East China province warns scab epidemic ...

HEFEI, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The agricultural department in east China's Anhui Province has sent a warning of a wheat scab epidemic. The department discovered that 4.7 million hectares of wheat fields

CBOT wheat settles lower over rising sto...

CHICAGO, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures settled lower on Tuesday, pressured by better crop progress and rising stockpiles. CBOT wheat contract for May delivery was do

CBOT wheat futures lower amid fund selli...

CHICAGO, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures settled mixed on Thursday, with wheat falling more than 1 percent amid massive fund selling. CBOT corn contract for Ma

CBOT wheat rallies on Brazil trade deal,...

CHICAGO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures rallied on Wednesday, obviously boosted by a new U.S.-Brazil trade deal and concerns about flooding damage. The most active w

CBOT crop futures edge lower

CHICAGO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures settled slightly lower on Tuesday as selling prevailed over uncertain outlook for export sales.The most active corn co

Zimbabwe wheat imports through Beira por...

HARARE, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe is facing logistical challenges in transporting its wheat imports after the port of Beira in neighboring Mozambique was ravaged by tropical cyclone Idai, an offi

CBOT corn, wheat settle higher amid mass...

CHICAGO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures settled mixed on Thursday, with corn and wheat higher amid massive buying. CBOT floor brokers estimated that funds bou

CBOT wheat jumps on bargain hunting

CHICAGO, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures surged more than 5 percent on Tuesday over bargain buying, after sharp falls during recent sessions. The most active wheat co

Israeli researchers identify wheat genes...

JERUSALEM, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Israeli researchers have developed a genetic basis for the cultivation of advanced wheat varieties with higher yields, said a report by the Hebrew University of Jerusa

Bargain buying pushes up CBOT wheat

CHICAGO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) crop futures traded mixed on Friday morning, with wheat rebounding following heavy losses in the past two sessions.As of 1633 GMT, the most