Reading Time: < 1 minute Samples of milk collected from sick cattle in Kansas and Texas tested positive for avian flu, but the nation's milk supply is safe, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday.
US detects avian flu in milk, says dairy supplies are safe
U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Black Sea tensions, but off three-week peak
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures settled up on Monday, but fell short of the three-week high that prices hit early in session.
Dairy farmers urged to be on lookout for U.S. disease
Older, lactating cattle more likely to be severely impacted, effected farmers say
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. dairy producers are reporting high onset of and high morbidity from Texas Agalactiae Syndrome, with confirmed cases in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico. Lactating cows are considered particularly vulnerable.
U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on profit taking; wheat climbs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell more than one per cent on Friday to below $12 a bushel on profit taking a day after the benchmark contract neared a two-month high as farmer soy sales and the dollar's surge added to bearish sentiment, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures set 2-month top; corn, wheat inch higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures surged to a two-month high on Thursday as worries about threatening weather in Argentina triggered speculative buying and short-covering, analysts said, but the market pared gains after the rally spurred a round of farmer sales.
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb back above $12 a bushel while wheat stumbles
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures jumped two per cent on Wednesday, climbing back above $12 a bushel as commodity funds appeared to cover short positions, brokers said, while news of fresh U.S. soybean export sales and excessive rains in Argentina lent support.
Rangebound outlook for CBOT soybeans/corn in short-term
Reading Time: < 1 minute Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have both shown some strength over the past week but should be expected to hold relatively rangebound in the short term ahead of acreage data due out at the end of the month, according to an analyst.
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn tick up on short covering; soybeans falter
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat and corn futures strengthened on Tuesday on technical moves as traders seek to unwind short positions ahead of uncertain springtime weather and upcoming U.S. Department of Agriculture reports, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on rising Black Sea tensions, soy slips
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. wheat futures rose 2.7 per cent on Monday as Russia's weekend attacks on Ukrainian ports underscored risks to exportable grain supplies from the Black Sea region, analysts said.
Attaché trims Argentina soybeans, but crop still more than double
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean production in Argentina for 2023/24, along with beginning stocks and imports were revised downwards by the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in the capital of Buenos Aires.
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