Insights and Stories on CONAB

Brazil pushing towards wheat self-sufficiency

Jul. 3, 2024 at 1:50 pm CDT

The USDA attaché in the country’s capital of Brasilia said the expansion of wheat will include cultivating “tropical wheat” in the savanna-like region in central Brazil known as the Cerrado biome. These varieties of tropical wheat are reported to be better resistant to dry weather.

USDA, Conab widely differ on Brazil soybeans

Apr. 19, 2024 at 9:54 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Cordonnier stands pat on South American crop projections

Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:41 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: CBOT corn, soybeans rebound on strong demand

Feb. 11, 2021 at 6:40 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy falls to one-year low

Apr. 11, 2017 at 8:28 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Short-covering supports wheat but corn, soybeans fall

Apr. 10, 2015 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.4 per cent on Friday on a round of short-covering by speculators after price declines in three of the previous four sessions, traders said. “The big short contingent in the wheat market is definitely something to be reconciled with,” said Bill Gentry, […]