Wheat Declines as U.S. Planting Progresses; Corn, Soy Fall
(Wall Street Journal) - Wheat futures fell as planting of winter varieties progresses in the U.S., the world's biggest Full Story
(Wall Street Journal) - Wheat futures fell as planting of winter varieties progresses in the U.S., the world's biggest Full Story
(Baking Business) - Corn harvest in the 18 major states was 73% completed and the soybean crop was 86% combined Full Story
Category: Sugar
(Businessweek) - China, the second-biggest sugar consumer, may phase out a stockpiling program that boosted inventories Full Story
(Bloomberg) - Raw sugar fell for a second day in New York on speculation a weaker Brazilian currency will spur more selling from the world’s largest producer. Cocoa slipped. Full Story
(Businessweek) - Corn futures slumped to the lowest price in more than three years on speculation that a Full Story
(Farm Futures) - It’s been two months since USDA’s last update of production, supply and demand, which has traders riveted Full Story
(Agriculture.com) - Rain is expected to swing through the Midwest this week, leaving the corn that's still standing in the field susceptible to mounting yield loss. Full Story
Category: Sugar
(Reuters) - A global merchant's plan to sell its loss-making sugar milling operation is the first sign that low prices could drive mills out of business and move the market from a surplus to a deficit as soon as next season. Full Story
Category: Cocoa
(Businessweek) - Money managers’ bets on higher cocoa prices rose to a record in the latest week as shortages loom for the current season, according to data from NYSE Liffe, the derivatives arm of NYSE Euronext. Full Story
(Agriculture.com) - December CBOT corn futures closed slightly lower on Friday and sharply lower for the week. Full Story