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By Whitney McFerron and Maria Kolesnikova, Bloomberg |
October 8, 2012
Grain prices that tumbled in recent weeks may rebound as demand stays robust while global stockpiles tighten after drought hurt crops from the U.S. to Russia.
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By Steve Zwick |
October 1, 2012
With the recent fraud at PFGBest essentially torpedoing more than a century of trust, is a major overhaul of retail brokering the only solution?
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
September 28, 2012
Stockpiles of corn in the U.S., the world’s biggest grower and exporter, were 12 percent lower on Sept. 1 than a year earlier and the smallest before a harvest since 2004. Prices jumped the most since July.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
September 27, 2012
Corn futures tumbled to an 11-week low on signs of slowing demand for supplies from the U.S., the world’s biggest exporter. Soybeans also declined.
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By Silla Brush |
September 22, 2012
Citigroup Inc. will pay $525,000 to resolve U.S. regulatory claims that the Wall Street bank’s traders exceeded limits on speculation in wheat futures.
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By Swansy Afonso |
September 20, 2012
Soybean-meal exports from India may advance 5 percent next year as the oilseed harvest is poised to climb to a record for a second year.
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By Yesenia Salcedo |
September 19, 2012
Originally published in our 2007 "Agents of Change" special issue, this piece chronicles Philip McBride Johnson's involvement in the regulatory structure of the futures industry and his role in bringing financial instruments to the futures markets.
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By Philip McBride Johnson |
September 19, 2012
Former CFTC chairman recalls milestones of nascent futures industry.
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By Maria Kolesnikova, Jeff Wilson and Luzi Ann Javier |
September 14, 2012
Corn bulls are retreating after the U.S. government said that the worst drought since 1956 will damage the crop less than analysts had expected and on speculation that near-record prices will curb demand.
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By Jeff Wilson and Alan Bjerga, Bloomberg |
September 12, 2012
Corn production in the U.S., the world’s largest grower and exporter, will drop 13 percent to a six-year low after the worst drought in more than 50 years damaged Midwest fields, the government said.
