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Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG) shares are trading down Tuesday. The company said it has entered into definitive agreements to sell its North America dry corn and corn masa milling businesses to Grain Craft, an independent flour miller in the U.S. This transaction includes Bunge facilities in Danville,...

Both Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (NYSE: ADM) and Bunge Ltd (NYSE: BG) seem to be nearing peak earnings, with a likely contraction in soybean crush margins over the next couple of years, according to BofA Securities. The Chemicals Analyst: Steve Byrne downgraded the ratings for Archer-Daniels-Midland...

Over the past year, and even more so in the last few months we’ve seen a significant change in corn market fundamentals. From a year ago, the corn ending stocks to usage has gone from 13.75% to 7.4%, one of the lowest on record. Demand for U.S. grains has been at historic levels during 2021....

China’s accelerating imports of American corn and soybeans in 2020 have continued this year. Understanding whether this marks a long-term shift requires not just a review of demand drivers, the geopolitics straddling Sino-U.S. trade relations and food security, but also innovation in food...

Bloomberg this weekend reported on the boom that is taking shape in the commodities markets. What Happened: Investors are moving from the bull market in stocks to areas further afield in search of returns in a very-low interest rate environment. "Commodities haven’t been this sexy since...

Midwest corn harvests are about a month behind the typical season and expected corn yields are lower than last year. Meanwhile, in the southern United States, the corn harvest is business as usual for farmers.  The FreightWaves' SONAR chart below shows the increase in digital, or online, interest...

President Donald Trump announced the U.S. and Japan have struck a preliminary trade deal on $7 billion worth of goods. The deal is expected to be formally signed in September, The Hill reported. Trump said Japan will be buying U.S. corn. The deal also includes digital products. "We have been...

A deluge of spring rains left many of the Midwest’s corn belt fields unplanted late this year, resulting in the smallest corn crop forecast in four years. The wet weather has raised corn prices, but added to uncertainty for Heartland farmers. The Department of Agriculture reduced its planting...

Ohio farmers are rushing to finish their harvests, on pace to haul in some of the best yields in years. Corn and soybean fields are plentiful across the Buckeye State, and soybeans is its number one crop. A recent list published by Beef2Live.com ranks Ohio as the sixth-leading producer of soybeans...

The summer of 2018 saw seismic changes hit the agricultural markets in the form of tariffs and counter-tariffs from the ongoing U.S.-China trade war. While September ushers in a new harvest for growers, it’s far from a clean slate. As the price tag from the trade conflict grows, other forces...

Buckingham Research Group believes Andersons Inc (NASDAQ: ANDE)'s current cycle in agriculture has bottomed out. Therefore, the firm sees the company being in the early stages of improvement warrants an upgrade from Neutral to a Buy rating and a lifted price objective from $40 to $42. This implied...

Although corn prices have risen, UBS’ Steven Fisher does not expect any further meaningful upside to the prices during the current growing season. Fisher downgraded the rating on Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) from Buy to Neutral, while lowering the price target from $94 to $80. Lower Corn...

Long/short is a popular strategy in the hedge fund community and one made accessible to investors of all stripes by the exchange-traded funds industry. Typically, long/short ETFs are equity-based, but investors can now take both sides of the commodities trade with the First Trust Alternative...

Analysts at 720 Global believe that they have identified a coming transition that could be very profitable for traders. This transition has nothing to do with the stock market or the business world. It has to do with the weather. 720 Global believes that the possible transition from a historic...