* July corn gains on US ethanol data; deferred months sag* Dry U.S. weather seen boosting planting progress* Soybeans mixed, underpinned by tightold-crop supplies* China's 2013/2014 soy imports to hit record - think-tank (New throughout; changes date

Supreme Court sides with Monsanto over use of genetically modified soybeans.WASHINGTON — Monsanto Co. and other companies that patent seeds may prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically modified seeds, the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that farmers may not use the company’s patented genetically altered soybeans to create new seeds without paying the company a fee.    

Supreme Court upheld agribusiness giant Monsanto's patent on Roundup-resistant soybeans

* Brent oil ends up, U.S. crude down; gold tumbles* Copper slips after hitting 3-week high on Wednesday* Soybeans and cocoa outperform, along with platinumBy Barani KrishnanNEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - Oil futures ended mixed for asecond straight day

* Brent oil ends up, U.S. crude down; gold tumbles * Copper slips after hitting 3-week high on Wednesday * Soybeans and cocoa outperform, along with platinum By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - Oil futures ended mixed for a second straight

BUENOS AIRES, May 2 (Reuters) - Ships are lined up in Argentine ports to export 1.4 million tonnes of soybeans, mostly to China and none to the United States despite rumors of U.S.-bound shipments that have hurt benchmark Chicago prices, market sourc

* Outside markets lifting grains and soy* Strong cash soybean market lends support to futures* Worry about freeze damage supports wheat pricesBy Sam NelsonCHICAGO, April 25 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)soybean futures jumped 1 percent on

SINGAPORE/BEIJING, April 25 (Reuters) - A dropoff in Chinesedemand for soybeans used to feed poultry and livestock couldlast for months, as consumers lose their appetite for poultry inresponse to a deadly bird flu virus outbreak and amid lingeringima

* Better US planting weather seen for next week* Abundance of rain has markedly eased drought worries* Strong cash soybeans lift spot soybean futures (Updates to include U.S. trading session, adds fresh analystquotes, adds weather detail, changes dat

* Brent crude above $99 a barrel, up 1 pct* Gold also rises about 1 pct to $1,390 an ounce* Copper steadies; soybeans rallyBy Barani KrishnanNEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) - Commodities rebounded broadlyon Thursday as oil prices rose after a six-day se

* Brent crude above $99 a barrel, up 1 pct * Gold also rises about 1 pct to $1,390 an ounce * Copper steadies; soybeans rally By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) - Commodities rebounded broadly on Thursday as oil prices rose after a six-d

* Brent crude above $99 a barrel, up 1 pct * Gold also rises about 1 pct to $1,390 an ounce * Copper steadies; soybeans rally By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) - Commodities rebounded broadly on Thursday as oil prices rose after a six-d

* Some commodities back in bear region as oil, copper fall * Brent crude settled below $98 a barrel * London copper edges near $7,000 a tonne support * Cotton, natgas rally; wheat, soybeans up more modestly By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, April 17 (Reut

* Some commodities back in bear region as oil, copper fall* Brent crude settled below $98 a barrel* London copper edges near $7,000 a tonne support* Cotton, natgas rally; wheat, soybeans up more modestlyBy Barani KrishnanNEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters)

* Some commodities back in bear region as oil, copper fall * Brent crude settled below $98 a barrel * London copper edges near $7,000 a tonne support * Cotton, natgas rally; wheat, soybeans up more modestly By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, April 17 (Reut

By T. Marc Schober:Domestic corn ending stocks increased by 125 million bushels in the April WASDE, which was a reflection of the March 28 Grain Stocks Report, although the increase was 50 million bushels below pre-report estimates. The same story ca

U.S. soybean prices slumped to a fresh 10-month low amid fears that export demand for the oilseed will slow due to a bird-flu outbreak in China.

* Surging U.S. dollar pressures commodities* Soy to 10-month low, corn hits nine-month low* Wheat choppy, USDA fails to confirm China rumors (New throughout, updates prices, adds quotes, changes datelinefrom previous PARIS/SINGAPORE, byline)By Julie

* Surging U.S. dollar pressures commodities * Soy to 10-month low, corn hits nine-month low * Wheat choppy, USDA fails to confirm China rumors (New throughout, updates prices, adds quotes, changes dateline from previous PARIS/SINGAPORE, byline) By Ju

OSLO (Reuters) - Rising foreign demand for beef and soybeans will tempt Brazil to clear more of the Amazon rainforest, in a reversal of recent success in slowing forest losses, a study said on Thursday.

OSLO, April 4 (Reuters) - Rising foreign demand for beef andsoybeans will tempt Brazil to clear more of the Amazonrainforest, in a reversal of recent success in slowing forestlosses, a study said on Thursday.

ASUNCION, March 27 (Reuters) - Monsanto Co has agreed to waive the collection of royalties for the use of technology for RoundUp Ready soybeans in Paraguay starting next year, the South American country's main farm groups said on Wednesday.

DuPont will pay Monsanto at least $1.75 billion over 10 years for the rights to technology for herbicide-resistant soybeans.

* Robust growth in US home prices fuels US crude rally* Brent crude gains comparatively less on Europe fears* Copper lifted by China buying, Cyprus woes limit gain* Gold down as safe-haven demand ebbs* Soybeans rally, sugar bucks trend at near 2-1/2

* Robust growth in US home prices fuels US crude rally * Brent crude gains comparatively less on Europe fears * Copper lifted by China buying, Cyprus woes limit gain * Gold down as safe-haven demand ebbs * Soybeans rally, sugar bucks trend at near 2-

March 25 (Reuters) - Snapshot of the global export markets for grains, oilseeds and edible oils as reported by government and private sources.

March 25 (Reuters) - Snapshot of the global export markets for grains, oilseeds and edible oils as reported by government and private sources.

* More moisture needed to eliminate drought* Farmers preparing to sow spring corn and soybeans* Plains wheat begins to break from winter slumberBy Sam NelsonCHICAGO, March 15 (Reuters) - Increased rainfall and somesnow are expected by the weekend and

* Feed, export demand boost wheat after recent lows* Weekly U.S. wheat export sales at two-year high* Corn up for fifth time in six days* Soybeans slide for third day on South America harvest (Adds NOPA crush estimates, details, quote; updates prices

* USDA raises global stocks estimates for soybeans, soyoil* Malaysia's Feb palm oil stocks fall 5.2 pct to 2.44 mln T-MPOB* Malaysia's March 1-10 exports almost flat at 441,025 T-ITS* Exports up 2.2 percent for same period -SGS* Palm oil to fall towa

* Gold in longest bearish streak in 16 years* Oil has sharpest monthly loss since June* Copper slides month since October* Natgas, soybeans up for the monthBy Barani KrishnanNEW YORK, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Gold ended Thursday's sessionlower to produce i

Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) said it plans to file an immediate appeal of a recent ruling by a single judge of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice, relating to the company's request for term correction of a patent covering its Roundup Ready® soy

* Oil overcomes early lows on strength of US equities* US soy price up most in 7 month as Argentina output hit* Copper at 3-week low, gold near 6-month bottom* London cocoa at 10-month low, NY arabica coffee down too* CRB flat as oil, soy run-up help

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears likely to side with Monsanto Co. in its claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean...

* Soybeans up 1.9 pct on poor rains in Argentina* Market cites Chinese buying after Lunar New Year break* Wheat and corn falter on improved U.S. crop weather* Indian sale of wheat also weighs on wheat market (Updates prices, adds U.S. weather detail,

* Crude oil edges higher on OPEC, EIA outlook* Copper boosted by bets for China buying after holiday* Gold claws back loss, palladium hits 17-month high* Soybeans, grains and sugar tumble on looming supplies (Write through with closing prices, detail

* Crude oil edges higher on OPEC demand data* Copper boosted by bets for China buying after holiday* Soybeans, grains and sugar tumble on looming suppliesBy Barani KrishnanNEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Commodity markets were littlechanged on Tuesday,

* China import data, US trade deficit aid oil, metals rally* Soybeans tumble after USDA raises global stocks forecast* Cocoa at 8-week low, sugar 2-1/2 year bottom (Updates with closing prices)By Barani KrishnanNEW YORK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices

* China import data, US trade deficit aid oil, metals rally* Soybeans tumble after USDA raises global stocks forecast* Cocoa at 8-week low, sugar 2-1/2 year bottomBy Barani KrishnanNEW YORK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices hit nine-month highson Friday

* Benchmark index jumps 1 pct, biggest gain since November* Brent crude hits highest since Oct 16* Corn at 7-week highs, soybeans 6-week top* Copper at nearly one-month peak, gold up too* Cocoa bucks trend, plumbs 7-month lowBy Barani KrishnanNEW YOR

CHICAGO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Following are trade estimatesfor net U.S. grain/soy export sales in the U.S. Department ofAgriculture's weekly report. The data is scheduled for release Thursday at 7:30 a.m. CST(1330 GMT). Grains, soybeans and soy product

* Soybeans up on China demand outlook, Brazil worry* Cotton also jumps bets of more China buyingBy Barani KrishnanNEW YORK, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Oil and metals prices rose onTuesday as more monetary easing from Japan appeared likely,while soybeans hit

By Tom Lydon: One of the most interesting commodities ETFs on the market is the $480 million GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund (GCC), which tracks an equal-weighted index.Thomson Reuters recently tweaked the ETF's tracking index by adding CM

* Oil, metals slip again on worries over Fed's direction* Dollar's strength weighs further on commodities* Soybeans hit 6-week bottom, cocoa 8-1/2 month lows* Mixed US jobs report comforts some, worries othersBy Barani KrishnanNEW YORK, Jan 4 (Reuter

* Oil, metals slip again on worries over Fed's direction* Dollar's strength weighs further on commodities* Soybeans hit 6-week bottom, cocoa 8-1/2 month lows* Mixed US jobs report comforts some, worries othersBy Barani KrishnanNEW YORK, Jan 4 (Reuter

China canceled another U.S. soybean purchase and a favorable weather forecast in South America pushed soybean prices to a six-week low.

* Gold down after some Fed policymakes suggest QE to endsoon* Oil, industrial metals under pressure from economicworries* Soybeans down for 3rd session as China canceled orders* Coming up: U.S. Dec. nonfarm payrolls FridayBy Frank TangNEW YORK, Jan 3

* CRB index down for 2nd year as losses overwhelm gains* U.S. wheat up 19 pct on year, soybeans rise 18 pct* Gold climbs 6 pct, extending bull run to 12th year* Oil up for fourth straight year, copper rises too* Coffee down nearly 40 pct; orange juic

* Oil down modestly for the day, up on week and the year* Gold, copper also down on day but up on the year* Natgas has biggest year since shale gas revolution of 2007* Soybeans best performer for 2012; coffee worstBy Barani KrishnanNEW YORK, Dec 28 (