Imports from Mexico lowered 13% from last month.

Comments made during Dec. 2 speech at a Field to Market event in Paris.

Bakers and other wheat end users have taken advantage of the lowest futures and flour prices in years to extend coverage.

Caloric sweeteners — both sugar and those derived from corn — have been blamed as a key source of obesity and for contributing to the rise in the occurrence of diabetes, heart disease and other ailments.

2015-16 ending stocks-to-use ratio raised to 15.3%.

Record large soybean crop expected.

U.S.-Mexican suspension agreements will remain in effect.

BNSF Railway testing drones to enhance track inspections.

The high production levels have prices well below 2012-13 averages.

While rail and barge rates were rising along with demand as the harvest advances, those rates were below year-ago levels.