Published: Oct 22, 2012

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists, in collaboration with the International Barley Sequencing Consortium (IBSC), have advanced the mapping of the barley genome, which will give them the tools necessary to produce higher yields, improve pest

Published: Oct 22, 2012

Archer Daniels Midland opened a fresh chapter in the consolidation wave in agricultural trading by unveiling plans to buy GrainCorp, the Australian grain handler, on which it spent $280m raising its stake.

Published: Oct 22, 2012 By: Angela Bowman

The news is more of the same for the nation's midsection as the drought shows little sign of easing. Currently, 62 percent of the United States is in moderate or worse drought, with the highest concentration of drought centered in the nation’s heartland.

Published: Oct 22, 2012

Corporate earnings have driven a relatively quiet week in the macro markets, but the Dow has managed to gain a couple hundred points thus far.

Published: Oct 22, 2012

Hundreds of farmers from Bharat Kisan Union carrying banners and monster corn placards reading “Monsanto GM Corn Quit India” gathered together in a peaceful protest outside the Regional Research Station of Choudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural Unive

Published: Oct 19, 2012

A study published in the journal Nature shows that researchers have succeeded in mapping the most advanced sequencing of the barley genome—one of the world’s most important cereal crops—to date.

Published: Oct 19, 2012

U.S. soybean futures soared 2 percent on Thursday to post their biggest one-day advance in a month, notching gains for the third day in a row on strong cash basis markets, slow farmer selling and waning harvest of the country's 2012 crop.

Published: Oct 19, 2012

Further improvement in the long-term drought situation was seen in Illinois and nearby areas over the past 24 hours as widespread significant rain was recorded.

Published: Oct 18, 2012

China is headed for its second straight record corn harvest, says the U.S. Grains Council, which recently returned from a tour of China's fields.

Published: Oct 18, 2012 By: Jeff Caldwell

Need help determining what your cash land rent's going to be in the next few years? If so, Gary Schnitkey's your man.

Published: Oct 18, 2012

The Harper Government will help raise consumer awareness and boost demand for Canada's high-quality food and beverages by showcasing the diversity of Canadian products at an event to be held tomorrow in Paris, France.

Published: Oct 17, 2012

India’s Forward Markets Commission (FMC) today announced plans relist guar seed and guar gum futures due to a sharp decline in prices and expected higher output.

Published: Oct 17, 2012 By: Naveen Thukral

U.S. soy rose 0.8 percent on Tuesday, recovering from its lowest in more than three months on expectations China will step up imports with prices easing from record highs.

Published: Oct 16, 2012

Brazil should become the leader in foreign sales of soybeans in the 2012/2013 crop, exceeding the United States, according to a technical study by Expedição Safra.

Published: Oct 13, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Celebrity endorsements from Kim Kardashian and Andy Murray have boosted UK sales of free-from foods, which now total £342M, according to market analyst Mintel.

Published: Oct 13, 2012 By: Whitney McFerron

Soybeans fell in Chicago, extending a fourth weekly slide, after a U.S. government report showed improving prospects for global supplies. Corn and wheat dropped.

Published: Oct 13, 2012

The downgrade by US farm officials to estimates for world wheat production will not be their last, Goldman Sachs said, forecasting a 34% slump in Australian exports of the grain, and outperformance in futures prices.

Published: Oct 12, 2012

U.S. corn production is forecast at 10.7 billion bushels, down slightly from the September forecast and down 13 percent from 2011 according to a new USDSA crop report out today.

Published: Oct 12, 2012

Grain and oilseed prices jumped after US officials cut their forecast for domestic corn stocks and, while raising hopes for the soybean harvest, said that buyers would swallow up nearly all the extra supplies.

Published: Oct 12, 2012 By: Ian Berry and Andrew Johnson

Corn and soybean prices rallied Thursday after the U.S. government projected tighter supplies than analysts had expected for the two commodities.