Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures reached a 16-month high above $5 a bushel on Tuesday on robust U.S. export demand and expectations that inventories may tighten, analysts said.
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U.S. grains: Corn futures hit 16-month high above $5 a bushel
Funds move to large net long position in canola
First net long since 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculative fund traders moved to a net long position in canola for the first time in one-and-a-half years, as they covered short positions and put on fresh bullish bets in early February, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat hits four-month high as cold threatens Russia, US crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures Wv1 soared on Friday to their highest price since October, and analysts said support from blistering cold weather in the Black Sea and U.S. Plains regions prompted short covering.
China to develop gene-editing tools, new crop varieties in biotech initiative
Reading Time: < 1 minute China issued guidelines on Friday to promote biotech cultivation, focusing on gene-editing tools and developing new wheat, corn, and soybean varieties, as part of efforts to ensure food security and boost agriculture technology.
U.S. grains: Corn edges up on strong export sales, weather woes
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn futures ticked up in rangebound trade on Thursday as stout export sales, weather concerns in Argentina and strong demand added support, analysts said.
Feed grain update: Barley bids edge up amid trade uncertainty
Tightening stocks supportive
Reading Time: 2 minutes Feed barley prices in Western Canada were strengthening in early February, although activity was somewhat limited given the threat of tariffs from the United States still overhanging the North American markets.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall on weak Chinese demand, mounting supplies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soy futures eased on Wednesday, pushed lower by Tuesday's U.S. Department of Agriculture report that forecast higher-than-expected U.S. soybean stocks, and continued concerns over weak Chinese demand for U.S. soy, analysts said.
CBOT Weekly: Tariff threats eclipse USDA report
Trump talks bring pressure to crop prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tariff threats from United States President Donald Trump overshadowed the USDA's monthly supply/demand estimates during the week ended Feb. 12, 2025.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall after USDA pegs US supply above forecasts
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn and soy futures drifted down on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected U.S. end-of-season supplies above market expectations in a monthly supply-and-demand report, analysts said.
U.S. wheat, world grain stocks tighten: USDA
Less supply by end of marketing year
Reading Time: 2 minutes Projected world grain stocks, as well as those for United States wheat, are set to tighten according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly supply/demand report released on Feb. 11, 2025.