Trump effect and polar cold push up wheat, corn and soybeans What will Trump's return change for the agricultural world? China diversifies its corn supplies

In a few hours on Tuesday, the three main seeds listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange took off: the benchmark contract on American wheat of the SRW (Soft Red Winter) variety soared to $5.5875 per bushel (around 27 kg), gaining 3.7% in one session and largely erasing last week's losses. Corn was not left out, reaching $4.90 per bushel, up 1.2%, while soybeans rose to $10.6725, climbing more than 3.2%. Prices followed on the European market, with wheat in particular rising sharply on Tuesday and still in the green on Wednesday, at 231.75 euros per tonne for the near-term March. Rapeseed, meanwhile, fell in the wake of Canadian canola (GMO rapeseed), around 527 euros per tonne. For Arthur Portier, an analyst at Argus Media France, "Chicago is leading the dance. Trump's return is emotion and emotion is volatility." For weeks, agricultural markets have been hesitant, waiting to see what Donald Trump's first moves would be once he returned to the White House. The absence of ...