Contract talks between a group of U.S. Pacific Northwest grain exporters and a dockworkers’ union remained stalemated on Monday after the first bargaining session in three months, aided by a […] Read more
Labour talks at U.S. Northwest grain ports stall
U.S.-bound Ont. corn seen over million-tonne mark
Canadian corn is flowing to U.S. ethanol plants and feed suppliers in larger than usual volumes, with up to one million tonnes expected in 2012-13, as a large Ontario crop […] Read more
U.S. wheat gains for sixth day on rising demand
U.S. wheat futures rose for a sixth straight session on Thursday on robust demand from domestic livestock feeders and exporters, which booked their biggest weekly sales in two years last […] Read more
U.S. soy drops on slowing demand for exports
U.S. soybean futures tumbled for a second straight day on Wednesday on slowing global demand for the remnants of last autumn’s U.S. harvest as South American supplies begin to flood […] Read more
U.S. corn climbs for fourth day on supply concern
U.S. corn futures climbed for a fourth straight session on Tuesday on technical and speculative buying and amid concerns over tight supplies of the feed grain. Wheat futures followed corn […] Read more
U.S. soy drops on bearish government supply view
U.S. soybean futures tumbled 2.3 per cent on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its forecast for global supplies at the end of the September-to-August marketing year above […] Read more
U.S. live cattle drop on beef output forecast
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures tumbled on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture sharply raised its 2013 beef production forecast and cash cattle traded at lower-than-expected prices, […] Read more
U.S. live cattle futures, lean hogs end mixed
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed mixed on Thursday as early technical-selling pressure faded, but the market remained anchored by weak beef prices and poor packer margins, traders […] Read more
U.S. corn tumbles on weak demand, Brazil outlook
U.S. corn fell for a fifth straight session on Thursday and hit a four-week low as Brazil’s government forecast a record-large harvest this year, suggesting U.S. exports would face another […] Read more
U.S. corn, soy drop on profit-taking, Argentine weather
U.S. soybean futures slid on Wednesday, breaking a three-session rise, and corn fell for a fourth straight day on profit-taking ahead of a government crop report on Friday and as […] Read more