Weekly Roberts Market Report
US - The general consensus in the pits is that corn acres will decline from original planting intentions, writes Michael T. Roberts....

Prices Continue to Retrace 2012 Drought Rally
US - Corn and soybean prices rallied sharply beginning in July 2012 as US drought conditions unfolded. It was generally expected that prices would follow the pattern experienced in other "short...

Mexico Facing Severe Drought Again in 2013
ANALYSIS - With Mexico facing severe drought conditions again this year, the federal government has announced stringent conservation measures to preserve already tight water supplies, particularly...

USDA Grain Review: Bids Mixed on Weather, Lower Chinese Growth, Bird Flu
GLOBAL - Compared to last week, grain and soybean bids traded mixed. ...

Weekly Roberts Market Report
US - Weather concerns over unseasonally below-freezing temperatures and little rain supported wheat futures, writes Michael T. Roberts....

US Grain Futures Weaken Modestly in Wake of USDA's Supply and Demand Report
ANALYSIS - Grain futures markets were under modest selling pressure in the wake of the latest US Department of Agriculture monthly supply and demand report issued late Wednesday morning, writes...

April Report Forecasts Tight Corn, Soybean Supply
US - The April "World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates" report released by the Agriculture Department forecast tight corn and soybean stocks for the US, confirming the ongoing impact...

Canola Educational Opportunities Planned in Kansas
US - Growing winter canola in Kansas is still a relatively new experience for many producers, but the crop is catching on. K-State Research and Extension is planning several opportunities this...

CME: Grain Markets Still Reeling from USDA Reports
US - The impacts of Thursday’s USDA reports were still being felt in livestock and grain markets as the trade grappled with many new prospects for the coming crop year, write Steve Meyer and...

CME: Corn, Wheat & Soybean Acres Expected to Rise
US - USDA will release a number of market moving reports on Thursday. In recent years, the March "Grain Stocks" report has been particularly interesting as trade has had trouble accounting for...

Mid-year Soybean Stocks
US - The 2012 US soybean crop was 79 million bushels smaller than the 2011 crop. Because of smaller beginning stocks, the 2012-13 marketing year supply was 121 million bushels (3.6 per cent...

CME: Corn Futures Closed Mostly Steady Friday
US - May Corn finished unchanged at 716 1/2, 3 1/4 off the high and 4 1/4 up from the low. July Corn closed up 1 3/4 at 700 1/4. This was 6 1/2 up from the low and 3/4 off the high....

Victory for Oilseed Rape Emission Recalculation
UK - Oilseed rape producers will be free to continue to sell their crop for use in the production of biodiesel following successful lobbying by the NFU and industry partners....

Australia's Total, Export Earnings Forecast to Rise
AUSTRALIA - The latest forecasts from ABARES indicate rising output in both the crop and livestock sectors in 2013-2014. Exports earnings are expected to rise for a number of products including...

USDA’s 2013-14 Projections for Corn, Soybeans
US - The USDA’s Interagency Commodity Estimates Committees prepared projections for the 2013-14 US marketing year for corn and soybeans (as well as other crops) presented at the USDA’s 2013...

Soybean Price Prospects: Near Term and Long Term
US - Soybean prices reached record high levels in late August and early September 2012, writes Darrel Good....

Weekly Roberts Market Report
US - For now producers should consider holding off pricing anymore of the 2013 corn crop, writes Michael T. Roberts....

Coping with a Volatile Feed Grain Market
ANALYSIS - Three consecutive years of bad weather events around the world together with volatile markets that have been seen since 2007 have created uncertainty in the grain and protein meal...

Evaluating Corn, Soybean Consumption Projections
US - On 8 February, the USDA released new projections for marketing year consumption of US corn and soybeans. Prices will now be at least partially influenced by how closely the rate of consumption...

CME: Negative Reaction to WASDE Report
US - Though the estimates in USDA’s February World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates represented relatively small changes versus previous releases and did not differ dramatically from...

China Says Grain Security Top Priority
CHINA - Ensuring grain security and the supply of major farm products will always be a top priority in China's development of modern agriculture, Chinese authorities said on Thursday in its first...

More Corn and Soybean Acres Expected in 2013
US - We can expect more corn and soybeans acres planted in 2013, said a University of Missouri agriculture business specialist at the 17 January Winter AgMarketing Outlook Conference....

How Will Genetics Feed the World?
ANALYSIS - As soon as the phrases "genetic improvement" and "new technology" are used in the same breath, the image that many laymen create is one of monsters and Frankenstein food, writes Chris...

Weekly Roberts Market Report
US - Corn futures were supported by commercial and non-commercial buying, writes Michael T. Roberts....

USDA Reports Provide Some Price Direction
US - On 11 January, the USDA released a series of reports that provide important fundamental information for the crop markets. The information included the final estimate of the size of the...