CNS Canada — The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. EGYPT EXPECTED TO IMPORT A WIDER VARIETY OF FOOD — Despite currency issues that have put […] Read more
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Global markets: U.S. jobless claims rise
Feed: Hail storms hit southern Australia
CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Thursday, Nov. 5. • The president of AgResource told delegates at a conference […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures slump by 3-cents price limit
Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled down by their 3-cents per lb daily price limit on Wednesday, in anticipation of weaker prices for market-ready, or cash cattle, traders […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat futures up despite U.S. rain, corn down amid big crop forecast
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
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