Reading Time: 2 minutes Global food commodity prices edged higher in June, supported by higher meat, vegetable oil and dairy prices, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.
World food prices tick higher in June, led by meat and vegetable oils
U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise ahead of holiday weekend as traders monitor US weather
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn and soybean futures firmed on Thursday on short covering and positioning ahead of the long U.S. Independence Day holiday weekend and a speech by President Donald Trump in farm-state Iowa later on Thursday.
USDA attaché forecasts larger Chinese corn, wheat crops
But imports drop over last two years
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn and wheat production in China is expected to increase in 2025/26, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Beijing said in a report released July 3.
Farm goods holding up U.S.-India trade talks
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. and India trade negotiators were pushing on Wednesday to finalize a tariff-reducing deal ahead of President Donald Trump's July 9 negotiating deadline, but disagreements over U.S. dairy and agriculture remained unresolved.
CBOT Weekly: Turning towards a weather market
Area, stocks reports have little influence
Reading Time: < 1 minute Soybeans and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade are heading toward a weather market, said Sean Lusk, vice-president of Walsh Commercial Hedging in Chicago. The move comes after two reports from the United States Department of Agriculture issued on June 30.
U.S. grains: Corn and soy climb on bargain buying, positioning ahead of holiday weekend
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. grain and soybean futures rose on Wednesday in a bargain-buying and technical advance after recent declines and ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend, with U.S. markets closed on Friday.
U.S. grains: Soy futures end mixed; corn and wheat sag after USDA reports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended mixed on Monday, with nearby contracts under pressure after quarterly stocks data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed larger-than-expected supplies as of June 1, analysts said.
USDA lowers soybean/corn acreage estimates, wheat up from March
Quarterly stocks data also out
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farmers in the United States planted slightly less soybeans and corn than earlier intentions in 2025, according to updated acreage data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released June 30.
U.S. grains: Chicago corn, soybeans recover from multi-month lows
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn and soybean futures rose on Friday from multi-month lows, supported by short covering and a weakening dollar, analysts said.
Prairie wheat prices weaker on sharp drop in U.S. futures
Stronger loonie adds more pressure
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cash prices for spring wheat across the Canadian Prairies fell hard during the week ended June 26, while those for amber durum nudged up slightly.
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