Insights and Stories of Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Markets weaken under pressure from firming U.S. dollar

Jan. 22, 2015 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures slipped on Thursday as the rising U.S. dollar made farm products less competitive on the global market. The U.S. is having a hard time competing for grain export business, with Ukraine and South America undercutting U.S. corn prices, said Tomm Pfitzenmaier, […]

Merck funds tests of lower Zilmax doses

Jan. 19, 2015 at 7:43 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

Researchers identify new PEDv strain in Minnesota

Jan. 7, 2015 at 10:24 am CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats from rally fuelled by Russia export worries

Dec. 24, 2014 at 12:44 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn reaches new five-month high, wheat advances

Dec. 23, 2014 at 2:24 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: U.S. corn sets five-month high on rising export demand

Dec. 22, 2014 at 3:38 pm CST

U.S. corn futures on Monday touched a fresh five-month high on firm export demand, while wheat slumped on profit-taking and slow sales to foreign buyers. Soybeans also advanced on strong export sales in light trading volume ahead of the Christmas holiday, traders said. Corn futures finished near unchanged after the nearby contract rose to […]

By Tom Polansek

CME Group imposes rare halt on wheat futures trading

Dec. 18, 2014 at 3:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– CME Group briefly halted electronic trading in U.S. wheat futures overnight on Thursday, after prices sank 1.6 per cent in one second as concerns about Russian export curbs roiled the market. The 10-second pause represented only the fourth time this year that the world’s largest futures […]

By Tom Polansek

China approves Viptera corn, two types of soybeans

Dec. 17, 2014 at 5:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– A top Chinese government official said the country has approved imports of genetically modified Agrisure Viptera corn and two varieties of biotech soybeans after years of review, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday. Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang said imports of Viptera corn, known as MIR […]

By Tom Polansek

Syngenta sees China approving contentious GM corn soon

Dec. 12, 2014 at 8:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Syngenta expects to win Chinese government approval soon for imports of a type of genetically modified corn at the center of lawsuits over U.S. grain shipments rejected by Beijing, a company spokesman said Friday. Syngenta, one of the world’s largest seed companies, will make an announcement […]

By Tom Polansek

USDA cuts U.S. corn, soy stocks view on demand hikes

Dec. 10, 2014 at 5:30 pm CST

Washington/Chicago | Reuters — Strong demand for U.S corn and soybeans will cut into the abundant domestic supply stockpile by more than expected, according to government data released on Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s outlook for tighter corn and soy supplies, issued in a monthly crop report, surprised analysts […]

By Mark Weinraub Tom Polansek