Chicago wheat futures extended gains on Wednesday, at one point rising to a one-month high, amid support by a weaker dollar and short-covering encouraged by production concerns, market analysts said.

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures prices surge amid weaker dollar, short-covering

World hunger levels rise for sixth consecutive year: report
“This is not the time for us to turn our backs” says Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Acute food insecurity and child malnutrition rose for a sixth consecutive year in 2024, affecting more than 295 million people across 53 countries and territories, according to a U.N. report released on Friday.

Brazil chicken exporters brace for cargo rejections amid bird flu outbreak
Countries, including China, will not accept chicken consignments in transit from Brazil following confirmation of the country's first bird flu outbreak, Brazilian meat lobby ABPA, which represents large food processors, said on Tuesday.

U.S. grains: Wheat extends rally on crop rating drop, Chinese heat wave concerns
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures surged to a two-week high on Tuesday, as a weaker dollar and an unexpected decline in U.S. crop ratings encouraged more short-covering after prices hit a five-year low last week.

China’s April soy imports from Brazil fall 22.2 per cent from previous year
China's soybean imports from Brazil fell 22.2 per cent in April from a year earlier, data showed on Tuesday, as harvest delays, logistics issues and prolonged customs clearance disrupted shipments.

Canada annual inflation rate falls, but rise in core measures is tricky for central bank
Canada's inflation rate fell to 1.7 per cent in April, largely due to a drop in energy prices after the removal of the consumer carbon tax.

U.S. grains: Wheat stumbles on improved harvest prospects; soy steadies
Chicago wheat futures moved lower on Friday as traders weighed improved yield prospects in the U.S. Plains, though brisk export demand limited losses, traders said.

Bird flu in top chicken exporter Brazil triggers trade bans
Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm on Friday, triggering a country-wide trade ban from China and state-wide restrictions for other major consumers.

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop from 10-month high as biofuel guidance pressures soyoil
Chicago soybean futures on Thursday plummeted from the previous session's 10-month high, pressured by a sharp drop in soyoil caused by concerns over U.S. biofuel targets, traders said.

Deere tops second-quarter estimates, trims annual profit forecast
Shares up five per cent
Deere & Co cut the lower end of its annual profit forecast on Thursday but topped Wall Street expectations for second-quarter results aided by cost-saving measures and inventory management, sending its shares up five per cent.