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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm as market-ready supplies remain soft

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures gained for a second day on Tuesday, supported by lower supplies of market ready hogs as the August futures contract nears expiration. “Until we start seeing better numbers coming forward on packer runs, I think that’s going to elevate things a little bit,” said Matthew […] Read more

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on improved crop outlook, forecast

By Christopher Walljasper 17 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures sank on Tuesday after the previous day’s better-than-expected crop conditions report coupled with forecasts for rain across the U.S. Midwest as the oilseed begins to set seed pods. Corn and wheat also fell but found support from earlier hot, dry weather that will likely cut yields. The most-active […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Drought conditions spur on fall cattle run

By Jerry Klassen 1 day ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Compared to last week, Western Canadian feeder yearling prices were relatively unchanged; calves traded $2 to $5 lower. The fall run has started. Drought like conditions have caused many ranchers to sell cattle 30 to 45 days earlier than normal. Steers averaging 900 pounds were readily trading in the range from $185 to $190; steers […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures sag on end-of-month selling

By Julie Ingwersen 5 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn and soybean futures fell about 2 percent on Friday on technical selling and long liquidation at the end of the week and month, and on beneficial rains in portions of the Corn Belt, traders said. Wheat futures ended modestly lower but posted a gain for the month of July. […] Read more

“The emergence of ASF in the Dominican Republic underscores the need for continued and strengthened vigilance to prevent the spread of ASF to other regions.” – CFIA. Photo: iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Dominican Republic restricts pig shipments after ASF confirmed

By Tom Polansek 5 days ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes Reuters – The Dominican Republic is restricting pig shipments and mobilizing the military to contain the spread of African swine fever (ASF), the agriculture ministry said July 29, as the United States and Mexico tightened border checks to avoid infections. In an official statement July 29, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) also said it was […] Read more

Alberta’s barley harvest this year is expected to be ‘fairly light,’ according to one commodity trader. Photo: File

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Feed weekly outlook: Reduced yields starting to become a reality

By Adam Peleshaty 5 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm – As old crop stocks of feed barley and feed wheat continue to dwindle, the realization of reduced yields is now supporting bids for new crop. “Down here, there are a few guys that are starting to pull off some barley here in the next little bit. You’re going to find that the barley […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs end mixed as traders eye Dominican hog disease

By Julie Ingwersen 6 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mixed on Thursday as pressure from news of a deadly hog disease in the Dominican Republic offset support from strong export sales and firm cash hog prices, traders said. CME August lean hog futures settled up 0.600 cent at 106.300 cents per pound, while […] Read more

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as dry weather hits U.S. spring crop; corn, soy follow

By Julie Ingwersen 6 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures rose on Thursday, with the front contract rising above $7 a bushel for the first time in a week after findings from an annual U.S. crop tour showed the impact of drought in the northern Plains spring wheat belt. Corn and soybean futures closed […] Read more

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Saskatchewan Crop Report: Hay cut progressing in dry weather

By Adam Peleshaty 6 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm – Hot and dry conditions continued to affect most of Saskatchewan, but they caused little, if any hindrance to the province’s hay cut, according to the province’s weekly crop report released on July 29. Most hay producers have finished operations, with 15 per cent of the hay crop being cut and 75 per cent […] Read more

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola range-bound, awaiting harvest

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 29, 2021

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm – ICE Futures canola contracts held within a relatively narrow range during the week ended July 28, as traders wait to get a better handle on the size of the Canadian crop. “We’re just waiting to see as we get into harvest what the crop size and crop yields look like,” said Jamie Wilton, […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs firm as market-ready supplies remain soft

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on improved crop outlook, forecast

Klassen: Drought conditions spur on fall cattle run

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Dominican Republic restricts pig shipments after ASF confirmed

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