Weather

Dry Brazil, Demand Set Soybeans On Track For Biggest Weekly Gain Since August

Chicago soybean futures gained more ground on Friday, with the market on track for its biggest weekly gain since late August as dry weather in Brazil and s...

French Cereal Sowing Underway, Market Weighs Risk Of Another Washout

Wheat and barley sowing is underway in France, with farmers facing frequent showers that have raised concern about a repeat of last year's campaign that sa...

Russian Wheat Prices Rise With Global Benchmarks: IKAR

Russian wheat export prices rose last week in response to higher Chicago prices, the IKAR consultancy said on Monday. Russian wheat with 12.5% protein l...

Argentine Rains Revive Wheat, Support Corn Sowing With Spring Showers Ahead

Rains over the last 10 days have helped revive Argentina's drought-hit wheat crop and improve prospects for corn planting later this month, with...

French Crop Growers Warn Farms At Risk After Harvest Setbacks

Poor harvests this year in France are expected to push most grain growers into the red and could put some farms in less fertile regions out of business, fa...

Nigeria Cocoa Output To Fall In 2020/21 On Virus, Dry Weather: Cocoa Association

Nigerian cocoa output is likely to drop by at least 20% this season as measures aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus and drier weather incr...

Ivory Coast's Main Cocoa Harvest To Begin Early, Boosted By Good Weather

Below average rainfall last week in most of top grower Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions is expected to support the development of the upcoming main crop,...