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U.S. grains: Soy and corn set three-year lows on fund selling, supply outlook

Feb. 14, 2024 at 4:23 pm CST

Soybean and corn futures fell to three-year lows at the Chicago Board of Trade on Wednesday under pressure from fund selling and expectations for increased U.S. supplies, analysts said.

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

CBOT weekly outlook: Bearish picture for commodities

Feb. 14, 2024 at 3:36 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

US is ’18 months or so’ away from finding bird flu vaccine, says agriculture secretary

Feb. 14, 2024 at 2:10 pm CST

By Leah Douglas Reuters

Close-up picture of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

US agriculture secretary sees ‘chaos’ in meat market without congressional action on Prop 12

Feb. 14, 2024 at 12:03 pm CST

By Leah Douglas Reuters

India security forces fire tear gas at protesting farmers on drive to Delhi

Feb. 14, 2024 at 9:52 am CST

By Anushree Fadnavis Reuters Sunil Kataria

New Holland’s T9 tractor picks up speed, and more

Feb. 14, 2024 at 8:03 am CST

It’s big, blue and likely to get the attention of farmers if they’re eyeing up a new tractor in 2024. At a National Farm Machinery Show pre-show media event in Louisville, Kentucky, on Feb. 13, New Holland product reps were on hand to show what the blue brand has in […]

By Greg Berg

U.S. grains: Soybeans and corn continue to be pressured by global supplies

Feb. 13, 2024 at 5:14 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures firmed slightly on Tuesday on technical trading, but still hovered near three-year lows as ample global supplies, improving South American crop prospects, and intense export competition weighed over the market.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn lower on pressure from equity markets

Feb. 13, 2024 at 5:06 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures turned lower on Tuesday, on pressure from the equity markets after government data showed U.S. inflation slowed less than expected in January.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Number of US farms falls and size increases, census shows

Feb. 13, 2024 at 1:28 pm CST

Farms in the U.S. continued to get larger and the number of farms fell between 2017 and 2022, new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed on Tuesday.

By Leah Douglas Reuters

Head of French farmers union says protests could resume

Feb. 13, 2024 at 9:34 am CST

The head of France's biggest farming union - the FNSEA - said on Tuesday that protests that hit the sector last month could resume if the government does not do more to meet their demands for better pay and working conditions.

By Reuters