Closing cash grain bids offered to producers as of 2:30 p.m. Dollars per bushel, delivered to Interior Iowa Country Elevators. US 2 Yellow Corn Prices were mostly 1 cent lower for a state average of 3.32. »

Physical trading continued at slow pace this week in the Colombian cash arabica coffee market as there was no clear evidence of fresh supply reaching the market despite the approaching midcrop, traders and exporters said Friday. »

Physical trading picked up this week in the Mexican cash grains markets as a stronger peso and lower U.S. prices encouraged fresh buying, traders and importers said Friday. As Mexico's grains market enters its peak import season with the new local crops still two months »

Argentina's farmers have started to harvest the bumper 2009-10 soy crop, although wet conditions in many areas are slowing things down, the Agriculture Ministry said in its weekly crop report Friday. »

Crude-oil futures dropped as conflicting signals about the U.S. economic recovery undermined the oil market's latest try for a 2010 high. Light, sweet crude for April delivery fell 87 cents, or 1.1%, to settle at $81.24 a barrel on the New »

Physical trading remained slow this week in the cash arabica coffee markets of Mexico, Peru and Central America as premiums continued to rise on increasingly tight supply, traders and exporters said Friday. »

Money managers reduced their net long position in crude-oil futures on the ICE Futures Europe exchange in the week that ended Tuesday, according to data released Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. »

Front-month Apr Nymex light, sweet crude oil futures ended the week Fri at a $1.01/bbl discount to 4th month contract. That's the slimmest margin since Feb 22, when position adjustments related to the March contract »

Gold futures fell Friday despite a markedly weaker U.S. dollar, as some of the risk premium from euro-zone debt fears left the metal and as it pulled back from an area of price resistance. April gold fell $6.50, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,101.70 an ounce on the Comex division... »

Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade stumbled Friday, continuing Thursday's slide on a lack of supportive influences. CBOT May soybeans settled 5 cents, or 0.54%, lower at $9.25 1/2. Bearish fundamentals remained the underlying drivers of the market »

Crude futures dropped Friday as conflicting signals about the U.S. economic recovery undermined the oil market's latest try for a new 2010 high. Light, sweet crude for April delivery settled 87 cents, or 1.1%, lower at $81.24 a barrel on the New »

Farm-gate corn prices suffered the greatest damage, shedding almost 3% of their cash-value this week, as an 11 1/4 cent decline in spot futures overran a 1 1/4 cent gain in average interior basis. "So the unusual late winter/spring continues in 2010, with markets turning mostly... »

U.S. wheat futures strengthened Friday on suspected short covering and in a rebound from recent weakness, although traders said it will be tough to sustain the gains. Chicago Board of Trade May wheat ended up 6 1/2 cents, or 1.4%, at $4.85 1/4 a bushel. Kansas »

Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform finished Friday with declines, with much of the downward price momentum initiated by the upturn in the value of the Canadian dollar, market watchers said. Position evening ahead of the weekend was a feature of the activity. »

World raw sugar futures rose Friday in a correction after a steep drop from 29-year highs as traders re-examine supply outlooks for the incoming Brazil crop. May sugar settled 40 points higher, or 2%, at 19.67 cents a pound. It was the first positive close »