Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures rose to a six-month peak on Thursday, adding to strong gains earlier in the week as adverse weather in parts of the U.S. […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Weather uncertainty lifts corn to six-month peak
U.S. livestock: Hogs near three-week high on export optimism
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures rose as much as two per cent on Thursday, lifted by large weekly pork export sales and hopes a deal between JBS […] Read more
ConAgra Foods to exit struggling private label business
Reuters — ConAgra Foods, the maker of Slim Jim beef jerky and Chef Boyardee pasta, said it planned to exit its struggling private label foods business as it seeks to […] Read more
JBS to buy Cargill’s U.S. pork assets for US$1.45B
Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meat packer, is buying Cargill’s U.S. pork business for US$1.45 billion, free of debt, it said in a statement on Wednesday, a deal […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat crumbles after hitting six-month high
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures plunged 4.4 per cent on Wednesday, with the front-month contract crashing from a six-month high as investors […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Strong cash prices drive CME live cattle limit-up
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed up their three cent/lb. maximum daily price limit on Wednesday, ignited by short-covering in response to better-than-expected cash prices, […] Read more
Paterson to build central Alta. grain terminal
Winnipeg’s Paterson Grain plans to make its move into the central Alberta grain handling market with a new inland terminal about an hour southeast of Edmonton. Paterson announced Thursday it […] Read more
U.S. grains: USDA data ignite biggest daily rallies in five years
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain and soybean futures on Tuesday climbed to their highest prices since December after the U.S. Agriculture Department said crop stockpiles and spring plantings were […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Weather seen steering soybeans
CNS Canada — CBOT soybean futures posted solid gains over the past week, coming to a five-and-a-half month high on Tuesday. Weather guided the soybean trade, rather than the U.S. […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola receives boost from soybeans
CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market pulled higher during the week ended Tuesday, following heavy gains in the U.S. soy complex which advanced to its highest point […] Read more
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