Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a six-week high on Monday on concerns about tightening old-crop supplies and excessive rains trimming new-crop yield prospects, traders said. Wheat […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soybeans hit six-week high on weather jitters
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures turn back early selling
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday, reversing initial weakness helped by short-covering and the morning’s wholesale beef price bounce, traders said. June […] Read more
Late start expected for Manitoba’s Port of Churchill
CNS Canada — Manitoba’s northern Port of Churchill will start its shipping season later this year, as its operator hopes to lower the cost of maintenance on the railway serving […] Read more
Fewer cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in May than anticipated
Chicago | Reuters –– The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots last month was lower than anticipated, a government report showed on Friday, reflecting healthy pastures that allowed ranchers […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn falls on improving weather view
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell on Friday, setting back from a three-day rally on a round of profit-taking after prices hit their highest in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rally before USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday gained for the first time in seven sessions, partly buoyed by short-covering and positioning before the U.S. Department […] Read more
High-fat dairy demand leaving Ont. skim milk homeless
Strong demand for high-butterfat dairy products, soft demand for fluid milk and maxed-out capacity to make skim milk powder have led Ontario’s dairy farmers in recent weeks to dump surplus […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy rallies on short-covering, planting woes
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for the third day in a row on Thursday, touching their highest in more than five weeks on concerns that dry weather […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down sixth straight day
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures lost ground for a sixth straight session on Thursday, pressured by cash price caution for this week, traders said. June […] Read more
Uncertainty over Russia’s wheat export tax seen slowing trade
Moscow/Abu Dhabi | Reuters –– Uncertainty over Russia’s new wheat export tax is slowing trade activity as traders who have signed forward contracts say they are unsure about how the […] Read more
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