Articles by Spencer Chase

In December, Mauricio Macri was sworn in as Argentina s president, ushering in changes that could be felt around the world, especially in agriculture, where his country was already among the top rivals of the U.S. in world export markets. Macri made good o

You won t read about it in any infrastructure legislation, but there s a highway under construction that could join segments of Canadian and U.S. crop production and position a region for a good deal of economic success.

As agricultural exporters look to the possibility of a new market in Cuba, the Obama administration is gearing up for a presidential trip to the Communist-run country next month.

Advisory teams to the U.S. Grains Council will issue plans for 2016 today that are expected to address market development and regulatory matters. One topic sure to get lots of attention at USGC@s annual meeting this week in Sarasota, Florida, is what can be done ab

Late last week, Russia instituted a temporary ban on U.S. corn and soybean imports after the country raised concerns about potential diseases being carried in through the crops, but the ban raised an interesting conundrum. The U.S. doesn@t send any corn to

Late last week, the nation learned of the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, which sent Capitol Hill leadership into an almost immediate verbal sparring match over whether President Obama, or the next president, should be the one to nominate Scalia@s successor.

Russia says it will U.S. corn and soybeans beginning next week after the countryPs inspectors said they confirmed contaminations in some shipments January.

Many in agriculture have thrown their full weight behind the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but some are still deciding if the pact is in the best interest of their industries.

The CME Group announced the changes € shorter trading hours, the formation of a working group, and the review of a Worthing, South Dakota, cattle delivery point € in a release Wednesday morning.

Like all commodity groups, the sorghum industry is always looking to gain access and increase its footprint in a variety of markets. However, some sorghum producers are making a run at a particular untapped source of demand: the supermarket. According to a spokeswoman