Russia has been increasing its soybean production over the past several years because of high demand from domestic animal and poultry feed producers. Accor...

Competition has intensified for South American soybean exports as the recent 20-cent collapse in basis at the U.S. Gulf has brought U.S. production back in...

Today’s market action gave further signs that the seasonal price rally is underway. In the last two days, the November soybean contract has gained 14.25 ce...

There is a general expectation that any potential production shortfalls in the eastern Corn Belt this season will be more than compensated by the western s...

The tariffs being negotiated in Miami this week on transatlantic trade are the easy part. The likelihood of removing regulatory barriers via the Transatlan...

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The centrist Liberal Party maintained its momentum and swept to power with 184 seats, 14 more than needed to gain an outright majority government. There ar...

There are often days when prices for the grains and soybeans all move in the same direction, but we cannot recall one when closing price changes were as co...

While the EU was able to mostly deal with its huge wheat supplies in 2014/15 through large increases in feed use and exports, it will have greater difficul...

An assessment completed for several European agricultural organizations indicates costs to the EU feed and livestock industries would increase by up to 2.8...

The Egyptian pound was devalued by 1.2 percent last week as the country's importers still face difficulties making their payments in U.S. currency. Most ma...

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The Chinese producers' soymeal price averaged RMB 2,837/MT ($447.20/MT) last week. That reflected a RMB 40/MT ($6.30/MT) increase from a week ago as the es...

This is occurring as a number of anti-ethanol groups have again raised the issue of GHG emissions. One of the most strident is the Environmental Working Gr...

The soy complex seemed to have had some positive news to start the week, but that couldn’t translate into any gains for soybeans, meal or oil. A great chan...

This week the U.S. House Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing excoriating the agricultural subsidies issued by foreign governments for the harm they c...

Wheat prices are now back to the level that the world’s buyers should seriously consider adding to their volume of inventories and long-term coverage. Howe...

Markets were soft again in the Thursday evening session and started lower today. They were expecting some pre-weekend hedge selling, although farmers conti...

Pulses are becoming more of a luxury food  item than a stable protein in India as both demand and prices continue to rise. Similarly, poultry and dair...

Monday, 19 October is election day in Canada. In 2011, Harper’s Conservative Party (a.k.a. the Tories) won a majority in the House of Commons with just und...

No trade agreement is perfect, including the new “Bronze Standard” Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) accord. Now Democrats and Republicans are highlighting j...

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Corn, wheat and soybeans are certainly the major crops that receive all of the market’s attention, but the so-called minor crops also enjoyed a banner year...

Except for a few options contracts, virtually all trading of CME futures is now conducted electronically via computers. However, It seems to us that open o...

Trading volume was in decline by the time the day session opened except for soybeans, which were maintained by commercial support until about mid-session...

. In July, South Africa agreed to an annual antidumping duty-free quota of 65,000 MT for broiler meat that also allows for future growth. Today is the dead...

ADM announced yesterday that it plans to add capacity at its rapeseed crushing plant in Straubing, Germany to process non-GM soybeans predominately sourced...

The EU Parliament’s agriculture committee rejected a regulatory reform proposal by the EU executive that would have made the organic food sector live up to...

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

Ukraine's domestic prices for milling wheat and feed wheat were more or less stable (in UAH expression)  5-9 October despite the growth in their respe...

Geopolitical analysts argue that the U.S. rushed to conclude a deal, any deal, because the Trans-Pacific Partnership's (TPP’s) real objective is to be a co...

South American soybean producers have already exported a good volume, and the likely additional increase from Brazil and Argentina is expected to reduce de...

Without the leadership of the soy complex, wheat and corn futures prices struggled to stay near yesterday’s closes before finally closing lower. Wheat gave...

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A number of situations could erupt in unpredictable, serious ways that could interfere with world grain and soy trade flows and have significant effect on...

The slowdown in China's economy is clearly having a significant impact on 2015/16 global soybean demand as growth in its soybean imports is expected to be...

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

It should be noted that the reported eight-chapter text of the agreement has not been publicly released yet, so a reasonable, pragmatic politician can be e...

Price action in the overnight session was mixed with soybeans trading a few cents higher, wheat just above unchanged and corn slightly lower. Those results...

Saudi Arabia's grain imports for 2015/16 are expected to rise by about 1 MMT to 17.4 MMT. This includes 8.5 MMT of barley, 3.6 MMT of corn, 3.8 MMT of whea...

The European Court of Justice’s ruling against the safe harbor agreement on data transfers across the Atlantic is being hailed by European nationalists. Ma...

The market in Bulgaria and Romania is slightly more active due to the price rally of Russian and Ukrainian wheat. Romania sold a cargo to Egypt’s GASC, and...

Three years of successive large agricultural crops coupled with slower economic growth and lower subsidies from Brussels have farmers in Europe complaining...

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Heretofore, the one primary argument has been that exports of crude oil would increase the domestic price of oil. However, export advocates argue (and the...

Based on conversations with traders this past week, the average landed prices in China for U.S. DDGS have been RMB 1,400-1,450/MT ($221.20-229.10/MT). They...

U.S. farmers will not be the only producers looking for ways to hold their financial statements together as it is becoming a worldwide problem. Everyone el...

The November soybean contract was up as much as 8-9 early in the day with a high of $8.94½. $8.97-9.00 is still technical resistance, and the market hasn’t...

It is now highly unlikely we will see any major changes to the U.S. corn and soybean production estimates in future reports. The early and rapid pace of th...

There have been mixed reactions in India regarding the finalization of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. While it is still to be rat...

The problem now for the Republicans is that it appears possible that no one single candidate can unite their conference and be elected speaker with at leas...

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Today's USDA numbers were generally slightly bearish as ending supplies for wheat, corn and soybeans all came in above the range of pre-report estimates. A...

WTO Director General Roberto Azevêdo congratulated the 12 countries completing agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) even though he may wish tha...

Prices sagged throughout the day session due as much or more to an absence of buying interest as to aggressive selling. Funds were on the sell side across...

The controversy over inserting sustainability considerations into the five-year update of the federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans may have just come t...

While it is agreed that derivative markets need speculators to provide enough trading volume and market liquidity so that those with certain vested interes...

USDA is now releasing details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and has confirmed that Japan agreed to eliminate its tariffs on soyoil in si...

Loss Avoidance, Volatility and Food Security Volatility is the market seeking supply and demand balance, but the market lacks trust when it comes to balanc...

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The conclusion of a transpacific trade agreement has prompted some members of the European Parliament to anxiously call for expediting completion of the tr...

South American soybean exporters are expressing some concern about potentially limiting supplies for the February-March period due to possible delays in pl...

With upward momentum from yesterday’s strong performance still in play, grain and soy prices were firmer again during the overnight session. Prices across...

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

As Ukraine's Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food prepares to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that will establish the volumes of grain allowed for expor...

While a majority of EU member countries have opted out of allowing their farmers to produce biotech crops approved for production within the union, Romania...

USDA’s October WASDE with fresh U.S. corn and soybean production estimates compiled in the midst of the harvest is always fun. This year’s edition, which i...

It is reported in the local trade that Egypt’s GASC may change the minimum protein level on its wheat tenders from the current requirement of 12 perc...

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There are doubts that continued pump priming by central banks will yield the level of stimulative effect that is needed and desired. Someone needs to produ...

Several factors have helped support this week’s higher grain and soy prices, but it will be whatever tone is set by this Friday’s WASDE that will determine...

The long-term CR is likely to be based on the budget resolution, and the cuts to mandatory spending are likely to be in any such legislation that appears i...

OilseedsThe sunflower seed harvest is about 85 percent completed in Romania and Bulgaria, and the price has rallied approximately $50 during the past three...

The one thing that seems to be clear is that farmers simply aren’t selling very much of this year’s production off the combine. This reluctance to sell als...

In addition to stronger demand, dairy producers are enjoying good margins. This is despite milk prices being down from previous years and exports starting...

Following the RMB 240/MT decrease in the last week of September, the average domestic corn prices in both northern and southern China have been steadily fa...

Trade ministers highlighted the precedent this accord sets for future agreements as well as for the Pacific region. Unmentioned but more important at this...

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World financial markets were very strong to start this week, and that strength spilled over into energy and agricultural commodity markets. Expectations we...

The sunflower seed harvest is about 85 percent completed in Romania and Bulgaria, and the price has rallied approximately $50 during the past three weeks...

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

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

India’s food industry is facing a period of uncertainty, especially as the FSSAI is unable to decide if it should set standards for products or ingredients...

In June 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) are not generally recognized as safe (GRAS). How...

While Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov is trying to reduce the financial burdens on the state, including privatizing assets, the agriculture ministr...

India’s food industry is facing a period of uncertainty, especially as the FSSAI is unable to decide if it should set standards for products or ingredients...

The sharply lower opening in the financial markets spilled instantly over into the agricultural markets. However, they all started to firm as U.S. financia...

U.S. farmers are starting to face the ugly reality that $3.50-4.00 corn, $8.50-9.00 soybeans and $5.00 wheat simply don’t work, even with big yields. Like...

The House of Representatives passed the mandatory livestock price reporting reauthorization this week. The Senate had already approved the bill, which cont...

The results from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) ministerial in Atlanta will become clear shortly, but the trade-offs are at hand. Sense not Crop Short...

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It is safe to say that the soft global economy and currency gyrations will have some impact on world demand. However, predicting exactly how that happens a...

As the volume of India's vegoil imports has continued to rise in recent years with palm oil the most in demand, another oil accounts for a substantial shar...

Today’s grain and soy futures trade appeared to be mostly a continuation of the market’s reaction to yesterday’s stocks and small grains reports. Wheat's g...

The Russian Ministry of Agriculture lowered its 2015 grain production forecast from 100-103 MMT to 100-101 MMT. The export volume is estimated at 30 MMT. R...

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

Despite greater European suspicion of sophisticated financial instruments, Brussels needs tools to help farmers manage risk that go beyond the limits of su...

An interesting study  released by AACREA this past week seems to conclude that it will be difficult for Argentine farmers to financially break even th...

There are some parallels to be drawn between the predicament that debt-laden commodity businesses find themselves in and our personal households. Although...

Today’s lower-than-expected grain and soybean stocks may temper the bears’ enthusiasm. By the same token, however, bulls will have great difficulty using t...

Iran has cancelled both the wheat and barley import duties that had been added this past July. It is still expected to import about 4 MMT of wheat in 2015/...

Beijing could have easily foreseen the error in its farm policy had it just looked at the European and American experiences with guaranteeing high prices t...

The number of positions potentially changing hands depends on which of those posts open up after the shuffling among current leadership members settles. T...

Last Thursday's announcement regarding China's agreement to purchase 13.18 MMT of U.S. soybeans was well received by the market. More recent reports, thoug...

Corn futures contracts traded quietly in a range of less than 5 cents before closing mostly higher by 2 cents or less. This seems to suggest that traders t...

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Tomorrow's release of USDA's quarterly stocks estimates will provide some fresh fodder for the grain and soy markets, which are eager for news even in the...

Weakness in EU and U.S. financial markets, led in part by talk that Glencore might be in big trouble and looking for a partner in its agricultural commodit...

So far in September, ethanol has been more expensive than reformulated blendstock for oxygenated blending (RBOB) – i.e., the unleaded gasoline. This skews...

At last week's bilateral meeting with the U.S., Chinese President Xi Jinping said agriculture is a field where both countries would "expand mutually b...

Grain and oilseed markets started the Sunday evening session steady to higher, but that pattern changed this morning when the soy complex started to lose g...

Milling WheatThe Black Market market is firmer due to slower farmer selling. Russian wheat is about $5 higher than the season's lows of two weeks ago. Mark...

Strong demand from the feed industry last week had a notable impact on China's estimated soymeal inventories, reversing a trend from the past three weeks t...

The milling wheat market in Romania and Bulgaria is unchanged. Producers prefer to sell sunseeds and corn from the ongoing harvest in order to cover their...

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This strong El Nino is offering some hope that winter will finally bring rain to severely drought-stricken central and northern California. However, that t...

Markets were firm overnight and opened higher this morning. Brazil's real also finally rallied sharply higher, which impacted the market's view of U.S. soy...

The move comes in response to growing antipathy from the conservative faction of the House Republican caucus, which demanded a new vote, plebiscite style,...

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

Antoine Branca of L'Universite Paris-Sud has revealed that France's Roquefort cheese, a source of national pride, gets its blue veins because the gene...

The government of India (GOI) has raised the import duty on vegetable oils in order to help domestic farmers obtain a slightly better value for their oilse...

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

USDA's Cattle on Feed report revealed an unexpected number of feeder cattle placements in August. Retail beef demand is also being impacted by changes in p...

Wheat and corn futures fell today with perhaps the most pertinent reason being that they were higher yesterday. It may be that the current state of the mar...

Reports out of Brazil indicate farmers' sales of new crop soybeans this year far exceed those of a year ago because of their perceptions regarding the U.S...

The new U.S. Dietary Guidelines released earlier this year were roundly criticized by the agriculture sector and have now been attacked by more disinterest...

Today just as Pope Francis leaves Washington, DC, Chinese President XI Jinping arrives for meetings with President Obama. One of the main purposes of his t...

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Brazil's exchange rate weakened this past week, and that could encourage an expansion in the country's soybean production to 100 MMT compared with last sea...

Trade officials in Brussels and Washington signaled the go-ahead to resume negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreemen...

On the cusp of the U.S. corn and soybean harvests, grain and soy futures markets continue to move rather aimlessly in the absence of anything to drive pric...

Ukraine exported 29,100 MT of flour during August 2015, a 60 percent increase compared with the same month a year ago, while the total volume for July and...

One sign of the current state of grain and soy markets is the lack of attention being paid to the next batch of reports from USDA/NASS that are to be relea...

Grain and soy futures closed lower, giving back most or all of yesterday's gains. Soybeans led the way down as the market responded to perceptions of a hug...

The Senate last night passed three agricultural-related reauthorization bills under one title, the Agricultural Reauthorization Act. Included were the U.S...

While current depressed soybean prices may cause many farmers to once again store a sizable share of their soybeans after harvest  in hope of better p...

The United Nations is expected to adopt 17 "Sustainable Development Goals" (SDGs) at next week's 70th Session of the General Assembly. Included is the goal...

The latest USDA/GAIN report on Algerian grains is estimating a rise in local wheat production from 1.9 MMT in 2014/15 to 2.7 MMT in 2015/16. However, this...

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The world is still super bearish regarding nearly everything related to commodities with many now creating more reasons why prices will never go back up. T...

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

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang spoke at a seminar of senior government officials last week, urging state-owned firms to innovate, improve efficiency, focus on...

Markets were steady to a bit lower for most of the Sunday evening session. They then started a rally with this morning's opening that was sustained through...

For historical reasons, delineating federalism - the role and powers of states versus the national government in the U.S. - can be confusing, and there are...

The market in Bulgaria and Romania remains quiet as farmers refuse to sell wheat at  current market levels that are about $20/MT below their target. M...

The state's new temporary purchase and reserve polices for corn were released last week, which together with another factor should drive up Chinese process...

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHKA) expires 30 September 2015. While another extension is a distinct possibility, more controversy is a given. During...

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

The ongoing rise in the cost of inputs, especially for corn and soymeal, is especially impacting India's poultry and starch sectors, which are both current...

With a presidential election looming next month, Argentine farmers are facing difficult decisions in light of the current economic situation as well as a p...

An Australian court has issued a decision regarding an organic farmer's charge against a neighboring GMO producer's  cultivation practices. GMO Reorde...

There was heavy selling pressure across the soy complex today. Much of that was based on the assumption that there will be some hedge selling ahead of the...

In Geneva, the U.S. proposed a standstill commitment on agricultural market price supports and input subsidies as a small package deliverable at the upcomi...

Soybeans futures were comparatively strong today with prices trading back and forth around unchanged before light commercial hedge pressure took prices low...

Today's FAS data showing large prevented planting for all three crops adds more confusion than clarity to the issue of how much acreage was actually plante...

USDA will release the monthly Cattle on Feed report tomorrow. Industry expectations are for a number that confirms the lower marketings in August with the...

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

There is still plenty of antipathy toward big agriculture on the part of self-styed watchdogs for consumers and producers of foodstuffs, but that sector no...

While an announcement is expected next week regarding additional purchases of U.S. soybeans by China, the unknown factor is when the stocks will actually b...

Current chart patterns could encourage technical traders to test the wheat, corn and soy contracts for additional price weakness during the remainder of th...

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

There was a 20-cent decline in Argentine corn premiums during the past week as they moved down from the high 40s to the high 20s. This price drop is an eff...

A Russian Grain Union official has indicated that the country's grain exports in September may reach 4.7 MMT, a record amount for that month, with the MY 2...

The real flaw in the Clean Air Act's Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is mandating particular volumes of fuel use each year rather than specifying a shar...

The means to successfully trade in a repetitive manner is dependent upon the ability to correctly anticipate market actions as well as having a predefined...

Ethanol is once again a hotly debated issue in Washington as the sector awaits the EPA's final 2014, 2015 and 2016 Required Volume Obligations (RVOs). Sinc...

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

The EU has decided to extend its anti-dumping duties on U.S. biodiesel through 2020. In response, the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) condemned this move an...

The Egyptian government announced that the new bread allocation program has cut subsidy costs by 6 billion Egyptian pounds ($470 million). The supply minis...

Rich countries see few success stories from specific development assistance initiatives, while many developing nations view foreign aid as often ill-prescr...

Today's price action in grain futures contracts implied that the upward momentum of late is temporarily out of steam. Meanwhile, even though palm oil price...

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

Following China's annual Victory Day celebration on 3 September, downstream demand from the feed sector increased. That caused the country's estimated soym...

This Thursday is when that the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors meets next to determine whether or not it will raise interest rates. However, market fu...

There are reports now emerging from some weather experts about how the real effect from this year's record El Nino might not occur until the summer of 2016...

One does not usually get to see two federal agencies in a public dispute, but U.S. EPA's proposed restriction on 76 pesticide ingredients around pollinator...

Assuming the latest EU soft wheat crop forecasts are correct and also a 2 MMT increase in domestic feed wheat consumption, a minimum of 30 MMT will need to...

Markets opened with some strength Sunday evening. That faded near this morning's close, but today's markets opened firm again with soybeans and wheat leadi...

For the first time since 2009 (FY 2010), Congress actually passed a budget resolution this year. It sets the broad outline of authorized mandatory and appr...

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

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration issued new rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that mandate food and feed processors implement pat...

The USDA reports contained something for nearly everyone. While there were some other reports this week of smaller-than-expected corn harvest yields, it wi...

The markets were very quiet overnight and this morning until they turned weak an hour ahead of the 12 p.m. (EDT) USDA report release. This was the same pat...

The government of India (GOI) is taking certain steps to help the domestic sugar industry with its surplus supply. Production continues to far exceed local...

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

It was evident that the level of commitment increased today as corn contracts showed their strongest resolve to move higher during the past four days of up...

The Hungarian government once destroyed GM crops and has claimed a desire to be the first EU country to completely ban their cultivation under the new auth...

Timing is of extreme importance when trading as commodity markets are filled with emotional participants and a great deal of money. Even accomplished hedge...

A CoBank report this week predicted a two-year erosion in meat prices due to a decline in exports stemming from a stronger U.S. dollar and increased U.S. p...

Reports out of Argentina indicate farmers there are having a real problem securing financing to put in their next crop, and their failure to honor the roya...

Today was the third day of corn contracts slowly working higher in narrow daily trading ranges as positions are adjusted, and the December contract still d...

At the moment, present global prices in the soy complex do not offer favorable margins for Brazilian and Argentine market participants. This basically mean...

Soybean and corn prices already have fallen to unprofitable levels for nearly all farmers. The almost certain big crops this year in the U.S. and the likel...

Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Oleksiy Pavlenko announced the grain harvest forecast on 7 September 2015, which he noted will be 255 percent o...

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

In a twist on the old saying that you can offer someone a great opportunity but can't force them to accept it, WTO members continue their decade-plus recor...

We are going into the fall this year with historically low natural gas prices, and the current bear market situation is being driven by one large factor.Th...

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

The Turkish lira has reached a record low against the U.S. dollar after falling 22 percent so far in 2015, and that is pushing up prices for imported grain...

The nearby contracts for soybeans, meal, and soyoil all appear poised to challenge their respective 10-day moving averages. The charts for each look as tho...

The current period of low global grain prices presents a temporary opportunity for end users to be proactive, primarily because this is a time is when grow...

The divide between urbanites and the agriculture community apparently goes beyond language and experience and directly to differing sources for research. U...

Grain and oilseed futures were relatively quiet in low volume trade ahead of the weekend. Funds were light sellers of corn and soybeans and light buyers of...

India's rapeseed and mustard seed prices are now rising in tandem with demand due to the non-availability of other oilseeds, while mustard seed oil is also...

While the EU anti-dumping and countervailing duties against the U.S. are in place for two-and-half more years, global oil prices have crashed and the U.S...

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

Recent conversations with an associate farming and living in Brazil underscored a number of concerns that will eventually have a negative impact on crop pr...

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

Overnight trade was lackluster, both in terms of volume and price action. Wheat and corn prices edged lower, while soybeans firmed slightly. Similar trends...

Environmental and wildlife groups have long been critical of palm oil as the cause of the widespread destruction of forests in Indonesia and Malaysia. Whil...

U.S. agriculture has been scoring some wins in the environmental arena of late, and there is hope regarding another pending ruling. Green Wars U.S. agricul...

There was a notable gain in broiler pullet chick placements for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during July 2015, which indicates an ample supply of...

Macro issues are currently driving prices as much or more than micro fundamentals such as supply and demand. Commodity markets have been bearish in the rec...

The overnight session found corn and wheat trading both sides of yesterday's closes, while soybeans were mostly firmer. That is the way the day session ope...

Prices grew everywhere on the Russian market with active buying and selling at the week's beginning, but business then practically came to a halt by its en...

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) joins the club of foodies asserting that abundance and affordability are somehow evil concepts, which implies that...

Traders may wish to note that the recent drop in CBOT prices is not attracting any additional selling of South American soybeans from the coming 2015/16 ca...

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

Egypt has decided to allow 13.5 percent moisture in wheat tender offers for a period of twelve months at the request of France, which has had difficulty me...

The drop in soybean prices over the last year has obviously helped to boost global soybean demand. However, the increase in global consumption predicted fo...

2015 production of grain sorghums, barley and oats is expected to exceed domestic demand by more than 360 million bushels. This illustrates how important e...

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

The Consumer Reports study was conducted by its Food Safety and Sustainability Center. It tested 300 samples from 458 pounds of ground beef from various pr...

Pollsters say that Trump's disparagement of the Latino community has not broad-brushed other Republican candidates, but the rise of the anti-corporate welf...

Any negative economic news about China sends shivers throughout markets around the world, and its PMI falling to a three-year low was no exception. General...

Markets opened Sunday evening with little change. By morning, however, soybeans were showing double digit losses and corn and wheat were also lower. Genera...

U.S. organic production standards are emotive (not science) based and cheat the philosophy of “all natural” and still fall short of the yields achieved in...

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

Considering the large carryover stocks in Russia at the start of this season, the combined exportable surplus in 2015/16 in Russia and Ukraine should be ab...

China’s recent currency depreciation has raised the cost of imported soybeans and is one factor that has slowed domestic utilization rates. A second factor...

It’s no surprise. The longest bull market in history followed by the steep collapse in commodity prices has left farmers in the U.S. and around the w...

There is now further confusion over the WOTUS rule, despite the fact that the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers published a final rule defining the...

After the wheat import duty was introduced as a way to safeguard the interests of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), industry associations, particularly...

It was a relatively calm day across most markets today following a very tumultuous week. Some news stories tied the small rally in the soy complex to the b...

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

The law unanimously passed by the French Parliament requiring that supermarkets donate their food rather than destroy what is likely rotten has now be...

While every major presidential candidate with the exception of Donald Trump has at least made a public statement on ethanol while campaigning in Iowa, form...

U.S. corn and soybean export sales are lagging far behind those of the past four years, which is a primary concern among bulls and bears alike, and there a...

Concerned there will be too little corn for livestock feed, the current Argentine government plans to offer farmers interest rate subsidies to maintain its...

Predictably, China is now reaping the same results that high-price support farm policies produced years earlier in the U.S. and EU. The Chinese government'...

The new crop soybean market, which would be most immediately affected by China, did manage to post a nice 14-16 cent rally today. Corn futures were higher...

USDA reported that the combined total of all cattle and calves in the United States and Canada on 1 July 2015 showed an increase from last year. However, e...

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

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman has reportedly warned his South African counterpart that at least part of that country's benefits under the Africa...

South America could potentially benefit from present conditions within the global soy complex as there seems to be a delayed beginning of the soybean harve...

A stronger U.S. dollar, weaker crude oil, generally weaker world grain prices and chatter about the lack of world demand for grains and oilseeds all served...

Rural development initiatives tend to be like the latest weight loss plan – full of promise but yielding dubious results. Weight Loss Plan Democratic presi...

The Ukrainian Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food indicated on 25 August that the country will export 36.83 MMT of grain in MY 2015/16 versus 34.8 MMT in...

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

Comparing the nominal yields of five-year Treasury bonds with the real yields of five-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) may be one of the...

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

Officials in Bangladesh have said that the country will import 950,000 MT of wheat in the 12-month period ending June 2016, a significant increase over the...

Grain and soy futures markets had a relatively placid day, although they swung in relatively wide ranges. However, trading volumes were relatively light. G...

German Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt has served notice that his government intends to prohibit the use of GM crops otherwise approved by the Europ...

As impressive as the new barge and export facilities are, there continue to be major bottlenecks in the inland transportation system that hinder commodity...

How grain and soy markets react to their own set of uncertainties often ignores what financial markets may be doing.Uncertainty almost always leads to vola...

The idea of espionage over farm crops and food is novel to most consumers. However, the U.S. government has identified the sector as ripe for spying for ye...

At the current export pace of about 3 MMT per month, Russia will dominate the wheat market until next spring.  However, two variables could prevent th...

China's average live pig prices had been moving steadily upward through July, but several macroeconomic factors have had an impact with the first reve...

World financial markets were getting decimated again when markets opened Sunday, and it was another day of risk off and "get me out" selling. However, that...

Uncertainty roils many markets but not commodities where there is little hope for a rebound due to no visible path upward. Bear Market Policies Uncertainty...

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There have been several important news stories from China in recent days, but the one that deserves more chatter suggests the country might be considering...

The world was selling everything today, including wheat, corn and soybeans. It was as close to a Black Friday as we could get in the financial markets. Tod...

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These estimates were basically all below the average trade guesses. The steep reductions in wheat and canola production were the result of the drought that...

The Senate Agriculture Committee focused on flexibility with new rules at its May hearing on the bill, especially regarding the standards for whole grains...

The two main foods in the Indian kitchen are onions and pulses,but their higher prices are upsetting the typical household budget. The increases are attrib...

China's slowing economy and higer prices together with other factors are leading to slower consumer demand for pork and a decline in hog production. While...

Reaction to a technically oversold market and debate about the potential U.S. corn and soybean yields, spurred by the Pro Farmers annual Midwestern crop to...

Traders must strive to decipher whether today's unexpectedly bullish price action was an upward head fake in a further downward market or the "real McCoy"...

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Sales of foods labeled as "non-GMO" have apparently skyrocketed, much to the chagrin of organic food producers. Peggy Lowe of National Public Radio (NPR)...

There was an indication today that the stakes were being raised as traders with opposing long and short positions squared off in tug-of-war contests that t...

Farm policy and food manufacturer practices are evidence that the agrifood sector is a mature industry existing on tight margins. Farm policy and food man...

Although Russia's current grain harvest lags behind the results of a year ago, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sergey Levin announced today that the current...

There have recently been promises by Argentine political candidates to remove export taxes on all crops except soybeans. The one certainty is the country w...

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Turkey and Iran are said to be discussing the possibility of importing grain from Crimea as production there is reportedly up by about 23 percent over last...

USDA's foreast for global 2015/16 rapeseed production indicates a notable decline from last year's record 71.815 MMT. This has implications for many countr...

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Although some studies have asserted that fructose is worse for health than other sugars such as sucrose, none have the conclusive evidence built against pa...

Wheat has attractive prospects for 2016, but today's close of the December Chicago SRW contract back below the physiologically important level of $5.00 see...

The federal government's revenues are outpacing its outlays compared with 2014. This and other positive economic factors have strengthened the U.S. dollar,...

Demand for U.S. corn and wheat isn't strong enough to change anything, at least not today, although  soybean demand could make a difference. The domes...

Presidential candidates are hitting Iowa hard with one of the marquee events being the Iowa State Fair. That has led to a number of news items about their...

Corn and wheat futures were higher most of the overnight session, while the soy complex was lower. However, that pattern reversed itself today. General Com...

The Black Sea market remains under pressure as demand is on an "as-needed basis" with buyers in the major destinations reluctant to cover their needs for f...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report describing the conditions necessary for the U.S. to convert the recently reauthorized, ten-y...

Looking back at the data from the beginning of July, China's soymeal inventories have varied region-by-region and week-by-week due to fluctuations in feed...

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There is no doubt that China's move is bearish for commodities. Putting the devaluation in context, however, China has essentially pegged its currency to t...

Although food and agriculture are not on the agenda of next month's U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue, the way New Delhi has manhandled Europe's...

The government of India's (GOI's) decision to impose a 10 percent wheat import tariff is expected to enable the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to offload...

All markets were subject to a relative calmness today after a tumultuous week of bearish USDA reports and China's currency devaluations. Meanwhile, the bul...

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This week's bearish USDA reports will likely result in farmers doing all they can to store as much of their unsold 2015 production as possible. One problem...

Transparency and technology have combined to make policy making a more sophisticated battle over information. Nowhere is this better illustrated than in th...

As all appeals regarding the WTO ruling against its country-of-origin labeling (COOL) law  have been exhausted, the  U.S. filed a brief disputing...

After yesterday's major market washout, some sort of recovery bounce was to be expected today, and that is exactly what the market provided. General Commen...

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USDA's higher forecasts for U.S. soy yields and production noted in yesterday's report clearly sent shock waves through the market as they were much above...

If there were a record of the margin by which pre-August report trade consensus estimates missed the NASS numbers up or down each year, yesterday's would p...

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India has many problems, but two involve a surplus of sugar that the government may subsidize into the export market and a malnourishment rate of 40 percen...

Ukraine's milling wheat prices dropped under the pressure of lower prices on European markets and increasing offer. Most traders have also completed their...

Just a quick glance at today's futures closes revealed corn down 19 cents, soybeans off more than 60 cents and wheat down 15 cents, which shows the tone of...

If present global pricing conditions remain for another six-nine months, financial constraints could force Argentine farmers to pull vast quantities of soy...

Because of the growth in its poultry sector and aquaculture industry, Turkey's consumption of soybeans and soymeal has been rising rapidly in recent years...

While USDA's August corn and soybean yield and production estimates may be more solid than July's projections, they still may vary considerably up or down...

Grain and soy futures were slammed like most other commodity markets and closed sharply lower. The reaction to the devaluation of the yuan masked the marke...

The U.S. sugar price is artificially held so high that the product is being smuggled across the border, and now it's politically-created distortions are th...

Morocco's overall wheat and barley plantings are up by about 11 percent with production expected to increase by 69 percent compared with last year. Wheat i...

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While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is considering adding the Chinese yuan to its basket of "reserve currencies," the world is experiencing an incr...

There are a number of reasons why USDA's numbers in its 12 August report may have a significant impact on prices.USDA will provide its first corn and soybe...

Buying in the soy complex accelerated at this morning's opening and eventually took soybean futures more than 30 higher. That strength eventually spilled o...

The U.S. government is preparing its annual report to Congress on China's compliance with WTO obligations, and among the comments it is likely to receive f...

Ranking the Frontier Markets By using indices measuring certain fundamentals for prospective market improvement, the five best countries are identified for...

Rumors of state policy shifts are driving down China's domestic corn prices, which is affecting some processors' margins. However, the cornstarch and ethan...

The EU's opt-out measure adopted earlier this year, which allows member states or devolved administrations to restrict or ban GM organisms  despite EU...

The heat wave persisting across France and central Europe as well as other regions has strongly affected corn crops and impacted the volume that the EU wil...

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The Obama administration has assured U.S. sugar producers that it will not undermine their domestic support program and in return asked that the industry s...

There have been several recent weather issues such as the drought in western Canada and the warm, dry finish to the season in Western Europe, but none have...

Corn prices in India continue on an upward trend as both supplies and hope for good availability next season dwindle. Similarly, egg prices are also on the...

Soybean futures exploded to near 20-cent gains on a warmer and drier weather forecast for the Corn Belt over the next 10-14 days. Wheat turned higher with...

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As the world's two largest soybean-producing nations, the U.S. and Brazil compete aggressively to supply the world's demand. Both countries have excellent...

While the trend toward expanded meat consumption globally will still be a major driver in the agricultural sector, there is one element to be considered. L...

Corn futures ended about 3 cents lower today under pressure from last week's relatively small export sales, further evidence that lower Brazilian offers as...

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The U.S. Senate is having one of its most productive sessions in years and is spending its last week of session before the August break by rolling through...

Back when the U.S. was the major supplier of wheat, corn and soybeans in the world market, currency relationships had only a marginal impact on the volumes...

Recent estimates by various analytic firms seem uniform in predicting that USDA's yield estimates for corn and soybeans will drop by one amount or another...

Ukraine's milling wheat prices were stable on the domestic market and at the UBS ports. They decreased, however, on the export market due to the increasing...

Brazil has the means to undercut current USG soybean prices. However, if the present selling opportunities are missed, South American merchandisers may nee...

U.S. agriculture and other sectors have filed suit against the Obama administration's efforts to regulate the waters of the U.S. (WOTUS), and now environme...

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President Barack Obama has suggested that the Republican-led Congress should pass a law easing Puerto Rico's ability to restructure its debt. However, ther...

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The Energy Policy Modernization Act incorporates pieces of 114 different bills as well as addresses a few of the farm bill energy issues, exports of liquef...

Today's trading of corn contracts was primarily preparation for USDA's 12 August reports. There is far less interest among traders in trying to trigger tec...

There continues to be a great deal of discussion regarding how Turkey can protect itself against the negative effects of the EU/U.S. Transatlantic Trade an...

While the record pace of Brazilian and Argentine soybean export sales in 2015 continues,  Korea's largest feed miller (Nonghyup Feed, Inc.) yesterday...

We are now starting to see the headlines in the more traditional news arenas reflect concerns about the crash in profits across the agricultural spectrum.T...

While China's total grain output has stabilized at 600 MMT per year, imports have continued to grow and exceeded 100 MMT last year for the first time in hi...

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Ministers supposedly wrapped up 98 percent of the negotiating topics for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and optimists say they could meet again later...

Russia's wheat exports were slower than expected in July at only 1.3 MMT. There seems to be one main reason for this trend, which is forcing exporters to t...

The House of Representatives has recessed for the traditional August break, while the Senate is in session for the remainder of this week before it too adj...

The soy complex had a day of very wide trading ranges on good (not big) volume. Corn futures had a 6 cent trading range and closed in the middle, down 3-4...

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiators reached the end of the ministers' schedule time. They are down to just a handful of issues, and there are indic...

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Record world soybean supplies, the apparent extended shipping of South American soybeans and pretty good U.S. weather have broken the soybean futures marke...

India's sugar sector continues to suffer from low prices against the cost of production. Little change is expected unless the government of India (GOI) pro...

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that ethanol exports to date have totaled more than 377 million gallons though May, while...

Wheat futures tried to sustain a small rally today, but that effort didn't uncover enough buying to offset the weakness in soybeans and eventual weakness i...

Pakistan's soybean imports have substantially increased this year with USDA expecting that volume to more than double in 2015/16. The surge is being driven...

After falling sharply from the wet weather highs, grain futures markets are quite oversold and due for a bounce, which is what they got today until wheat r...

It is the fifth anniversary of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, more commonly known as Dodd-Frank, and such sweeping legislation is cert...

U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-Texas) has made clear that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is not going to get th...

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The Canadian complaint about the U.S. voluntary COOL is that it still requires labeling based on where animals are born, raised and slaughtered. That neces...

Grain futures prices were under pressure during much of today's trading, while soybean prices traded on both sides before closing mixed with old crop Augus...

The Hydrometeorological Center of Ukraine raised its 2015 grain estimate to 60.5 MMT, which includes 25.3 MMT of corn. Meanwhile, sunflower seed production...

French farmers reportedly blocked more than 400 trucks carrying perishable food products from Germany and Spain into France, complaining about the impact o...

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The stop-and-go release of corn export licenses, uncertainty about their distribution and falling CBOT corn futures contracts are combining to cause errati...

"Turnaround Tuesday" may have become sort of a cliché, but it is true more often than not that Tuesday's grain and soy futures market prices move in the op...

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Most of the soy milk consumed in China is obtained from street vendors. White Wave Foods will be entering the market in a joint venture effort to convert t...

Whether one considers them to be investors or speculators, managed funds have collectively taken a real beating in the grain and soy markets during the las...

When all sides in a regulatory matter are upset, it means the agency in charge has either found the only middle ground available or has failed altogether t...

Egypt's GASC is reviewing its current position with regard to French wheat moisture levels. It stipulates a maximum level of 13 percent but has allowed Fre...

U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to upgrade Malaysia's status as a Tier 2 level trafficker in human beings enables that country to continue its aspir...

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China's domestic corn prices saw modest improvement last week. The slight rise has been largely driven by a recent supply shortage in the north, which has...

Grain and oilseed markets gapped lower Sunday evening, and those losses accelerated throughout today's session before markets closed. The 8 percent drop in...

It's difficult to not worry about demand for agricultural commodities when concerned about China's economy. The country has accounted for 65 percent of the...

The corn market in the Black Sea is under heavy pressure due to the strong competition from Brazil and Argentina. The price for new crop (October/November)...

The reason for the California FMMO petition is to adjust the price of milk that goes to cheese. The state system uses two calculations for pricing nonfat s...

Fund selling continued overnight and today, which pushed corn, soybean and wheat futures sharply lower and at/or below key technical support. There were se...

Congressional Democrats are reportedly pressuring the Obama administration to deny the domestic pharmaceutical industry's ambition of acquiring longer pate...

Industry predictions of a decline in EU rapeseed production are being confirmed by sharply lower yields in Germany. Farmers there are harvesting at least 2...

A new food label law in Chile requires that packaged foods high in calories, saturated fat, refined sugars or sodium bear stop sign-shaped warning notices...

At a meeting of farmers this week in southeastern North Dakota, which was sponsored by the regional Farm Business Management group from the local college,...

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Indian wheat prices continue to move upward in the midst of high quality (high protein) imports from Australia. There is a demand from the Food Corporation...

For the last decade, the general public has been bombarded with innumerable dire warnings about the current and future impact of global warming, and the po...

Egg-layer farms are getting ready to restock now after the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain that broke out in Iowa this past April. However,...

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Soy futures were under pressure throughout the day session with soymeal giving up its heretofore bullish posture. Meanwhile, wheat futures finally closed h...

The U.S. House passed (275-150) the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, which would preempt states from imposing mandatory labeling of GM foods. H...

Russia has exported 434,000 MT of grain as of 15 July 2015 and from the beginning of MY 2015/16, a 56.9 percent decrease compared with the same period in t...

One potential reason for the slowing interest in the Argentine soybean market is assumed to be a carry that had developed in local prices. This carry is no...

Grain and soy prices have been slowly eroding again because of several factors. Noncommercials that piled into long positions during early July's rally hav...

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Legislation (H.R. 1599) that would preempt state-level GMO labeling laws, amongst other things, has attracted efforts to amend the bill when it comes to th...

Ultimately, demand is just as important a market factor as supply, but it is often more difficult to quantify with its ever-changing array of variables.In...

In an effort to provide more transparency to the market, the U.S EPA published data this month on Renewable Identification Number (RIN) ownership under the...

With a generally benign weather outlook, the corn and soy markets had little to trade on today, and the light volume reflected that. Meanwhile, wheat conti...

Wheat importers in Sudan, Yemen and Madagascar may find that they will be able to purchase low-cost stocks from Pakistan. The government there is said to b...

Chinese government data indicates the country imported 8.09 MMT of soybeans in June, primarily from Brazil and Argentina. Trade sources indicate an additio...

U.S. DDGS exports to China surpassed 860,000 MT in May, a 48 percent increase over the same month a year ago. Although the June figures are not yet av...

All segments of agriculture have been hugely profitable during this six-seven year bull market, but there are potentially negative consequences for many go...

The distortions and obfuscations that define the organic food industry were well illustrated by a recent presentation in Washington by a representative of...

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The steps back to normalcy in Greece have had a short-term impact on southern Europe. With yields falling today on Portuguese, Spanish and Italian governme...

Romania usually exports a very limited volume of feed wheat as the average protein level is above 11.5 percent  and gluten is usually above 25 percent...

Funds continued to shrink their long positions in all markets as the technical picture has turned bearish over the past several days of market action. ...

Wheat has few friends on a good day, so it didn't have much of a chance to trade higher when corn and soybeans were both weak, which was the situation toda...

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U.S. Senate appropriators have decided they know best how to safeguard public safety and health in the food sphere, as evidenced by the USDA and FDA 2016 f...

The commodity interest in this deal pertains to the potential impact that the lifting of sanctions might have on global oil markets. Provided the agreement...

The corn/soybean yield debates continue, and there are big swings in the various yield and acreage estimates. USDA will include its special acreage survey...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI's) draft order that would potentially ban the use of meat cum bone meal (MBM) in animal feeds is...

While U.S. broiler production is forecast to grow in 2015 and 2016, two remaining unknowns are next year's corn and soymeal prices as well as what might oc...

While world trade in wheat, corn and soybeans was dominated by the U.S. for many years and into the 21st century, the global push for agricultural producti...

Proponents hope to move a bill in the U.S. Congress that extends 52 tax credits that are under a philosophical attack by opponents who deem them to be corp...

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The U.S. soybean industry was a strong supporter of the U.S.–Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) when it was being considered by Congress in 2011. It belie...

The overnight session produced higher corn and soy prices, while wheat traded lower. However, funds returned as buyers early in the day session, which prop...

Grain and soy futures traded mostly lower overnight in average volume. Corn's technical reversal yesterday set a negative tone along with weather forecasts...

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Today's weak price action in the soy complex is party reflective of the effort by Argentina's soybean exporters to go head-to-head against their U.S. count...

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack justifiably criticized the U.S. beef industry today for hypocrisy in regards to efforts by some industry groups to stall a USDA...

The Ukrainian grain markets saw an increase in both domestic and export prices for feed barley, corn and several types of wheat. Contributing factors were...

The Senate bill was passed in subcommittee by voice vote with no amendments and will be taken up by the full Senate Appropriations Committee on 16 July. It...

Proponents of increased publicly-funded agricultural research are demanding that the Congress better study the issue, warning that funding is stalled at th...

The market has been very focused on China as the driver of global soybean and soymeal demand for good reason. However, there are other populous countries d...

Markets seemed to have taken a cold shower in the interim between the overnight and the day sessions as a much different attitude seemed to prevail today...

Egypt' recent rate of population growth, 22.3 percent between 2006 and 2015, could mean a total of 100 million or more in less than five years. This will h...

Because of current conditons, both Kansas City and Chicago wheat contracts will take price directions from corn contracts for a while longer as it is prese...

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Whether or not the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which considers GM foods to be safe, should require that foods containing GM ingredients or made fro...

Although both Romania and Bulgaria planted about 10 percent less wheat this past fall because of the excessive rains, the crops may be very similar to last...

The July WASDE released Friday cut U.S. 2014/15 soybean ending supplies all the way down to 255 million bushels and estimated that 2015/16 U.S. soybean end...

Corn's trading pattern today was almost the same as the soybean market with early weakness and a gradual increase in fund buying. Meanwhile, wheat struggle...

The Republican-controlled Congress has been pursuing appropriations bills based on the sequester targets, which the White House has promised to veto. All o...

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As market pessimism mounts in China, last week's average domestic corn price fell. A survey with traders, though, indicated that cornstarch prices did rise...

OilseedsSmall Decline in Soymeal InventoriesAfter nearly a month of steady increases, the estimated soymeal inventories of major crushers fell last week to...

After spending several days in Tokyo, Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler indicated confidence that she and her Japanese counterpart are o...

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While some thought USDA might adjust U.S. corn and soybean yields because of the wet conditions across the eastern Corn Belt, that type of revision would h...

The recent report from Mintel indicates notable changes in the snacking habits of Americans from just a year ago. The big driver of the modern snack renais...

With greater demand for pulses anticipated in the coming months and a lower-than-normal monsoon projection, the government of India (GOI)  has already...

Canadian Trade Minister Ed Fast says he sees no reason his country needs to change its supply management systems for dairy and poultry in the Trans-Pacific...

The corn numbers were the most supportive today, while soybean futures rallied to as much as 20 cents higher following the WASDE release before dipping to...

Recognizing risks and adequately managing them is a key function in the operation of any commercial activity, and it is especially so for agribusiness.The...

Brazil's soybean processors should be enjoying excellent crush margins after the country harvested a record-high crop, but a combination of rising soybean...

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According to the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), the country's beef exports dropped in May by 14 percent in volume and 6 percent in value compared wit...

While Europe throws up barriers to GMOs, including imposing an approval process that takes twice as long on average as the U.S. regulatory path, Canada is...

Today's rally in soybeans and corn came as a result of the confluence of several factors. There was the Chinese market recovery, more heavy rain in the eas...

The recent selling of Argentine soybeans for October and November at this time of year is unusual. A point of consideration is that if the sales volume doe...

An EU Commission meeting next week is expected to hear widespread opposition to its proposal to allow individual member states to opt out of food and feed...

Although traders are still nervous about possible fallout from the Greek situation, the greater potential for commodity market impact comes from China wher...

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Russia's new marketing season started 1 July, but there was no traditional decrease of prices as the new harvest grain entered the market. Instead, prices...

Defining Sustainability Activists, ecologists and economists have all battled over the concept of sustainability, though no one doubts it is an infinite dy...

Legislation has again been introduced in the U.S. Senate to consolidate food safety enforcement in the U.S., although the bill isn't moving anytime soon. C...

India's declining soybean production and rising consumption have resulted in a steady growth of its vegoil imports in recent years, which Oil World has est...

Turkey's soybean imports have increased by about 30 percent over the past three or four years and are expected to rise by another 200,000 MT in 2015/16. In...

One of the more interesting aspects of lifting the ban is the impact it could have on U.S.-EU trade as the EU's strategic need for crude oil could change t...

The overnight price weakness carried over into the day session with the strong U.S. dollar and China's weakening economy keeping prices under pressure. Gen...

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It becomes difficult to separate grain and soy market fundamentals from all of the current outside influences. Some of those such as the U.S. dollar and th...

Agricultural markets followed the financial and energy markets lower overnight and early today, but we started to see some significant separation once toda...

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With no appropriations bills completed, Congress will be back in session tomorrow with 16 legislative days before the month-long August recess. It will the...

The very wet conditions across the eastern Corn Belt have caused other problems in addition to lost acres. Corn is or has been standing in water in many ar...

The Black Sea market was active last week as a significant volume of Russian wheat changed hands. A majority of the trades were between multinational tradi...

The worst part about the current situation with Greece is uncertainty, but things are not that bleak or uncertain. Greece Known Knowns The worst part about...

As the estimated soymeal inventories for China's major crushers showed a notable gain last week, the uptick in soybean shipment arrivals and higher utiliza...

A survey by the Pew Research Center on American opinions toward GMOs and pesticides indicates that if Big Ag was ever in the fight against its antagonists,...

A survey by the Pew Research Center on American opinions toward GMOs and pesticides indicates that if Big Ag was ever in the fight against its antagonists,...