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• GRAINS-U.S. wheat falls 1 pct as Plains harvest advances Friday, 14 Jun 2013 | 11:59 AM ET

  Farmers were gathering hard red winter wheat in Texas and Oklahoma, with harvest likely to begin soon in the top growing state of Kansas. "

• GRAINS-U.S. corn down most in a month on warmer, drier forecast Monday, 10 Jun 2013 | 11:41 AM ET

  *Grain markets eyeing June 12 USDA monthly forecasts. Wheat and soybean futures followed corn lower at the Chicago Board of Trade, with wheat falling to a two-week low as the early U.S. harvest advanced. Consequently, we are taking some risk premium out of the market, "said Don Roose, analyst at brokerage U.S. Commodities in West Des Moines, Iowa.

• GRAINS-U.S. corn eases after rain-driven rally, crop update awaited Monday, 10 Jun 2013 | 7:52 AM ET

  *Corn falls 1 pct, soy dips from 4- month top. Wheat fell to its lowest since May 30, dropping for a fourth session as harvesting progressed in the United States and buyers continued to shun wheat from the Pacific Northwest after an unauthorised strain of genetically engineered wheat was found. Corn and soybeans rallied at the end of last week as rain in the U.S.

• GRAINS-Corn falls as USDA report allays crop concerns Tuesday, 4 Jun 2013 | 7:50 AM ET

  *USDA report confirms planting progress despite wet weather. USDA said the corn crop was 91 percent planted as of Sunday, up from 86 percent a week earlier but behind the five-year average of 95 percent.

• COMMODITIES-Gold at 2-week high; wheat down on GMO worry Thursday, 30 May 2013 | 6:30 PM ET

  *Gold up 1.5 pct as US quarterly growth disappoints. NEW YORK, May 30- Gold rose on Thursday, hitting 2- week highs, as investors speculated that weaker-than-expected U.S. growth in the first quarter would prompt the Federal Reserve to hold on to its monetary stimulus.

• WRAPUP 4-After GMO wheat discovery, US races to reassure global buyers Thursday, 30 May 2013 | 4:35 PM ET

  WASHINGTON/ BRUSSELS, May 30- Major global importers expressed alarm over U.S. wheat supplies on Thursday after the first-ever discovery of an unapproved strain of genetically modified grain in Oregon, as U.S. officials raced to contain the fallout.

• GRAINS-Wheat drops on worries about GMO discovery in U.S. Thursday, 30 May 2013 | 2:38 PM ET

  *Japan cancels order for U.S. wheat. *Corn and soybeans take breather after gains. Japan, the top importer of U.S. wheat, canceled a tender to buy western white wheat after the U.S. government announced on Wednesday that it had found GMO wheat sprouting on an Oregon farm. "

• WRAPUP 3-US GMO wheat find threatens exports, stokes consumer fear Thursday, 30 May 2013 | 11:40 AM ET

  *Japan cancels tender to purchase some U.S. wheat. TOKYO/ BRUSSELS, May 30- Unapproved genetically modified wheat found growing in the United States is threatening U.S. exports of the world's biggest traded food commodity, with Japan stopping a purchase against a backdrop of high consumer sensitivity to gene-altered food.

• WRAPUP 2-US GM wheat find threatens exports, stokes consumer fears Thursday, 30 May 2013 | 7:53 AM ET

  *Japan cancels tender to purchase some U.S. wheat. TOKYO/ BRUSSELS, May 30- Unapproved genetically modified wheat found growing in the United States is threatening the outlook for U.S. exports of the world's biggest traded food commodity, with importers keenly aware of consumer sensitivity to gene-altered food.

• Unapproved Wheat Found In Oregon  Wednesday, 29 May 2013 | 4:25 PM ET

  

  The Department of Agriculture has found unapproved, genetically modified wheat on an Oregon farm, reports CNBC's Hampton Pearson.

• GRAINS-Soggy U.S. weather propels corn and soybean prices Tuesday, 28 May 2013 | 3:28 PM ET

  *Wheat subdued as Black Sea export revival anticipated. CHICAGO, May 28- Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures rallied on Tuesday with soy leaping more than 2 percent, the most in two weeks, as wet U.S. weather threatened to trim crop acreage and yields.

• GRAINS-Soybeans drop 1.5 pct on profit taking, technical selling Friday, 24 May 2013 | 1:00 PM ET

  *Corn, wheat decline in profit-taking setback. CHICAGO, May 24- U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday for the first time in seven sessions and corn eased after two days of gains as investors squared positions ahead of the three-day U.S.

• GRAINS-Soy, corn ease in light trade ahead of holiday weekend Friday, 24 May 2013 | 11:58 AM ET

  *Corn, wheat decline in profit-taking setback. CHICAGO, May 24- U.S. soybean futures slipped lower on Friday for the first time in seven sessions and corn eased after two days of gains as investors squared ahead the long Memorial Day holiday weekend.

• COMMODITIES-Corn, wheat slump on record plantings; natgas spikes Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 3:48 PM ET

  *Corn, wheat prices set April lows as plantings surge. NEW YORK, May 21- Corn prices hit multi-week lows on Tuesday, which pulled wheat lower, after record U.S. corn plantings, while oil and metals markets slipped amid worries the Federal Reserve might cut back its stimulus for the American economy.

• GRAINS-Old-crop soy up 1.1 pct as supplies tighten Monday, 20 May 2013 | 3:25 PM ET

  *Corn sags on expectations of record planting report. *Wheat prices hit lowest since April 2 before short covering. Corn futures eased due to a pick-up in planting around the U.S.

• GRAINS-U.S. planting progress weighs on corn, soy futures Monday, 20 May 2013 | 12:10 PM ET

  *Corn sags on expectations of record planting report. *Wheat prices the lowest since April 3. CHICAGO, May 20- U.S. grain and soybean futures traded mostly lower on Monday, pressured by a pickup in planting around the U.S.

• Pakistan approves 100,000 tonnes of wheat for Iran to pay for power Friday, 17 May 2013 | 5:17 AM ET

  ISLAMABAD, May 17- Islamabad has authorised the export of 100,000 tonnes of wheat to Iran in trade not jeopardised by Western sanctions, to settle dues for electricity supplied to Pakistan's energy-starved border areas, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday.

• GRAINS-Corn falls as U.S. crop prospects improve; soy rallies Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 3:42 PM ET

  Wheat fell on technical selling and seasonal pressure as the U.S. harvest neared, with the Chicago Board of Trade July contract hitting a six-week low.

• GRAINS-Corn sags on profit-taking while soybeans climb Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 1:28 PM ET

  Wheat fell on technical selling and seasonal pressure as the U.S. harvest neared, with the Chicago Board of Trade July contract hitting a six-week low.

• COMMODITIES-Oil up on stock market rally; most others down Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 5:33 PM ET

  *Copper, gold extend losses on dollar's strength. *Wheat at two-week bottom; soy, corn end lower too. NEW YORK, May 15- Brent crude oil closed up for the first time in four sessions on Wednesday, spurred by a rally in U.S. stocks, but copper and gold extended their losses as the dollar's strength continued to weigh on various commodities priced in the currency.