Insights and Stories on USDA

Syngenta offer deadline extended as regulators probe deal

May. 17, 2016 at 7:09 pm CDT

Zurich | Reuters — The deadline for shareholders in Swiss pesticides maker Syngenta to accept a US$43 billion takeover bid from state-owned ChemChina has been extended to allow for some outstanding regulatory approvals, the company said Tuesday. Syngenta said the offer will now run from May 24 to July 18. […]

U.S. grains: Corn rises on technical buying, planting switch

May. 16, 2016 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Wheat up on short-covering

May. 13, 2016 at 4:25 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy falls on weak export data, planting expectations

May. 12, 2016 at 3:24 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hogs gain most since December on strong cash markets

May. 11, 2016 at 5:58 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans surge with USDA report

May. 11, 2016 at 4:49 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean contracts on the Chicago Board of Trade both posted gains during the week ended Wednesday, and further advances are likely, according to an analyst. Agricultural markets were sent into a flurry of activity Tuesday when the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a report that […]

By Dave Sims

ICE weekly outlook: Canola’s fate rests on fund buying

May. 11, 2016 at 4:42 pm CDT

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, following strength in CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybeans, but one analyst says it could be hard for the market to hold onto those advances. CBOT soybeans rallied Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from multi-month highs

May. 11, 2016 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures declined on Wednesday in a light profit-taking setback, one day after bullish soy stocks data in a monthly U.S. government report sent soybeans soaring to the highest levels since 2014. Wheat also sagged, pressured by plentiful global supplies and the approach […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn falls two per cent ahead of monthly USDA report

May. 9, 2016 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell about two per cent on Monday to the lowest level since mid-April, pressured by broad weakness in commodities and positioning a day ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report, analysts said. Soybean and wheat futures also fell. At the Chicago […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn consolidating

May. 4, 2016 at 4:07 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade appear to be running out of room to the upside, and are now consolidating after posting sharp gains through March and April. “A lot of positive news has now been discounted,” said Rich Feltes, vice-president of research at RJ […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin