From hero to zero, and back again. Cotton futures, which turned from the best-performing major agricultural commodity in August to the biggest loser in both September and October, switched back to a top-of-the-table position...
Read MoreThe table below shows the major ag commodity futures contracts, ranked by price performance last month, with some other assets, such as gold and oil, included for comparison. For commentary on the data, click here. For...
Read MoreHedge funds expanded bearish betting on Chicago wheat to the highest in more than three years, encouraged by the worst US export performance in at least 32 years – indeed with the country said to be, unusually, importing the...
Read MoreEuropean Union corn imports will hit their highest on record this season, underpinned by a domestic harvest even smaller than had been thought, officials said, as they lifted forecasts for rapeseed and wheat buy-ins too. The...
Read MoreThe dryness which has ravaged Argentina’s wheat crop, and prompted farmers to scrap sowings of early corn, is affecting soybeans too, slowing plantings of the oilseed to less than half the usual pace. While Argentine growers...
Read MoreUK wheat supplies will swell in 2022-23 to their largest in seven years, even factoring in a rise in demand for making bioethanol and a dip in high-priced imports, the AHDB bureau said. The bureau, in its first full balance...
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