Insights and Stories of Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Large global supplies knock down soy, wheat

Jan. 29, 2014 at 10:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures tumbled on Wednesday under pressure from expectations that a bumper South American crop will raise global inventories, while large supplies pushed wheat futures to a 3-1/2 year low. Corn futures also declined. Rains in hot, dry areas of Argentina improved the outlook for soybean […]

U.S. grains: Corn rallies after USDA cuts estimates of output, supply

Jan. 10, 2014 at 7:48 pm CST

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U.S. grains: Rising global supply, technical selling hit prices

Jan. 9, 2014 at 8:00 pm CST

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U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on higher supply, U.S. planting outlook

Jan. 8, 2014 at 8:48 pm CST

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U.S. grains: Prices sag on positioning before USDA reports

Jan. 7, 2014 at 6:02 pm CST

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U.S. grains: Prices rise on bitter U.S. cold, heatwave in Argentina

Jan. 6, 2014 at 5:05 pm CST

U.S. grain futures rose on Monday as bitterly cold temperatures threatened to damage dormant wheat crops in the United States and a heatwave put Argentina’s corn harvest at risk. Soybean futures jumped amid technical buying, while soymeal gained on expectations that the brutal U.S. cold will increase demand for livestock […]

By Tom Polansek

Lost hooves, dead cattle before Merck halted Zilmax sales

Dec. 31, 2013 at 2:49 pm CST

The U.S. beef industry’s dependence on the muscle-building drug Zilmax began unraveling here, on a sweltering summer day, in the dusty cattle pens outside a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse in southeastern Washington state. As cattle trailers that had traveled up to four hours in 95 F (35 C) heat began to […]

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U.S. grains: Wheat nears three-month low on bigger-than-expected supplies

Dec. 10, 2013 at 5:11 pm CST

U.S. wheat futures approached a three-month low on Tuesday after a government crop report projected that global supplies will exceed analysts’ expectations. Corn and soybean futures slipped on profit-taking following the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report. Traders had been awaiting the monthly report for an update on global supplies […]

By Tom Polansek

GRAINS-Corn sets 3-year low as u.s. harvests overshadow demand

Oct. 31, 2013 at 4:49 pm CDT

U.S. corn futures slumped to their lowest levels in more than three years on Thursday as the large harvest under way in the United States overshadowed blockbuster export sales. An influx of grain from the advancing harvest was expected to replenish crop inventories that were drained by strong demand following […]

By Tom Polansek

GRAINS-U.S. Soybeans dip ahead of active U.S. harvesting weekend

Oct. 25, 2013 at 4:16 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures edged lower on Friday and corn futures were little changed ahead of what is expected to be an active weekend of harvesting in the United States, the world’s top producer of both crops. Projections that the U.S. harvest will continue to uncover larger-than-expected yields kept a lid […]

By Tom Polansek