Insights and Stories of Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Markets rebound from losses, contract low in soy

Aug. 21, 2014 at 3:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures edged higher on Thursday in a rebound from losses the previous session, with solid export sales helping to support the recovery. Soybeans settled mixed, after the new-crop contract matched a contract low set on Wednesday on expectations of bumper U.S. harvests. Expectations for […]

U.S. grains: New-crop soy hits contract low as tour sees big yields

Aug. 20, 2014 at 5:23 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Wheat rises on Ukraine supply concerns

Aug. 19, 2014 at 3:52 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Wheat dips on easing Black Sea fears

Aug. 18, 2014 at 5:20 pm CDT

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U.S. railcar crunch makes crop storage critical: CHS chief

Aug. 17, 2014 at 12:14 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Wheat jumps; corn posts biggest weekly rise in months

Aug. 15, 2014 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures jumped on Friday on concerns that rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia will disrupt wheat shipments from the two key exporters, while corn posted its biggest weekly gain in five months. Worries about disruptions to Black Sea grain exports sparked a round of […]

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U.S. grains: New-crop soy rises from contract low

Aug. 14, 2014 at 5:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — New-crop U.S. soybean futures rebounded on Thursday from a contract low set earlier in the session, while corn topped a one-week high in a recovery from recent losses and wheat futures ended a five-day slide. Traders took profits on previously sold, or short, positions after crop […]

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U.S. grains: Soy dips as harvest expected to exceed forecasts

Aug. 13, 2014 at 4:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dipped Wednesday on expectations that autumn harvests will exceed government forecasts due to favourable weather, while new-crop corn bounced from a contract low set the previous session. Forecasts for rain in some of the drier areas of the U.S. Midwest raised expectations that […]

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Zoetis plans vaccine against PEDv

Aug. 5, 2014 at 5:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Zoetis Inc., the world’s largest animal-health company, plans to seek U.S. approval before the end of this year to sell its vaccine against a virus that has killed about 13 per cent of the U.S. hog herd. If approved, the new drug would rival the only […]

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U.S. grains: Prices hit multi-year lows as supply forecasts raised

Jul. 11, 2014 at 6:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Grain prices tumbled to their lowest levels in years on Friday, extending a weeks-long rout after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected that supplies will significantly exceed expectations. Crops in the U.S., the world’s top grain exporter, have flourished this summer thanks to nearly ideal weather, […]

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