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Agricultural commodities 'seem to be in early days of a bull market'
… at least according to the operator of the Bcom index, which says ag prices “are as buried as they get”, and will rise over the rest of 2017 Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Cotton, coffee, soy help Dreyfus beat 'globally low' grains results
The agricultural trading giant unveils a rise in earnings, despite “fundamentally challenging” market conditions spurred by strong supplies Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Spring wheat futures tumble after US harvest beats market forecasts
Winter wheat futures are dragged lower too. But corn and soy prices gain, lifted by data showing smaller-than-expected growth in US stocks Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Hedge funds return to net long in ags, amid commodities revival
Hedge funds return to a net bullish position in ags, largely thanks to buying in grains. Still, in wheat, has this optimism been premature? Source: Agri Oils Updates
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EU rapeseed sowings for 2018 to drop, despite positive price signal
EU rapeseed sowings ahead of the 2018 harvest will fall despite relatively firm prices compared with wheat, Strategie Grains says Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Coceral upgrades 2017 EU rapeseed harvest, as hope rise for 2018
Coceral lifts the bar on estimates for the newly-finished EU rapeseed crop, as focus turns to prospects for the next one Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Hedge funds less chilly on ags, as commodity sentiment warms
Hedge funds near-eliminate their net short on ags, with soft commodities receiving most notable buying. Are feeder cattle due a reversal? Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Rabo upbeat on cocoa, corn prices – but 'bearish' on palm oil, cotton
Rabobank is “bullish” on cocoa futures, and see scope for gains in corn and sugar prices. But it is more neutral on coffee, soybeans, wheat Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Coceral ups 2017 rapeseed crop estimate, as hope rise for 2018
Source: Agri Oils Updates
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Argentine sunflower hopes lifted by wheat losses, Ukraine dryness
Argentina is set for its best sunflower seed harvest in a decade, thanks to knock-on effects from persistent rains, and drought in Ukraine Source: Agri Oils Updates
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