strongly higher today, both...

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released the first month’s data on biodiesel, and it is interesting to look at three key factors in th...

Italy is looking at three zone developments related to agricultural logistics in Egypt with one project for wheat and grain said to be likely in the Red Se...

The soybean market is in the grips of a strong technical rally that has pushed futures prices to their highest levels in more than six months. Soybean futu...

All four living (current and past) Federal Reserve chairs discussed investors’ perception of the economy last week and agreed that the U.S. economy is soun...

The combination of the lower U.S. corn price and a firmer EUR versus the USD raised the theoretical import levy to about €5/MT. The actual levy is currentl...

Soybean futures put in a new high overnight, and that strength followed through today. Funds are also long soybean and soymeal futures, and this chart patt...

China’s estimated soymeal inventories fell sharply last week for the first time since the end of February. They have totaled more than 1 MMT since the week...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

USDA is boasting that at 12 percent per year, organic farming is “one of the fasting-growing segments of American agriculture." It also claims to hav...

Managed money continues to press the short side of corn and wheat futures while buying soybean and soyoil futures. In the meantime, Canada’s acreage is sta...

WPI's acreage estimate is based on the belief that the very wet conditions across the Delta will result in acres shifting back to soybeans from corn. The k...

After two failed monsoons and higher food demand for its population of 1.26 billion, India is gradually becoming a net importer as the country's water cris...

The Immigration Debate and Agriculture Fundamental changes will impact the migration debate, including in agriculture. Immigration Challenges in Russia and...

Crude oil was soaring today with gains of more than $2.00 a barrel, and that set the tone for everything else. However, corn couldn’t follow wheat or soybe...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has added data on rail movements of ethanol and biodiesel to its monthly Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM) re...

If a centrally-controlled government like China’s cannot persuade consumers as to the safety of biotechnology, it stands no chance in the tabloid-dri...

The EU is once again delaying the approval of feed ingredient imports derived from biotech crops despite their science-based proof of safety. Dubious Organ...

Overnight trade in grains and the soy complex found both sides of Wednesday’s closes in below average volume. However, corn prices never fell far from the...

While a Chinese ag ministry official indicated today that the government plan is to boost domestic soybean production for food purposes rather than reduce...

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It was announced today that China bought a feed lot and three meatpacking plants in Argentina for $75 million, a move that is expected to help the Argentin...

In January 2016, the Council on Foreign Relations held a workshop to look at volatility in food prices and its consequences with an emphasis on food crises...

The U.S. trade deficit is growing worse as the U.S. dollar stays strong and the economy stands out from many others. This trend will eventually feed back i...

The corn market edged higher, although there was not much in the way of fresh input. Corn spreads tightened somewhat as corn shorts began to roll their pos...

Wheat, corn and barley prices at the Russian market continued to drop (in RUB expression) during the week in review, while rye prices remained unchanged. H...

Today's grain, oilseed, cattle and hog prices...

With China's announcement last week regarding a change in its income support policy for farmers, local analysts predict a notable shift in their planting d...

In Brazil, the soybean market keeps focused on the spot. This week there were several trades at levels of +55 SK for Santos and +54 SK for Rio Grande. The...

The 2016/17 U.S. wheat crop will clearly be small, but it appears unlikely that this will provide fundamental support for a bull wheat market. The anticipa...

This is a new era in energy and specifically crude oil, which is having an effect on total U.S. exports as well as those from the ag sector.USDA today rele...

The Obama administration is under intense pressure over the political prospects for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic and Trade Investm...

Stress-tolerant maize being developed for use in Africa, which has as many as 70 strains, is believed to be capable of combating a number of serious growin...

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The feature of the day session was the sharp drop of soyoil prices, largely the result of fund selling. Corn closed a couple of cents higher, helped by som...

While the March WASDE report projected U.S. beef consumption will increase for the first time since 2006, the U.S. cattle herd is also expanding after reac...

Instead of steady or a slight reduction in corn acres, the U.S. farmers surveyed by USDA in early March said they intended to boost plantings by 5.6 millio...

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Bulgaria has been officially added to the list of potential suppliers in the GASC tenders, which is good news for the country’s milling wheat farmers. Howe...

The European Union is considering a plan whereby dairy cooperatives voluntarily reduce production in the face of slumping prices. Rebalancing supply and de...

Everything turned lower in the first hour-and-a-half of today’s trade. Soybeans actually led the break when the weekly export inspections report showed jus...

China’s State Council has approved the National Resource Defense Council’s (NRDC’s) proposed 2016 soybean target price of RMB 4,800/MT ($732.50/MT), which...

While the amount of frost-freeze damage to certain crops is unknown at this time and drought continues to be an issue in some key regions, the planting int...

India's sugar price has improved considerably in the past three months, rising 15.9 percent from a low spot price of $466.20/MT in Kolhapur (Maharashtra) o...

Today’s trade was much more reserved, but volume was again well above average. Funds continued to slowly add to their long soybean position, now reportedly...

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Of the 34 seats up for reelection this year, 24 are held by the Republicans and only 10 by the Democrats. That certainly gives the latter more chances for...

Aggies were greatly dismayed when the U.S. Supreme Court passed on hearing their challenge of U.S. EPA’s regulatory approach to cleaning up the Chesapeake...

The way the futures market reacted to today USDA's reports, it seems that it was not only starved for fresh fundamental news, but it was also eager to be s...

The recommendation of a regulatory reform council in Japan in relation to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)  is an example of how newly-created comp...

A WTO dispute settlement panel ruled yesterday on the complaint filed by Argentina in December 2013 regarding the EU antidumping tariffs implemented agains...

China now consumes about half of the world’s pork and has a growing demand into the future that can’t be sustained by small farms that also have an outsize...

The long-awaited March planting intention estimates and 1 March quarterly stocks estimates from USDA were released at noon (EDT), which should provide mark...

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Ukrainian milling wheat prices quoted by traders grew as did those at the UBS ports. Traders’ feed wheat bid prices also increased along with export prices...

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Current farm policy is a vestige of a bygone era when caloric deficits were tangible and the tools of risk management and market information were imprecise...

Speculative soybean longs do not appear very worried about tomorrow’s stocks and acreage numbers. However, the history of periodic 1 March corn stock surpr...

The last week was very surprising for corn in Argentina as well as Brazil and also an important factor in the big heat up in premiums. Despite the size of...

The nature of agricultural markets is to always look ahead, and USDA's 1 March reports, especially the planting intentions, that will be released this Thur...

Glyphosate is now under intensified scrutiny in the U.S. as the inspector general for the U.S. EPA announces an investigation into how well the agency has...

According to the latest USDA country brief, Saudi Arabia will import just over 17 MMT of grain in 2015/16: 8.5 MMT of barley, 3.5 MMT of corn, 3.3 MMT of w...

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The rally of grain and soy futures prices marches on in a manner not seen since last summer. Again, the charge has been led by soyoil with the May contract...

The new U.S.-Argentina cooperative agreement is wide-ranging and covers areas such as technical assistance in domestic economic reform, global development...

The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), the government of India’s regulator responsible for issuing clearances for field trials of GM crops and...

There’s no question that big profits were made during the boom times and balance sheets looked wonderful. The problem is that money is now going out the do...

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The estimated average utilization rate of China's soybean processing industry decreased sharply last week as a majority of those facilities ceased producti...

Gasoline futures prices are now higher than ethanol futures prices for the first time in more than six months, a change being driven by a number of factors...

This was a more interesting day in the markets. Corn and soybean futures were slightly lower overnight with wheat slightly higher. Wheat then found more ag...

Egypt's GASC purchased 60,000 MT of French wheat last week at $189.20 CNF after receiving seven offers in total. The fact that the GASC preferred to buy ju...

American public attitude surveys show a continuing slide in public support for free trade, and that decline is encouraging politicians to use trade as a ne...

Overnight trade in grains and the soy complex were mixed and directionless as markets began to wind down ahead of the long holiday weekend. Things perked u...

The Japanese refuse to liberalize rice imports, the Americans won’t budge on sugar subsidies and export credits, and Europe will never accept GMOs or hormo...

Some elevators are warning farmers that they will not accept soybeans produced from Monsanto’s Roundup Ready 2Xtend strain unless it gains approval from th...

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USDA’s quarterly Hogs and Pigs report will be released tomorrow, and the market expects the data will be in accordance with the department's long-term base...

China has been using its version of crop price supports to achieve income support and experienced a similar progression of results as occurred in the U.S...

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Wheat and barley prices at the Russian market continued to decrease (in RUB expression). Rye and corn prices grew, however, with the latter showing a signi...

When the Soviet Union collapsed, Cuba was forced to grow crops without inputs like chemicals or machinery – making it an organic mecca. To the Big Ag commu...

This week’s Turnaround Tuesday did not occur until today, Wednesday, but turning around is what grain and soy futures prices did amid moderate trading volu...

There was an FOB cargo of soybeans traded in Santos this week at +55 or 56 SK for April, while paper was bid at +50 SK. This seems to indicate port premium...

Palm oil futures prices rose today to a two-year high as a result of increased exports and expectations that production will decline because of reduced rai...

Overnight trading volumes were not impressive, and this pattern continued during the day session. Noncommercial support sent soybean futures prices up 12 c...

Egypt reports that current wheat supplies are sufficient until July 2016 and that it is planning to purchase 4-4.5 MMT of local stocks during the April-Jul...

The purpose of the Cuban embargo was to enable the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations to showcase their stance against evil communism, while the advert...

In a signal that frustration is growing on the American side over Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations, U.S. Ambassador to th...

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Since trade in agriculture and medicine was authorized in 2000, U.S. ag exports to Cuba grew to a high point of $685 million in 2008 before dropping steadi...

Corn had a relatively quiet trading day, but the market was firm the entire session. The strong wheat market in the early part helped corn as did the stron...

Last month's feeder calf placements data points to a changing supply situation for the beef market next quarter. Similarly, feedlots' fed cattle marketings...

While the quick cold snap that occurred this weekend over the U.S. hard red winter wheat region had been forecast, the problem was that actual temperatures...

U.S. ethanol exports to China soared to 111,426,533 liters in January (+178 percent) at an average price of $.38 per liter ($482.69/MT). As there are only...

The EU allocated 85,000 MT of “zero duty” import licenses for Ukrainian wheat, leaving a balance of only 140,000 MT under that quota for the rest of the ca...

For Cuba as with all other nations, adverse economic policy is the disease; poverty and hunger are the resulting symptoms.U.S. aggies have pitched their ho...

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India's parliamentary committee on ethanol blending is not happy about the Ethanol Blending Program (EBP) and its current status. It wants a plan within th...

A record soybean crop in Brazil and another or near-record one in Argentina, coupled with U.S. soybean ending supplies projected to double from last year,...

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Rep.Marlin Stutzman (R-Indiana) and Rep. Dave Brat (R-Virginia) joined all Democrats on the committee in rejecting the budget plan, which may be indicative...

The soybean market tried to sustain a rally. The new crop November contract even scored a four-month high, while May again bumped up against resistance at...

Dairy producers are pushing back against a World Health Organization (WHO) proposal that would discourage what it terms “inappropriate” promotion of manufa...

Because of the huge drop in India’s exports of non-biotech soymeal, animal feeders in Europe seeking imports of that variety have had to find alternative o...

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Whether or not the luck of the Irish was involved on this St. Patrick’s Day, the lowered economic forecast from the Fed yesterday sent the U.S. dollar into...

The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri has issued its 10-year baseline projections for U.S. agricultural...

GMO labeling is an emotionally thorny issue that is argued on the basis of food safety, but it has moved well beyond the science that should be the determi...

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Overnight trading in grain and soy futures found prices generally lower amid what can best be described as a lack of interest. That interest did not accele...

There were many soybean trades in Argentina last week. Cargoes were sold at levels of 10 SN for April and May shipment, but most interesting were the three...

Grain prices continued to drop overall (with the exception of milling wheat) at both the Russian and Ukrainian grain markets due to the strengthening local...

A national rule on GMO labeling is inevitable. Today’s loss in the Senate by a compromise backed by aggies but opposed by most Democrats means one of...

The daily trading ranges were just 3 cents for corn and 6-7 cents for both wheat and soybeans. In closing mostly a bit lower, grains and soybeans joined wi...

A recent survey by Pat Cadell (23 February – 3 March 2016) of 1,950 Americans explained much about the politics of trade and the Trans-Pacific Partne...

Global trade is down across the board, but it is not a harbinger of doom and gloom nor an indication that an inevitable recession will befall the world eco...

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USDA has reduced its forecast for U.S. soymeal usage in 2015/16 with a higher volume of canola meal imports from Canada cited as one of the reasons. Certai...

The Turkish government has increased the local value-added tax (VAT) on imported DDGS and corn gluten feed in order to protect domestic soybean/sunseed cru...

There have been various topics of interest and potential importance for commodity markets in the news during recent days with a few that particularly warra...

The lack of a clear direction from China’s central government regarding the unwinding of domestic corn reserves and the huge buildup of cornstarch inventor...

While the 2015 U.S. ethanol exports total of 844 million gallons was 2 million gallons below the 846 million gallons in 2014, this was still only the third...

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Nearly all of the action today was in the corn pit, and there was a good volume of trade. Meanwhile, wheat finished the day with decent gains in Minneapoli...

The EU allocated 991,000 MT of wheat export licenses last week, a decline from 1.6 MMT during the same week a year ago that was largely due to the Russian...

Will this strong El Nino winter, which left super unusual weather patterns in its wake, affect the North American growing season?It is soon to be all about...

Corn and soybean markets were steady to higher overnight, while wheat was slightly easier. That pattern held true today. Trading volume was pretty average...

Heading into the spring planting season, weather is starting to become at least interesting across the Northern Hemisphere. The U.S. winter wheat crop is g...

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As poultry meat demand continues to rise in India and with “safe food” a requirement of both the government and domestic customers, there could be opportun...

Given the demographic history of farming in the post-World War II era, the actual issue may not be the number of new young farmers coming into the business...

Dodd-Frank required that the CFTC set speculative position limits for futures contracts based on physical commodities “where appropriate” in order to deter...

Following this week’s bilateral discussions, EU Trade Minister Cecelia Malmström says that the U.S. must acquiesce to even stronger protections of geograph...

There are three factors favoring Brazil's exports on the global broiler market, which are forecast to reach a record-high volume in 2016, and two are relat...

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Yesterday’s WASDE may not have given markets anything new, but today featured a notable amount of outside news for traders to ponder. Meanwhile, the U.S. d...

While farmers may have a positive view of the Indian government’s action on Tuesday that reduced the royalty Monsanto can charge for planting its patented...

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pushing the Diet to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement during its current session in an effort to b...

Paraguay is still looking for soybean demand with offers at 38/40 SK for April-May and 42 SN for June-July shipments. Meanwhile, the market in Brazil has b...

Ukraine's domestic feed corn prices declined as a result of the stronger UAH, larger offer and lower export offer prices. Meanwhile, prices at the Ukrainia...

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It is easy to see the damage the policies of the Kirchner government have inflicted on the Argentine agricultural sector. The heretofore large export taxes...

Soybean futures traded in a relatively narrow 8 cent range on both sides of Tuesday’s close before ending the session quietly with a small gain. As with co...

The politicization of agriculture in Europe continues with a report by Reuters that the EU will not be extending the approved use of glyphosate through 203...

Sorting Through the Hazards With over 100 million people and an investment grade rating, the Philippines is an important player in the global agricultural...

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The overnight session saw grain and soy futures prices trade lower following Monday’s technically disappointing trade. That weakness carried into the early...

Under the seemingly endless barrage of bearish inputs and analysis, grain and soy prices have basically been headed downhill since last July. In this marke...

According to the latest reports from Morocco, the 2016 wheat harvest could be 54 percent smaller than last year with possibly the lowest levels in four yea...

Following its audit in May 2015 to determine whether China maintains standards that conform with three key U.S. poultry inspection laws, FSIS has decided t...

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has chosen sides in the biotech labeling debate, and it is with the mandatory approach of his political compatriots in the Senat...

U.S. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Michael Enzi (R-Wyoming) today announced that the committee will suspend any potential action on the FY 2017 federal...

It's USDA report time again, and the trade will be closely watching the corn and soybean production estimates for Brazil and Argentina in addition to U.S...

For the second consecutive week, China's average domestic corn price dropped because of downward market pressure. The weekly wholesale price will likely fa...

U.S. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Michael Enzi (R-Wyoming) today announced that the committee will suspend any potential action on the FY 2017 federal...

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Markets were higher overnight, and that buying followed through to today’s trade. There wasn’t any specifically bullish news, but there was a great deal of...

The new crop (August/September) Bulgarian feed wheat traded at around €146-€147 ($160-$161) FOB last week, but the offers have climbed to €149 today. The m...

One of the important misconceptions regarding the wheat market today is that prices are low because world demand has slowed. This is simply not true by any...

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The bear market for crude oil is having its impact on biofuels around the globe. In the U.S., ethanol prices are higher than gasoline, putting a limit on d...

India’s 2016/17 union budget was released and has been hailed as rural-centric with an emphasis on agricultural growth and sustainability. When the Modi go...

The recent announcement that Farmland Partners Inc. (FPI) just closed on a purchase of 22,100 acres in central Illinois in a deal valued at $197 million ($...

Yesterday it was the wheat market putting on a sharp rally as funds moved to cover some of their vast short position. Today it was the soybean market’s tur...

One apparent impact from the repeal of COOL for beef and pork could be seen by reviewing the origin of feeder pig receipts. Among the 86,698 receipts, abou...

Wheat gained a couple of cents in overnight trading, while corn and soybeans were up by fractions. However, the tone was set for the day session, which did...

The Chinese government’s efforts to restrict canola imports from Australia and Canada may be of benefit to the EU if Ukrainian rapeseed exports decrease as...

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This week's Export Sales report from USDA offers insight into the grain market's likely price pattern going forward. Based on historic export patterns, U.S...

U.S. commodity groups are beginning to realize that regional trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that only deal with market access an...

While grain and soy futures markets could not mount a successful rally yesterday as most outside markets did, prices for grains and the soy complex (except...

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It is easy to become glum in this bearish market, but there is a sort of tarnished silver lining. Make Agriculture Great Again It is easy to become glum in...

Grain prices at the Russian market fluctuated insignificantly (in RUB expression) during the week in review. Meanwhile, the ag minister released a statemen...

The Argentine soybean market was active this week with trades for April-July at levels of 6 SN for April and May, 10 SN for June and 14 for July FOB. At th...

Due to the current drought situation, South Africa will be relaxing some of its GM grain rules in order to allow maize imports from the U.S. and Mexico. Wh...

When trying to determine future supply and demand, the usual question marks involve producer planting decisions as well as weather conditions during spring...

With most outside markets trading higher today, grain and soy markets seemed poised for another “Turnaround Tuesday” rally effort. The best the corn market...

The Heritage plan would cut federal spending by $10.5 trillion over 10 years and lead to a balanced budget by 2023. Given the source, surprisingly little o...

Everyone agrees that the U.S. Congress could not pass the Tran-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement if it was presented for a vote today, but there is optim...

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The Heritage plan would cut federal spending by $10.5 trillion over 10 years and lead to a balanced budget by 2023. Given the source, surprisingly little o...

The Chinese government is tightening its phytosanitary inspections of rapeseed/canola from Canada and Australia, supposedly out of initial concern that&nbs...

While its prices are down and squeezing margins, ethanol is still more expensive than gasoline, which limits discretionary blending. Moreover, production h...

The remaining exportable wheat surplus in Serbia totals about 800,000 MT with approximately 500,000 MT exported since the start of the campaign. Despite th...

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If the Internet is an example of how energy, mechanization and digitization can be melded to better inform the public, the lesson is that there is an equal...

KC and Chicago wheat futures traded steady to slightly higher much of the session with Mpls under slight pressure. Today was also first notice day for deli...

The market has been closely watching how reform proposals noted in the central government’s No. 1 agricultural policy document will be implemented. Meanwhi...

It appears that there are bankers now offering farmers advice on what crops to plant along with their decisions regarding operating lines of credit.A call...

The acreage numbers used weren’t surprising. The talk over most of the winter has been that U.S. farmers want to plant more corn. There might be some exter...

The chemical sector is an integral part of the Indian economy. Because of the country's fuel blending program, though, it must rely on imports for a large...

Corn was under some selling pressure all day, and trading volume was above average. Another very strong day for the U.S. dollar also helped preserve the be...

Crop insurance has been the most popular risk management tool among producers over the past two farm bills. It has also been a program supported by most me...

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USDA Chief Economist Robert Johansson tried to identify the silver lining this week, saying that input costs would be lower and off-farm income would be hi...

Overnight trading was quiet with grains and soybeans holding small gains. The release of USDA’s acreage projections for 2016/17 gave markets something new...

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USDA released its annual long-range projections for major U.S. crops earlier this week. While it does forecast a small boost in soybean yields, some life s...

USDA's Outlook Forum got underway this morning where its planted acreage and farmgate price projections were released. Unlike the initial and final estimat...

USDA reports that the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs in the 2014 Farm Bill cost $500 million dollars more than the direct payme...

Despite less expensive feed last year, high cattle prices until the end of the year kept feedlot margins mostly in the red. With an expanded cattle supply...

Ongoing weakness in crude oil and financial markets put more downward pressure on grain and soy futures prices overnight. Then the mid-session rally of the...

Argentine corn premiums are coming down slowly from the high 50s to 48-50 CK for April and May shipment. It seems there are various buyers awaiting 40-45 C...

Ukraine's domestic milling wheat, feed wheat and feed barley prices all increased  during 15-19 February as a result of the weakening national currenc...

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The UK’s Agriculture Ministry is apparently split over Brexit. Meanwhile, British farmers are no doubt frustrated with rules from Brussels such as the requ...

Mauricio Marci was elected president of Argentina on 22 November 2015 based on a reform agenda he promised as a market-oriented conservative. Since he took...

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The latest FAO report on Iran’s grain crops shows small increases for all in 2015  with both wheat and barley production up about 7 percent. Overall 2...

One of the most studied patterns used by climatologists is the El Nino-Southern Oscillation, commonly referred to as ENSO. However, there are other factors...

It was Turnaround Tuesday with a vengeance. Prices were mostly lower but also largely lacking buyers or sellers in slow overnight trade. Corn posted an alm...

Brazilian farmers are increasingly concerned that some states are beginning to impose ICMS taxes (value-added taxes on sales and services) on commodities m...

Under pressure from European political leaders, the Continent’s food manufacturers have conceded to an effort at making their products more healthful. Howe...

It was the excellent revenue insurance program that was most responsible for pushing cash land rental rates and actual land values so high and so quickly d...

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Commodity prices are down, the stock market is volatile, and global economic news is worrisome. Nonetheless, it looks like the U.S. economy is about to gro...

U.S. and EU trade negotiators meet this week in Brussels, but actual progress on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) may be going bac...

Given the current state of China’s economy and its slowdown, the food inflation spike in January to the highest level since May 2014 plus the notable incre...

It has become difficult to find offers for Russian 12.5 protein wheat below $180 FOB, while German wheat with similar quality is offered at $175 FOB. Meanw...

Soybean futures responded to the sharp gains in crude and financial markets, trading 8-9 higher at mid-morning before weakening towards noon. Meanwhile, co...

Grain and oilseed futures were uneventful today with very narrow trading ranges. Volume was strong in corn, while it was just average in wheat and soybeans...

The real gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for the world as weighted by oil consumption, which increased by an estimated 2.4 percent in 2015, indicates...

Lentils are now trading at record high prices with peas expected to follow. These high old crop prices and relatively strong new crop prices will have an i...

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The government of India (GOI) released the 2nd Agricultural Production Estimates for the 2015/16 crop on 15 February 2016, which includes the rabi season (...

French company Avril has agreed to invest in a partnership with Dow AgroSciences to develop a high-protein winter rapeseed for planting in France. The rape...

In preparation for its Outlook Conference next week, USDA released its 2016-25 baseline outlook today, which indicates growth in a number of areas. USDA Re...