Improved seed lifts hopes further for Ukraine corn
US officials lift the bar for the Ukraine corn crop to a second successive record high, thanks to improved seed as well as sowings on lost wheat area
US growers keep up rapid sowings, despite rains
Rainfall slowed US spring sowings, but by less than investors had expected. The rapid pace of corn seedings frees farmers to get ahead on soybeans too
Costs warning mars jump in UK farm income
UK agriculture achieved record income last year, official data show. But farmers face a struggle for further improvement, given soaring costs
Huge corn deal, US frost send grain prices soaring
Soybeans top $15 a bushel for the first time since 2008, and corn and wheat post large gains, on hefty US exports, and fears of frost damage to crops