Chicago/Reuters – Chicago wheat futures ticked up on Wednesday on technical buying, despite rain forecasts across U.S. grain belts adding to worries about weather woes overseas. Corn futures ended the […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat futures up despite U.S. rain, corn down amid big crop forecast
Crop prices to stay under pressure
Commodity News Service Canada – North American farmers hoping for weak commodity prices to right themselves could be waiting for quite a while, according to one of the speakers at […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Drop in beef prices weighs on CME live cattle futures
Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, weakened by lower wholesale beef prices that could pressure cash values later this week, traders said. Spot December closed […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat firms on technical buying; corn, soy also firm
Chicago/Reuters – Wheat prices rose about 1.4 per cent on Tuesday, rebounding in largely technical trade on ideas that a sell-off of nearly 3 per cent a day earlier was overdone, traders said. Corn […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market stronger but volatile
The Western Canadian feeder cattle market appeared to gain momentum this week. Feeder cattle prices were extremely volatile compared to last week trading $5 lower to as much as $10 […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures end mostly firm; hogs weaker
Chicago/Reuters – Most live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange gained modestly on Monday, with December pulled down by its premium to last week’s prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat falls most in two months; soybeans, corn follow
Winnipeg/Reuters – Chicago wheat futures fell nearly 3 per cent on Monday, the most in two months, as rain in dry U.S. areas encouraged the market to stay within its […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures slide on final trading session
Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle ended lower on Friday, the last trading session of the month, with pressure from uneasiness about remaining prices for remaining market-ready, or […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat hits biggest weekly gain in nearly four months
Chicago / Reuters – U.S. wheat futures prices jumped 1.5 per cent on Friday and posted their biggest weekly gain in nearly four months, as traders positioned themselves ahead of […] Read more
Feed Grains: IGC raises world grain production estimate
By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Thursday, October 29. – CBOT corn futures were higher on […] Read more
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