Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures surged on Thursday, recovering from a string of retreats on bargain buying and strong export demand, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on strong demand ahead of acreage report
US farm agency to pay farmers for milk loss due to bird flu
Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin compensating dairy farmers for the loss of milk supply due to bird flu-infected cows, the agency said on Thursday.
U.S. grains: Wheat holds, corn and soy fall on positioning ahead of USDA report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat held steady on Wednesday after notching a more than two-month low the day before on bargain buying and positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's acreage report.
CBOT Weekly: Futures predicted to decline after USDA reports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Grain futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are expected to decline after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) releases its prospective plantings and quarterly grain stocks reports on June 28.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall as investors digest US heat, flood impact
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean and corn futures fell on Tuesday as traders assessed the impact of flooding and heat on crops in the central U.S.
US to clarify enforcement of antitrust laws in meatpacking
Reading Time: < 1 minute Livestock farmers in the U.S. would have a clearer path to bringing antitrust complaints against meatpacking companies for unfair business practices under a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday.
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise with flooding in the US upper Midwest
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybeans rose on Monday as flooding hit the upper Midwest after a weekend of thunderstorms. Corn fell on acreage expectations ahead of a USDA report on Friday and wheat was down with analysts citing U.S. harvest pressure.
U.S. grains: Soybeans gain on US wet weather risk, down for week
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures strengthened on Friday as some weather models showed heavy rain putting certain U.S. production areas at risk of flooding, though they closed down for the week.
U.S. grains: Soybeans notch two-month low on rain forecasts
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn slid on Thursday while soybeans closed at their lowest in two months as forecasts for heavy rains alleviated concerns about a heat wave in the central U.S. stressing crops.
Soybeans, corn trading sideways and watching weather
Reading Time: < 1 minute Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade both find themselves in relatively sideways trading ranges watching Midwestern weather forecasts to provide nearby direction.
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