Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures dropped on Wednesday, while live cattle rose in a turnaround from losses during the previous session, according to analysts.
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle ease on strong corn prices
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Canada labour minister proposes new mediator for Montreal port workers strike
Federal Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon on Tuesday proposed the appointment of a special mediator for a 90-day period in a bid to solve the ongoing labour dispute at the Port of Montreal.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on technical trading, retail price caution
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures dropped on Tuesday in a technical correction from a five-week rally and on concerns that high prices may cool beef demand, according to analysts.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy down on South America rains; crude, equities sell-off
U.S. corn and soybean futures fell for a fourth straight session on Tuesday and hit multi-week lows, guided by sharp declines in equities and crude oil and forecasts for timely rains in Brazil that have tempered worries about early-season planting delays.
China targets European firms in anti-subsidy probe into EU dairy
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Mosaic expects Florida fertilizer facilities to return to full production soon
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California reports five possible human bird flu cases
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Canada’s inflation eases to 1.6 per cent, increasing chances of 50 bps rate cut
Canada's annual inflation rate slowed more than expected to 1.6 per cent in September, data showed on Tuesday, prompting markets to increase bets of a 50 basis point rate cut next week. The easing of inflation, which was mainly led by a huge drop in the price of gasoline, was the smallest annual increase in consumer prices since February 2021, Statistics Canada said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip on profit-taking
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures fell on Friday as traders pocketed profits following a nearly month-long rally, analysts said.