Reading Time: 2 minutes China has yet to secure much of its soybean supply for December and January as high premiums for Brazilian cargoes discourage buyers.
China holds off on soybean purchases due to high Brazil premiums, traders say
U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed on technicals, profit taking after tight supply rally
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ended mixed on Wednesday as tight supplies and higher choice beef values supported the market before profit taking and technical selling clipped gains, analysts said. Live and feeder cattle futures both notched contract highs in the previous session following nearly two straight weeks of daily advances. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn gains on firm cash markets, big crush supports soybeans
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures gained on Wednesday as slow farmer sales of newly harvested grain firmed cash market prices and triggered short covering and technical buying in the futures market.
Grain trader Bunge lowers 2025 profit forecast after closing Viterra deal
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. grain trader and processor Bunge on Wednesday lowered its 2025 earnings forecast following its merger with Viterra, and said it is overhauling segment and volume reporting to align with its integrated operations.
Trump mulls ending some trade ties with China, including in relation to cooking oil
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Washington was considering terminating some trade ties with China, including in relation to cooking oil.
U.S. Grains: Wheat ends up after hitting five-year low
Reading Time: 1 minute Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures ended higher on Tuesday after falling to a five-year low on abundant global supplies. Corn also higher, while soybeans end down.
Russia’s seaborne grain exports fell 10 per cent year-on-year in September, data shows
Reading Time: < 1 minute Russia’s seaborne grain exports fell to 5.1 million metric tons in September, 10.1 per cent down on the same month of 2024, according to shipping data.
India and Canada agree on new roadmap for relations
Reading Time: 2 minutes India and Canada agreed on Monday on a new roadmap for relations after two years of strained ties. India is a key market for Canadian pulses like lentils and yellow peas.
U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures plummeted on Friday as trade restrictions announced by China and escalating rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump cooled hopes of a resolution to a standoff between Washington and Beijing.
Farmers, traders ‘flying blind’ as U.S. shutdown blocks key crop data
Reading Time: 4 minutes U.S. data vital to global grain and soybean trading has gone dark during the country’s federal government shutdown, leaving commodity traders and farmers without crop production estimates, export sales data and market reports during the peak of the autumn harvest.
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