Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hogs fell one per cent to a more than four-year low on Monday, while live and feeder cattle also tumbled as investors liquidated long […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Hogs fall to four-year low, cattle tumble on supply
Klassen: Feeder cattle market turning over
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were very uneven over the past week. Market reports from the major feeding regions reflected values steady to $3 higher, while other reports were steady […] Read more
Argentina to restrict wheat export permits if low prices paid
Buenos Aires | Reuters –– Wheat exporters who buy the grain from Argentina’s farmers will not be issued permits if they pay the growers significantly less than the international price […] Read more
Wheat basis muddied in Western Canada
CNS Canada — The difference between futures markets and cash markets for any exchange-traded commodities can usually be brought into focus by the basis — that is, except in Prairie […] Read more
Aggressive herd expansion reverses shrinking U.S. cattle supply
Chicago | Reuters — Affordable feed and record-high spikes in cattle prices in 2014 encouraged U.S. ranchers to increase their herds at a faster pace than previously expected during the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on month-end fund selling
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures fell to multi-month lows Friday on commodity fund liquidation at the month’s end amid ample world stocks and fears of […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle post gains after wild ride
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished higher on Friday after an up-and-down session, ultimately supported by short-covering and futures’ discounts to cash prices, traders said. […] Read more
JBS expands Utah beef plant as cattle supply squeezes rivals
Chicago | Reuters –– JBS USA, one of the top U.S. meat processors, said Thursday it will expand a Utah beef processing facility, even as some of its rivals have […] Read more
All crops not equal in face of weakening dollar
CNS Canada –– With the Canadian dollar falling to its weakest levels relative to its U.S. counterpart in six years, the general sentiment holds it should be good news for […] Read more
PotashCorp’s profit beats on higher potash sales
Reuters — PotashCorp, the world’s biggest fertilizer company by market capitalization, reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on strong potash sales, but its 2015 outlook disappointed. Saskatoon-based PotashCorp sold 2.5 million tonnes […] Read more
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