Futures for soybeans and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade are set to rise for two reasons, said Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Illinois — the planting progress being made by United States farmers and "seasonality"
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CBOT Weekly: Coming weeks to see stronger soybean, corn prices
Expected to rise mid-May to mid-June
Staff exodus at U.S. farm agency leaves fewer experts to battle bird flu
Animal disease unit of USDA has lost 16 per cent of staff
Chicago/Washington | Reuters – Hundreds of veterinarians, support staff and lab workers at the animal health arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture have left under the Trump administration’s push for resignations, according to three sources familiar with the situation, leaving fewer specialists to respond to animal disease outbreaks. The departures come as the country […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit three-month high on US-China trade deal, USDA report
Chicago soybean futures notched a three-month high on Monday as a truce in the U.S.-China trade war and a bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture report helped prices recover to pre-trade war levels, traders and analysts said.
Tighter-than-expected stocks for 2025-26 corn, soybeans: USDA
USDA gives first glance at 2025-26 estimates
The United States Department of Agriculture unveiled its estimates for the 2025-26 crop year in its May world agricultural supply/demand estimates released May 12.
CBOT Weekly: Keep an eye on demand in S/D report
Demand for U.S. corn, planted acres could change
Demand will be the main thing to watch when the United States Department of Agriculture releases its May supply and demand report next week.
USDA attaché projects more wheat than AAFC in 2025/26
Ottawa desk a pinch lower on harvested area
At 35.67 million tonnes of all wheat in 2025/26, the United States Department Agriculture attache in Ottawa came in 1.12 million tonnes more than the preliminary estimate from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
US and Mexico have reached agreement on New World screwworm, Ag Secretary Rollins says
US said on Saturday it could restrict Mexican livestock imports over screwworm worry
President Donald Trump's administration warned on Saturday that it will restrict livestock imports from Mexico if that country's government does not intensify its fight against a damaging pest called New World screwworm.
US farm agency withdraws proposal aimed at lowering Salmonella risks in poultry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is withdrawing a proposal aimed at reducing Salmonella risks in poultry products for U.S. consumers, the agency said on Thursday.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola in a good position
July contract to hit C$700/tonne, just when?
Canola futures are expected to climb higher on the Intercontinental Exchange in the coming weeks, commented Phil Speiss, trader with RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg. How quickly that happens is dependent on whether demand rationing kicks in or not.
Improved yields to increase Indonesia palm oil output
Accounts for more than half of global production
Palm oil production in Indonesia is expected to rise in 2025/26 to 47 million tonnes, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attache in Jakarta. Such would be a 1.50 million-tonne increase from the attache's estimate of 45.50 million tonnes produced in 2024/25.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
