Insights and Stories of Tom Polansek

Feed ingredient unlikely to spread PED, experts say

Oct. 8, 2014 at 7:13 pm CDT

Chicago/Paris | Reuters — The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said Wednesday an animal-feed supplement suspected of spreading a deadly pig virus is not likely to transmit the disease if manufacturers follow proper safety measures. Multiple studies suggest spray-dried porcine plasma, a supplement containing pigs’ blood that is fed […]

U.S. farmers latest to sue Syngenta over corn China rejected

Oct. 7, 2014 at 2:37 am CDT

By Tom Polansek

Syngenta faces second suit over GM corn China rejected

Sep. 18, 2014 at 12:24 am CDT

By Tom Polansek

Pit traders abandon lawsuit against CME over grain rules

Sep. 17, 2014 at 2:22 am CDT

By Tom Polansek

Cargill suing Syngenta over sale of GM corn banned by China

Sep. 12, 2014 at 6:03 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Markets hit four-year lows as USDA lifts record crop forecasts

Sep. 11, 2014 at 5:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures tumbled to four-year lows on Thursday as the U.S. government raised its forecasts for record-large harvests above analysts’ estimates. Projections for the biggest global grain crop ever added pressure to prices, knocking nearby wheat futures below $5 a bushel for the […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat set new contract lows before USDA reports

Sep. 10, 2014 at 5:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — New-crop U.S. soybean futures hit a new contract low on Wednesday and corn matched its contract low ahead of the release of U.S. crop reports that are expected to show a rise in the government’s harvest projections. Wheat also notched a contract low, weighed down by […]

By Tom Polansek

Zoetis gets conditional license from USDA for PEDv vaccine

Sep. 3, 2014 at 12:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Zoetis Inc. has received a conditional license from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its vaccine against the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) and will begin selling it this month in the U.S., the company said Wednesday. Shares of Zoetis, the world’s largest animal-health company, reached […]

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Nearby soybeans rise after hitting four-year low

Aug. 27, 2014 at 4:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Nearby U.S. soybean futures rose after sinking to a four-year low on Wednesday, while corn approached a four-year low set earlier this week on limited demand for old-crop supplies ahead of massive U.S. harvests. New-crop soybean futures traded near a contract low reached on Tuesday as […]

By Tom Polansek

GRAINS: Nearby soy rallies on low old-crop supply; MGEX wheat jumps

Aug. 22, 2014 at 4:21 pm CDT

Reuters — Nearby U.S. soybean futures climbed to a one-week high on Friday as U.S. processors scrambled to find scarce old-crop supplies, with the start of the next harvest still at least a month away in the Midwest. MGEX spring wheat futures touched a two-week high amid concerns about excessive […]

By Tom Polansek