Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina’s main state bank will deny credit to farmers who are holding onto soybeans as a hedge against inflation, a top official said on Friday, […] Read more
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Argentine state bank to cut off farmers who hoard soy
Klassen: Feeder market upward trend stalls
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were unsettled last week, trading $3 higher to $3 lower. However, feedlot operators were eyeing the U.S. market, where softer U.S. fed cattle prices caused […] Read more
Syngenta sees China approving contentious GM corn soon
Chicago | Reuters — Syngenta expects to win Chinese government approval soon for imports of a type of genetically modified corn at the center of lawsuits over U.S. grain shipments […] Read more
Chickpeas face pressure from cheap Russian exports
CNS Canada — Cheap Russian exports of chickpeas are driving down the cost of the commodity worldwide, though one Canadian marketer says a new type of seed is helping domestic […] Read more
Canadian medical marijuana firm PharmaCan going public
Toronto | Reuters –– PharmaCan Capital, a holding company focusing on the Canadian medical marijuana market, is set to go public next week, opening up for investors a basket of […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle, lean hogs end lower
Chicago | Reuters — CME live cattle ended lower Friday as fund selling and weak cash cattle prices weighed, traders said. Lower U.S. stocks and weak crude oil also pressured […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn soars to five-month peak on technicals, fund buying
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures surged more than two per cent on Friday, with the benchmark contract rising above US$4 a bushel to its highest in nearly five […] Read more
Feed barley market quiet, awaiting new year
CNS Canada –– The feed barley market is in the middle of its seasonal slowdown. While demand should pick back up in the New Year, the prices might not have […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rallies late, ends up on fund buying
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied 2.6 per cent on Thursday, ending a choppy trading session with a late-day surge on short-covering and fund buying amid talk of […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle future tumble three-cent limit
Chicago | Reuters — Thinly traded Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures closed down their three cents per pound maximum daily price limit Thursday on sell stops and deferred-month live […] Read more
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