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CBOT weekly outlook: Trade volatile ahead of USDA announcement

May. 22, 2019 at 6:19 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The Chicago Board of Trade saw “a wild ride of volatility” on Wednesday, following rumours of a U.S. Department of Agriculture farm aid package that could top US$15 billion. The package would include payments of about $2 per bushel for soybeans and four cents per bushel for corn, […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound in technical bounce, trade aid details awaited

May. 22, 2019 at 6:12 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. to favour soybeans in trade war aid for farmers

May. 21, 2019 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Humeyra Pamuk Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn touches one-year high on slow U.S. planting

May. 21, 2019 at 5:14 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Japan opens doors to full access of U.S. beef imports

May. 17, 2019 at 6:22 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. to begin testing sick and dead pigs for African swine fever

May. 16, 2019 at 4:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture within weeks will begin testing sick and dead pigs for a hog virus that has killed herds across Asia in an effort to minimize devastation if the disease enters the United States, the agency said on Thursday. Increased testing aims to […]

By Tom Polansek

China cancels U.S. pork import order as trade war drags on

May. 16, 2019 at 2:57 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The same week U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping increases on tariffs against Chinese goods, Chinese buyers dropped orders for 3,247 tonnes of U.S. pork — the biggest cancellation in more than a year, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data released on Thursday. The cancellation […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

CBOT weekly outlook: Factors come together to boost prices

May. 15, 2019 at 4:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A combination of three factors have contributed to the bounce in prices at the Chicago Board of Trade, according to Rich Feltes of R.J. O’Brien in Chicago. “It’s the convergence of the middle of May, which is a critical time and the confirmation that planting is not only […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

New Trump aid plan for U.S. farmers to rely on direct payments

May. 15, 2019 at 4:19 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The Trump administration’s second package of aid for U.S. farmers hit by the trade war with China is expected to have a similar structure to last year’s program, using direct payments and commodity purchases, industry sources briefed on the plan said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Chris Prentice Humeyra Pamuk

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit 10-year low on trade tensions

May. 13, 2019 at 7:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in a decade on Monday as escalating U.S.-Chinese trade tensions dampened hopes for a revival in soybean exports, analysts said. At the same time, planting delays in the U.S. Midwest could prompt farmers to shift some acres intended for […]

By Julie Ingwersen