CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved lower during the week ended Friday, with adjustments to basis levels behind much of the declines. […] Read more
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CWRS wheat bids edge down in Western Canada
U.S. grains: Corn falls on ample supplies, poor export demand
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell on Monday for a second straight session on lacklustre export demand and plentiful U.S. supplies as a record-large harvest […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle slump on profit-taking
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled lower Monday, weighed down by profit-taking and fund liquidation, traders said. December closed 1.4 cents per pound lower at […] Read more
ADM suing Syngenta over rejections of GMO corn
Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland sued seed company Syngenta on Wednesday over sales of a genetically modified corn variety not approved for import by China, joining more than 100 farmers […] Read more
Newly appointed Iraq grain board chief removed
London | Reuters — Iraq’s newly appointed Grain Board chief has been removed from his post after less than a week, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters […] Read more
Steadier demand sought in China for Canadian canola
CNS Canada — Chinese demand for Canada’s canola and canola oil remains a key driver for the Canadian industry — but China has been an inconsistent customer in the past, […] Read more
Asia’s mills eye Canada’s wheat as Australian supply slows
Singapore | Reuters — Asian flour millers are looking at buying Canadian spring wheat for shipment early next year as supplies from drought-hit Australia are likely to remain slow, traders […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy rallies on short-covering, China rate cut
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans rallied 1.8 per cent on Friday, pushing prices into positive territory for the week as investors covered short positions and top soy importer China […] Read more
October U.S. cattle placements not as slow as expected
Chicago | Reuters –– The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in October declined versus last year, a government report showed on Friday, but not by as much as […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise into USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Friday on positioning before this week’s cash prices and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed report […] Read more
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