Insights and Stories of Mark Weinraub

U.S. grain firms set up co-ops in tax law’s wake

Feb. 16, 2018 at 3:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. agricultural merchants are scrambling to register themselves as cooperatives after a blunder in the country’s new tax law gave farmers a tax break for selling grains to co-ops rather than private firms. Private crop handlers — including the “big four” merchants Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge, […]

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat rise on weather concerns

Feb. 15, 2018 at 7:20 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Argentine weather underpins corn, soy

Feb. 14, 2018 at 4:54 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soymeal rally lifts soybean futures

Feb. 13, 2018 at 7:25 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy futures jump on weather woes

Feb. 12, 2018 at 4:31 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

USDA lowers U.S. corn stocks view as exports rise

Feb. 8, 2018 at 12:57 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — Surging export demand for U.S. corn will cut into domestic stockpiles of the grain by more than expected, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday. But U.S. soybean stocks were forecast to rise as a bumper harvest in Brazil will allow overseas buyers to source their […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans, corn end week firm

Jan. 19, 2018 at 4:56 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for the fifth straight day on Friday, hitting their highest in 5-1/2 weeks as concerns about crop development in South America fuelled buying, traders said. Parched soils in Argentina have underpinned prices throughout the week. “Dryness in Argentina has provided enough fuel […]

By Mark Weinraub

Major U.S. grain firms fear harm from new tax law

Jan. 9, 2018 at 8:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The new U.S. tax law is poised to drive more control over the nation’s grain supply to farmer-owned co-operatives, provoking concern among ethanol producers and privately run grain handlers that they could be squeezed out of the competition to buy crops. Until now, the co-operatives, private […]

By Mark Weinraub Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy firms but gains capped by poor export data; wheat weak

Jan. 5, 2018 at 4:10 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose to their highest in more than three weeks on Friday, with traders focused on the South American weather outlook amid signs of weak demand for U.S. exports. Wheat futures fell as traders locked in profits with the market set to notch its […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat fall as weather rally fizzles

Jan. 4, 2018 at 3:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, with traders locking in profits from three straight days of gains after forecasts boosted the prospects for rain in Argentina. Wheat futures also dropped on profit-taking, but ongoing concerns about crop damage in key growing areas of the United States […]

By Mark Weinraub

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Insights and Stories of Mark Weinraub

U.S. grain firms set up co-ops in tax law’s wake

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat rise on weather concerns

U.S. grains: Argentine weather underpins corn, soy

U.S. grains: Soymeal rally lifts soybean futures

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy futures jump on weather woes

USDA lowers U.S. corn stocks view as exports rise

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans, corn end week firm

Major U.S. grain firms fear harm from new tax law

U.S. grains: Soy firms but gains capped by poor export data; wheat weak

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat fall as weather rally fizzles

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