Morning markets: Brazil fears add to bearish feel10 Mar 2010
Trade is thin in the dying hours before the latest USDA crop report. What dealing there is proves negative, amid fears over a Brazil-US trade spat
Evening markets: crops slip as funds ditch caution9 Mar 2010
Chicago wheat slides as investors' nerves over key data gives way to selling. Paris wheat is dragged to a three-year low. Among softs, sugar tanks
Morning markets: crops soften as dollar squeezes9 Mar 2010
A stronger dollar, or rather weaker euro and pound, and the prospect of key data on Wednesday create a tricky backdrop for Chicago crops, which fall
Evening markets: improving weather weighs on corn8 Mar 2010
Thoughts that US corn sowings may not be hampered by damp after all weigh on the grain, which falls for a third successive day, while helping soybeans
Morning markets: dollar helps crops to firm start8 Mar 2010
Chicago crops get off to a positive start to the week, albeit in cautious trade ahead of key data on Wednesday. Kuala Lumpur palm oil does better
Evening markets: crops miss out on markets party5 Mar 2010
Many investments jump following well-received US jobs data. But not Chicago grains, notably corn, which is pressed by a collection of bearish factors
Morning markets: crops alternate back to 'up' mode5 Mar 2010
Chicago commodities' seesaw trading pattern brings it to a positive day, helped by a policy statement in China too. In Kuala Lumpur, palm gains too
China fears and Argentine crop upgrades sink crops4 Mar 2010
Concerns for China's economy, an Informa Economics report and a strong dollar conspire to send crops lower. Wheat slides 3%. Sugar slumps again too
Morning markets: crops trip over chart signals4 Mar 2010
Traders attribute early losses in Chicago crops in part to signals from analysis of moving averages. Corn faces specific headwinds, such as farm sales
Evening markets: Greece gets tough. Markets cheer3 Mar 2010
Wheat leads Chicago crops higher as Greek austerity measures, aimed at improving its finances, meet broad investor approval. Sugar continues to sour
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