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Firm to pay $3.4 Million Penalty for attempted manipulation of agricultural markets
July 16th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order filing and settling charges against Lansing Trade Group, LLC (Lansing), a commodity merchandising firm with headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas, for the attempted manipulation of the price of certain wheat ...
Biggest agricultural commodity winners and losers for March
April 2nd, 2018
Agricultural commodities in March gave back many of their early-year gains. Hard red winter wheat futures struggled as the drought-hit US southern Plains enjoyed, some, rain relief. And the soy rally stalled as forecasts for the Argentine soybean crop ...
The truth about trade
January 23rd, 2018
The one subject, which became a headline issue last year, and even divides experts is trade. It will become increasingly important in 2018 as the US develops her trade policy, particularly with respect to China, and as the ...
Agricultural commodity prices to fall again in 2018, says Goldman Sachs
December 27th, 2017
Agricultural commodity prices, on course for a third successive year of decline, are on course for a fourth, Goldman Sachs said, even as it lifted its forecast for cotton prices. The investment bank forecast commodity returns overall, as measured ...
Corn and lean hogs top agricultural commodity bets for 2018, says Rabobank
November 23rd, 2017
Corn is the top bullish bet among agricultural commodities for 2018, followed by lean hogs, Rabobank said, in a briefing which cautioned over the potential for market influences from La Nina to freight. The bank, in its annual briefing ...
EU starts in-depth probe of Bayer, Monsanto deal
August 23rd, 2017
The European Commission has started an in-depth investigation of Bayer’s planned $66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds group Monsanto, saying it was worried about competition in various pesticide and seeds markets. The deal would create the world’s largest integrated ...
Food prices hit highest since 2014, led by dairy, grains, sugar
August 8th, 2017
Food prices have hit their highest since 2014, led by rise by grains and sugar, and a lift in dairy values to a three-year high – although there are some questions over dairy appreciation continuing. A food price index ...
Hedge funds’ preference for grains over softs ‘has gone far enough’
July 26th, 2017
Hedge funds’ preference for grains over soft commodities – at its strongest since 2012 – may have gone far enough, with commentators foreseeing cause for buying in the likes of cocoa and coffee, but selling in corn and wheat. ...
International law firms advised in a 12.2bn sale of a pan-European logistics company
June 6th, 2017
The international law firms Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Clifford Chance (CC) have advised Blackstone and China Investment Corporation (CIC) respectively, as Blackstone announced the $12.2bn sale of its pan-European logistics company Logicor to CIC. Simpson Thacher advised real estate ...
Cotton rally frays. But soybean prices hold firm
May 16th, 2017
The previous time, before Monday that is, that spot cotton futures set a record high for trading volumes augured poorly for prices. That was in November 2010, when volumes hit 101,516 contracts (which stood as the highest until the ...
