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GRAINS-Soybeans slip but head for weekly gain on hopes for Trump-Xi meeting
CANBERRA, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures edged lower on Friday as a two-day rally lost steam, but were still on track to end the week up nearly 1% after U.S. President Donald Trump raised hopes that China might start buying U.S. beans again. Corn and wheat futures were unchanged. Both hav...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
Goldman Sachs maintains Nov-Dec Henry Hub gas price forecast at $4.00/mmBtu
Oct 2 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs has kept its forecast for Henry Hub gas prices unchanged, with November–December delivery contracts seen at $4.00 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) and 2026 prices seen at $4.60 per mmBtu, the bank said in a note on Thursday."We believe we are quickly appr...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
RPT-COLUMN-OPEC, China and geopolitics are the triple whammy of uncertainty for crude: Russell
By Clyde Russell FUJAIRAH, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The unwinding of OPEC+ production cuts, China storage flows and geopolitical tensions have been the primary drivers of crude oil prices this year, and are likely to remain so for the foreseeable future.Knowing what is influencing the market is one thin...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
RPT-Indonesia races to determine extent of radioactive contamination at industrial zone
Scrap metal factory treated as epicentre of contamination10 contaminated areas found, up from 6 earlier, minister saysNine people exposed, given special medical treatmentContamination first detected in shrimp shipment to US By Dewi Kurniawati and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Indonesi...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
CIF/FOB Gulf Grain-Soy barge basis bids higher; corn basis steady-lower
CHICAGO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Basis bids for soybeans shipped by barge to U.S. Gulf Coast terminals inched higher on Thursday, as Chicago soybean futures continued their rebound, traders said.The futures market has been assessing the potential for a resumption in Chinese demand following comments by U....Reuters
Thu, Oct 2
Deere Funding Canada Corp Files Term Sheet For $500 Million 4.150% Notes Due 2030- SEC Filing
Oct 2 (Reuters) - Deere & Co DE.N:DEERE FUNDING CANADA CORP FILES TERM SHEET FOR $500 MILLION 4.150% NOTES DUE 2030, FULLY & UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED BY DEERE & CO - SEC FILINGSource text: [ID:n0001104659-25-096166]Reuters
Thu, Oct 2
EXCLUSIVE-Shell-led LNG Canada prepares to start Train 2
LNG Canada begins process for Train 2 startup -spokespersonTrain 1 continues to have technical problems - sourcesExports ongoing and flaring on Sept 11 ended - spokesperson Exports fall in September, data show Natgas prices hit record lows amid slow ramp-up of LNG CanadaBy Curtis Williams and Amanda...Reuters
Thu, Oct 2
US Cash Products-Gulf Coast gasoline, diesel fall after brief Colonial outage
NEW YORK, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Cash differentials for gasoline and diesel fell in muted trading on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday, after a brief outage of the Colonial Pipeline, traders said.Colonial Pipeline, the largest U.S. fuel conduit that moves millions of barrels of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel a...Reuters
Thu, Oct 2
CANADA-CRUDE-Discount on Western Canada Select narrows
Oct 1 (Reuters) - The discount on Western Canada Select to North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate futures CLc1 narrowed on Thursday.WCS for November delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, settled at $11 a barrel under the U.S. benchmark WTI, according to brokerage CalRock, compared to Wednesday...Reuters
Thu, Oct 2
US Plains HRW Wheat-Basis bids steady, futures rebound from contract low
CHICAGO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Basis bids for hard red winter wheat were flat on Thursday at elevators in the southern U.S. Plains, traders said, as future prices recovered slightly from a contract low.Traders said there was talk that the price break this week may attract export demand.The U.S. Departme...Reuters
Thu, Oct 2
US natural gas prices ease on profit-taking after hitting over 2-month high
Oct 2 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures fell on Thursday as traders booked profits, after prices hit a more than two-month high following a government report showing a smaller-than-expected storage build.Front-month gas futures for November delivery NGc1 on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell b...Reuters
Thu, Oct 2
Oil falls 2% to four-month lows on oversupply concerns
Brent, WTI fall to four-month lowsExpectations of OPEC+ output increase weighs on marketSigns of weak demand compound oversupply concernsUS to provide intelligence to Ukraine for strikes on Russian energy infrastructureBy Shariq Khan NEW YORK, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled down about 2% at...Reuters
Thu, Oct 2
LIVESTOCK-CME cattle fall on profit-taking
By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on profit-taking on Thursday, though hopes for the border reopening to Mexican cattle imports have also put a damper on prices.On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it had approved ...Reuters
Thu, Oct 2
GRAINS-Soybeans rebound as market weighs China prospects
Soybeans higher on hopes for Chinese demandWheat rises on good demand, corn follows wheat higherBy Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures ticked higher on Thursday, continuing the previous day's rebound as the market assessed chances for a resumption in Chinese dem...Reuters
Thu, Oct 2
Turkey may work jointly with US, S.Korea for its second nuclear power plant, minister says
ISTANBUL, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Turkey may work with the United States and South Korea for its second planned nuclear power plant, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Thursday, adding this may be in the form of a trilateral model.Ankara has said it was in talks with Russia, China, Canada and Sou...Reuters
Thu, Oct 2
Israeli military stops nearly all boats in aid flotilla, sparking global protests
Intercepts spark international protests, diplomatic tensions Israel says to deport those on board shipsThunberg claims abduction by Israeli forces in pre-recorded videoFlotilla says one boat 'still sailing strong' Oct 2 (Reuters) - Israel faced international condemnation and protests on T...Reuters
Thu, Oct 2
Trump says there could be firings and project cuts if shutdown continues
WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said firings of federal workers and cuts to projects could occur if a government shutdown that began Wednesday continues."There could be firings, and that's their fault," Trump said of Democrats in Congress, when asked...Reuters
Thu, Oct 2
US Cash Crude-Grades slip as WTI/Brent spread narrows
Oct 2 (Reuters) - Grades broadly slipped on Thursday, dealers said, as the spread between U.S. crude futures and the global benchmark Brent narrowed, weighing on export demand. U.S. crude futures' discount to Brent narrowed to minus $3.95 a barrel. A narrower spread makes U.S. grades less attrac...Reuters
Thu, Oct 2
CBOT wheat ends higher on strong demand
CHICAGO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures ticked higher on Thursday on strong demand and signs of planting delays for the U.S. winter wheat crop in the U.S. Plains.CBOT December soft red winter wheat WZ25 settled 5-1/2 cents higher at $5.14-3/4 per bushel.K.C. December hard red...Reuters
Thu, Oct 2
