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USDA announces more farm aid to offset trade war losses

By Humeyra Pamuk May 23, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutes Washington | Reuters –– The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a US$16 billion farm aid package to offset losses from a 10-month trade war with China and said payment rates to farmers would be determined by where they farm rather than what crops they grow. The package, the bulk of which will be spent on […] Read more

Emerging corn plants in Canada. (Sophie-Caron/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn sinks as trade aid seen encouraging planting

By Karl Plume May 23, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures dropped for the first time in nine sessions on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled a farm aid package that could encourage farmers to plant more corn despite adverse weather this spring. Soybeans and wheat also declined as the USDA announced a $14.5 billion direct […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade volatile ahead of USDA announcement

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm May 22, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — The Chicago Board of Trade saw “a wild ride of volatility” on Wednesday, following rumours of a U.S. Department of Agriculture farm aid package that could top US$15 billion. The package would include payments of about $2 per bushel for soybeans and four cents per bushel for corn, according to Bloomberg. An official […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound in technical bounce, trade aid details awaited

By Karl Plume May 22, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded on Wednesday in a technical correction from the prior session’s drop as the market awaited details of a Trump administration farm aid package that could encourage farmers to plant more soybeans. Corn ended firm, although spillover support from higher soy and worries over rain-delayed U.S. planting were […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

U.S. to favour soybeans in trade war aid for farmers

By Humeyra Pamuk, Tom Polansek May 21, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes Washington/Chicago | Reuters — The Trump administration is considering direct payments to U.S. farmers of $2 per bushel for soybeans as part of an aid package to offset the trade war with China, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, an offer that could encourage more soy planting despite record supplies. China is the world’s top soybean importer, […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 corn futures with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn touches one-year high on slow U.S. planting

By Karl Plume May 21, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed for a seventh session to their highest in a year on Tuesday as rainy weather and soggy fields across the U.S. corn belt stalled spring planting. Wheat also advanced on worries about winter crop damage due to heavy rains and flooding in the southern U.S. Plains. Soybeans […] Read more

Beef on display in a market in Japan. (File photo)

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Japan opens doors to full access of U.S. beef imports

By Reuters May 17, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute Washington | Reuters — Japan has agreed to eliminate its long-held restrictions on U.S. beef imports, opening full access to U.S. cattle products after more than 15 years, the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement on Friday. “The new terms, which take effect immediately, allow U.S. products from all cattle, […] Read more

A macrophage (immune response) cell in early stages of infection with African swine fever virus, magnified about 1,000x. (Keith Weller photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

U.S. to begin testing sick and dead pigs for African swine fever

By Tom Polansek May 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture within weeks will begin testing sick and dead pigs for a hog virus that has killed herds across Asia in an effort to minimize devastation if the disease enters the United States, the agency said on Thursday. Increased testing aims to help U.S. officials detect cases […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

China cancels U.S. pork import order as trade war drags on

By P.J. Huffstutter May 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — The same week U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping increases on tariffs against Chinese goods, Chinese buyers dropped orders for 3,247 tonnes of U.S. pork — the biggest cancellation in more than a year, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data released on Thursday. The cancellation came during the week ended […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 corn and (in green) July 2019 soybeans. (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Factors come together to boost prices

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm May 15, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — A combination of three factors have contributed to the bounce in prices at the Chicago Board of Trade, according to Rich Feltes of R.J. O’Brien in Chicago. “It’s the convergence of the middle of May, which is a critical time and the confirmation that planting is not only delayed, but it’s in for […] Read more

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USDA announces more farm aid to offset trade war losses

U.S. grains: Corn sinks as trade aid seen encouraging planting

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade volatile ahead of USDA announcement

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound in technical bounce, trade aid details awaited

U.S. to favour soybeans in trade war aid for farmers

U.S. grains: Corn touches one-year high on slow U.S. planting

Japan opens doors to full access of U.S. beef imports

U.S. to begin testing sick and dead pigs for African swine fever

China cancels U.S. pork import order as trade war drags on

CBOT weekly outlook: Factors come together to boost prices

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