Winnipeg/Mumbai | Reuters — Prices for Canadian pulses typically ease toward the end of the year but a recent dry spell in distant India, the world’s top producer and consumer, […] Read more
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India’s drought a bonanza for Canadian pulse growers
ICE weekly outlook: Canola can’t crack resistance
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola futures ended slightly higher for the week ended Wednesday. All of the contracts eked out minor gains, but it was largely seen as […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat falls on technical selling, rainy forecasts
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soft red wheat futures fell two per cent on Wednesday on profit-taking coupled with forecasts for beneficial rains next week in parts of the southern […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy move on weather, interest from China
CNS Canada –– It’s a game of follow-the-leader in corn and soybean markets at the Chicago Board of Trade, according to one analyst — and short-term, neither looks especially bullish. […] Read more
Hog supplies grow as U.S. hog weights rise seasonally
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. hog weights have risen three times in as many weeks, likely confirming the onset of increasing hog numbers through the rest of the year, according […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Higher cash price outlook lifts CME live cattle
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained on Wednesday, supported by rising wholesale beef values that could help strengthen cash prices as early as Thursday, traders […] Read more
Global markets: Japan, Germany cut economic forecasts
CNS Canada –– The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. JAPAN CUTS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, ECONOMIC OUTLOOK – The Japanese government downgraded its assessment of industrial production […] Read more
Pulses: Pulse Australia recruits top scientist
CNS Canada –– Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Wednesday morning, Oct. 14. • Pulse Australia has announced that world-renowned agronomist Paul McIntosh, […] Read more
Feed: Russia may plant more feed, U.K. less
CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Wednesday, Oct. 14. • CBOT corn futures were down by two to three […] Read more
World weather worth watching as winter hits Canada
CNS Canada –– Harvest is wrapping up in Western Canada, but seeding is just starting in other parts of the world. Here are a few of the top market influencers […] Read more
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