5X5 – 5. US-NEWS

• 1 – Dryness-Tested US Winter Wheat Makes Disappointing Start

"The US winter wheat crop made a far worse-than-expected start, undermined by dryness in many areas – although brokers warned against reading too much into the data early in the growing season.

The proportion of US winter wheat rated in “good” or “excellent” condition as of Sunday was put by the US Department of Agriculture in its…

5X5 – 5. US-NEWS

• 1 – Low Corn, Soybean Prices Challenge Farmers"The consistently high cash price levels for corn and soybeans from 2011–2013 made grain marketing decisions pretty easy for many producers. By contrast, grain marketing decisions in 2014 and 2015 have become much more difficult, with continued declining prices that are sometimes below breakeven levels. The current scenario for grain prices makes…

5X5 – 5. US-NEWS

• 1 – Clear Weather Permits Cotton Farmers to Play Catch Up "A week of clear, warm weather the last few days of May and the first week of June permitted Southern Plains cotton farmers to make headway against planting deadlines and likely will lower the number of prevented planting claims.

“We’re clicking along pretty good now,” says Steve Verett, executive vice president, Plains Cotton Growers,…

5X5 – 5. US-NEWS

• 1. 11 Things the EPA Says the Clean Water Act Rule Doesn’t Do | Agriculture "Several farm groups expressed concern last week about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement about the Clean Water Rule. Typical of the reaction was a prepared statement by Bob Stallman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.

“We are undertaking a thorough analysis of the final WOTUS rule…

5X5 – 5. US-NEWS

5X5 – US NEWS

• 1. The [A] List: 3 Big Things This Morning, Thursday, May 28 | Agriculture ‘No news is good news’ for wheat selling heading into Thursday.

“Though grain prices are slightly higher in the overnight session heading into today’s open outcry trade, there may be light at the end of the tunnel for the wheat bulls as wheat harvest gets going in the Plains. The trade’s seen recent…

5X5 – 3. MARKETS

1 • AM Markets: China Hopes Help Soy, but Wheat Struggles Again

“Grain futures are seen by traders as often in the second session of the week reversing a strong trend in the first. But there was not much of a Turnaround Tuesday this time, in early deals, with investors confident enough in existing supplies, and prospects for this year, to run with little risk premium in prices. ”Consensus…

5X5 – 1. NEWS

1 • Chinese Citizens Sue Government Over Transparency on Roundup

"Beijing | Reuters – Three Chinese citizens are taking China’s Ministry of Agriculture to court in a bid to make public a toxicology report supporting the approval of Monsanto’s popular herbicide, Roundup, 27 years ago.

The case, a rare example of a lawsuit by private citizens against the Chinese government, comes amid renewed…