Insights and Stories on Commodities

U.S. grains: Corn and wheat up as crude oil soars

Nov. 15, 2016 at 5:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat prices each rose more than one per cent on Tuesday as strength in crude oil helped the broader commodities sector rebound from sharp declines a day earlier, analysts said. Soybean futures were modestly higher, supported by bullish monthly U.S. crushing data. Chicago […]

Egypt stocks up on strategic commodities ahead of devaluation

Oct. 5, 2016 at 12:17 pm CDT

By Eric Knecht maha-el-dahan

Louis Dreyfus stems profit slide, but headwinds persist

Sep. 29, 2016 at 3:33 pm CDT

By Gus Trompiz

OPEC announcement could boost ag markets, maybe

Sep. 29, 2016 at 2:53 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

ICE weekly outlook: Canola in need of outside catalyst

May. 18, 2016 at 6:13 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Glencore to cut more debt as 2015 profit falls

Mar. 1, 2016 at 6:38 pm CST

London | Reuters — Glencore stepped up its debt reduction plan on Tuesday by promising to offload more assets to shore up its finances to cope with a commodities rout that wiped around a third off its 2015 profit. The Swiss mining and trading house, whose agricultural arm includes Canadian […]

By eric-onstad

Smallest ag markets biggest winners in commodities rout

Dec. 31, 2015 at 4:11 pm CST

New York | Reuters –– Some of the smallest niche agricultural commodities were the biggest winners this year as weather and disease raised concerns about tightening supplies, spurring a buying spree as an exodus of institutional cash punished oil, metals and grains markets. Cocoa, cotton, sugar and frozen concentrated orange […]

By Luc Cohen

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on improving crop conditions, big stocks

Nov. 24, 2015 at 7:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell more than two per cent on Tuesday, giving up all the prior session’s gains, as a further improvement in the condition of the U.S. winter crop placed attention back on ample global supply of the staple cereal. Corn prices eased, following wheat […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide as concern about Chinese growth persists

Aug. 26, 2015 at 3:57 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. soybean prices dropped on Wednesday on concern that interest rate cuts in China may not be enough to stimulate growth in the key importer. Corn slipped on technical selling, and Chicago wheat lost ground on concerns about export competition as the dollar rose, traders said. Chicago Board […]

By Michael Hogan Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: China woes push soy to six-year low, soyoil to nine-year low

Aug. 24, 2015 at 3:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped to their lowest levels in over six years on Monday and soyoil touched a nine-year low as concerns about China’s faltering economy fuelled selloffs in commodities and equities markets. Broad selling pressured markets early as investors rushed for the exits after stock […]

By Tom Polansek

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