Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite volatile over the past week, trading steady to $8 higher in some cases. Noticeable gains were seen on cattle under 700 pounds, which […] Read more
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Klassen: Feeder cattle upward momentum continues
Funds blocked from investing in Sask. farmland, for now
Saskatchewan’s government plans to take a closer look at its rules on investment in farmland, but will block such investments by pension funds and other “institutional” investors while the review […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids drop with U.S. futures
CNS Canada –– Cash bids for Canadian wheat were down during the week ended Friday, as losses in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat wanes as rain expected on Plains
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell more than four per cent on Monday to the lowest in two weeks as forecasts for timely showers across […] Read more
Zone coverage set up around SW Ont. avian flu site
The only farm in Canada now in the midst of an avian flu cleanup is the centre of a new control zone, meant to limit the flu’s spread and keep […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close firm
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts advanced modestly on Monday, helped by short-covering and futures’ discounts to last week’s cash prices, traders said. April ended up […] Read more
Prairie hemp acres reaching plateau
CNS Canada — Hemp continues to draw interest as an alternative cropping option in Western Canada, but its slow pace in moving toward deregulation may be limiting the upside acreage […] Read more
U.S. EPA strikes deal on biofuel blending targets with oil groups
Washington | Reuters –– Oil refiners who have complained that U.S. federal regulators missed deadlines to issue rules on blending renewable fuels into the nation’s supply of gasoline and diesel […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit down as funds sell
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell hard on Friday, with the April contract down by its three-cent-per-pound price limit, on fund selling and anticipation of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Short-covering supports wheat but corn, soybeans fall
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.4 per cent on Friday on a round of short-covering by speculators after price declines in three of the previous four sessions, […] Read more
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