Published: May 31, 2012

Weaker CME Group corn, soybean and wheat day-session trading is expected Wednesday. However, the market is eyeing dry weather concerns.

Published: May 31, 2012

U.S. soybean futures closed lower Wednesday, pressured by macroeconomic worries and forecasts for rain in the U.S.

Published: May 31, 2012

It's been another huge year for farmland values and credit conditions in the heart of the Corn Belt. But, more players in the region's ag lending sector say they're less bullish on these trends continuing in the next year.

Published: May 31, 2012

Based on strong sales in the company's seed and traits business, Monsanto leaders say they expect financial performance to outpace expectations earlier this year.

Published: May 30, 2012

Japanese trading house Marubeni has entered into an agreement to buy American grain merchant Gavilon Group for $3.6bn, in order to take advantage of the rising demand for grain among the developing nations.

Published: May 30, 2012

U.S. wheat futures tumbled Tuesday, as the U.S. harvest produced fair initial results and traders worried that a recent rally had a weak foundation.

Published: May 30, 2012

A toddler doesn't eat as much as an NFL offensive lineman. But, whether 35 pounds or 350 pounds, a person needs the same basic nutrients, just in different amounts.

Published: May 30, 2012

Sharply mixed overnight markets sets the tone for much of the same type of CME Group corn, soybean and wheat day-session trading Tuesday.

Published: May 28, 2012

The last week has seen some big changes in the grain trade. First, CME Group officials expanded electronic trading hours.

Published: May 28, 2012

The Harper Government is helping to boost the availability of gluten-free foods to meet growing market demand.

Published: May 26, 2012

U.S. wheat futures jumped Friday as weather forecasts rekindled concerns about dryness in key production regions, including the former Soviet Union and the Great Plains.

Published: May 26, 2012

Thad Killebrew, a Lexington, Mississippi farmer is planting soybeans as a double-crop for only the second time in his career. This year, Killibrew will raise his total soybean acres by 50% vs. a year ago. Why?

Published: May 26, 2012

A new processing technology will create jobs and help soybean producers get their products into new global markets with the support of the Harper Government.

Published: May 25, 2012

The American investment in Brazilian agriculture continues with the announcement Thursday that the large U.S. farmer-owned cooperative CHS Inc. has bought 25% ownership in a Brazilian ag logistics company.

Published: May 25, 2012

Strong overnight markets have the the start of the CME Group soybean, wheat and corn day-trading session looking higher Thursday. Despite a higher open, weaker-than-expected weekly corn export sales released at 7:30am could pull corn lower.

Published: May 25, 2012

Favorable crop weather, namely growing rainfall chances in some of the driest parts of the Corn Belt, as well as lower-than-expected corn export sales numbers released Thursday morning, could push grain futures prices lower Thursday.

Published: May 25, 2012

From Plains wheat country to the eastern Corn Belt, there's a lot riding on rainfall chances this weekend.

Published: May 25, 2012

Corn prices slid 4.1% to their lowest close in 17 months, pressured by unexpectedly weak export sales and favorable weather for the U.S. crop.

Published: May 25, 2012

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has rejected France's attempt to restrict the cultivation of Monsanto's strain of genetically modified maize.

Published: May 24, 2012

Some Chinese soybean importers have cancelled soybean import cargoes scheduled for delivery in the next few months, because they fear the recent fall in prices that has wiped out their crushing margins may extend further.