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3/15/2021 By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, March 15 (Reuters) - Expanded speculative position limits for agricultural futures scheduled to go into effect on Monday could eventually add to market volatility as commodity funds are allowed to build larger bets on market direction, analysts said. Futures exchange operator CME Group, parent of the Chicago Board of Trade, is expanding position limits in wheat, corn, soybeans and other commodities following a final rule published in January by the U.S. futures regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The change comes at a time when commodity ...

3/15/2021 By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, March 15 (Reuters) - Expanded speculative position limits for agricultural futures that took effect on Monday could eventually add to market volatility as commodity funds are allowed to build larger bets on market direction, analysts said. Futures exchange operator CME Group, parent of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), is expanding position limits in wheat, corn, soybeans and other commodities following a final rule published in January by the U.S. futures regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The change comes at a time when commodity fund...

(Recasts; updates prices, adds quotes, changes byline, changes dateline from previous PARIS/SINGAPORE)By Julie IngwersenCHICAGO, March 12 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat futures extended losses on Friday, touching a one-month low as rain and snow forecast for dry parts of the U.S. Plains improved production prospects, analysts said.Soybean futures were narrowly mixed, caught between surging soyoil futures amid tightening world vegetable oil supplies, and slowing demand for soymeal, a hog feed ingredient.Corn prices were little changed ahead of the weekend.

According to a report from Consequently, meat producers have had little choice but to raise their prices in order to stay profitable. In fact, the  United Nation s‘ (UN)  Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported that global meat prices rose for the fourth month in a row in January. Experts worry that the effects of the high feed prices will likely spread across the globe over the next couple of months, showing up as higher price tags for beef, pork, and chicken. Bad weather, high demand cause surge in feed, meat prices Experts note the last time meat was this expensive in the ...

(New throughout, updates prices, market activity and comments to close, adds new highs in CBOT corn)By Julie IngwersenCHICAGO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures rose more than 2% on Friday and set a multi-year high after China booked its biggest purchase of U.S. corn to date, fueling expectations of tightening global supplies.Wheat futures also rose about 2%, chasing corn higher, and soybeans firmed as well.