Commodity News Service Canada – Ownership of the Hudson Bay rail line and shuttered Port of Churchill may change soon, as the port’s current owners and a collection of northern […] Read more
New step in Port of Churchill’s potential sale
Hog prices fall on USDA report of unexpectedly large hog herd
Chicago/Reuters – A pre-Christmas USDA quarterly report showing showing an unexpectedly large hog herd caused Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell more than two per cent Dec. 23. USDA […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle market stable for year end
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded steady with week ago levels. The winter storm forecasted over the holiday season had little influence on buyer behaviour. Limited volumes were noted at […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs tumble after USDA shows biggest U.S. herd since 1943
Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell more than two per cent on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a quarterly report at midday said the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, grains slip to big weekly losses
Winnipeg/Reuters – Soybeans, corn and wheat prices slipped on Friday in a shortened trading session before the Christmas holiday and registered big weekly losses, weighed down by hefty global supplies. […] Read more
Season’s Greetings from Farm Business Communications
On behalf of all of us at Farm Business Communications, here in Winnipeg and across Canada, we’d like to wish you the happiest of holidays and our thanks for your […] Read more
Oilseed processors applaud House Transport Committee’s call for extended interswitching limits
The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) is pleased that the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities is recommending making extended interswitching limits permanent in its recently […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit new one-month low as rains head for Argentina
Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell to a new one-month low below $10 a bushel on Thursday as forecasts for rain in Argentina dampened concerns about dryness hurting production there. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle again hits 4-month high on cash prices
Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday climbed to a four-month high for a second day in a row, fuelled by short-covering and stronger-than-anticipated cash prices, said […] Read more
European flax demand shifts to Canada over Dow herbicide
Winnipeg-Hamburg/Reuters – Demand for Canadian flax, used in linoleum flooring and health foods, has pushed prices of the oilseed to one-year highs as Europe shuns Russian supplies laced with a […] Read more
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