Glacier FarmMedia – In a joint news release issued June 24, the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA) and Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) strongly encouraged the Cargill Dunlop […] Read more
Canadian beef sector urges resolution on Cargill labour dispute
Snow, avalanches, rain delay grain movement to U.S. ports
Chicago | Reuters -- Severe winter weather has slowed rail deliveries of crops to shippers in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, sending freight rates soaring and prompting Asian buyers to seek fill-in loads as they wait for the backlog at ports to clear. Blizzards, avalanches and heavy rain in recent weeks have hit transport of corn,[...]
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn climb as dollar softens; soybeans drift lower
Chicago/Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rose about one per cent on Thursday, supported by short-covering and a setback in the dollar, which tends to make U.S. grains more attractive to […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle soars to 6-month high on cash price hopes
Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday surged to a six-month high, fuelled by the recent rally in wholesale beef values and steady-to-firmer cash price expectations for […] Read more
Zambia president orders air force to help fight maize pest
Lusaka, Reuters – Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has enlisted the country’s air force to join other government agencies in an emergency operation to contain the spread of pests that have […] Read more
Farm development charges could set worrying precedent
A rural municipality north of Kitchener, Ont. wants the region’s growing farms to pay more of the cost to fix its crumbling roads, which could set a worrisome precedent for […] Read more
China takes aim at corn glut with plastics, livestock feed push
Beijing/Reuters – China plans to boost production of biodegradable plastics made out of corn and increase the use of the grain as an animal feed in the next three years, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash, beef prices send CME live cattle to 4-1/2-month top
Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Wednesday, hitting a 4-1/2-month high, with traders citing strong wholesale beef demand and steady-to-firmer preliminary cash prices. December live cattle, which […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy retreat in technical year-end trade
Chicago/Reuters – U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures fell on Wednesday in technically driven trade as investors squared positions toward the end of the year and the dollar firmed, analysts said. […] Read more
U.S. wheat farmers fret over failing market hedges as incomes slump
Chicago/Reuters – Kansas wheat farmer Michael Jordan is breaking with a century-old tradition grain producers have trusted to protect their businesses: He has stopped using futures to hedge risks to […] Read more
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