Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose on Thursday, halting a six-session slide and rebounding from a three-month low after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat rallies, rebounds from three-month low
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures slump, but off session lows
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Thursday, pressured by profit taking before the last trading day of the month on Friday, traders said. […] Read more
Minogue: Optimism reigns at FCC outlook meeting
Regina — Despite commodity prices down off recent highs, resurgent transportation problems and crop disease issues across the Prairies, farmers heard all good news at Farm Credit Canada’s Ag Outlook […] Read more
Hershey to enter meat snacks business, cuts forecast
Reuters — Chocolate maker Hershey Co. said it would buy Krave Pure Foods Inc. to enter the fast-growing meat snacks market, after higher demand for meat and bakery snacks hurt […] Read more
New conditions placed on P.E.I. potato exports to U.S.
Potato wart’s appearance in another Prince Edward Island potato field in August has led to a new round of rules for the province’s potato exports to the U.S. The Canadian […] Read more
New website to shed light on grain prices
Edmonton — Don’t know if your local elevator is offering a good price or not? There’s an app for that. Or at least there will be once www.pdqinfo.ca is fully […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat falls on fund selling
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell 2.7 per cent on Wednesday to a three-month low on technical selling, plentiful global supplies and forecasts for rains […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola overdue for a setback
CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola futures ended lower during the week ended Wednesday, as the market was overdue for a setback. Canola futures have outpaced outside oilseed markets […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally with biggest daily gain in four months
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed sharply higher Wednesday on short-covering that earlier drove futures to their biggest one-day gain in four months at over two […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy falls as China cancels purchase, meal retreats
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell one per cent on Tuesday on technical selling and on signs of slowing export demand for U.S. supplies, traders […] Read more
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