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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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise into USDA report
U.S. grains: Corn, soy rebound from two-week lows on exports
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures jumped as much as two per cent on Thursday, rebounding from two-week lows reached in the previous session, in a rally […] Read more
Battling graft, China to overhaul grains import quota system
Beijing | Reuters — China plans to revamp the scheme it uses to allocate quotas for agricultural imports, as part of efforts to stamp out corruption and to rein in […] Read more
Ceiling still far off for rising feed barley market
CNS Canada — Feed barley prices in Western Canada have climbed steadily higher over the past few months and have more room to go, before strong prices inevitably make U.S. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs fall on profit-taking; live cattle end mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower Thursday on profit-taking and fund selling that erased Wednesday’s gains, traders said. December closed down one cent per pound […] Read more
Ontario eyes expanding production insurance
Ontario’s government plans to give itself more latitude to expand its farm production insurance offerings. The province said Wednesday it’s proposing to amend its Crop Insurance Act and grant itself […] Read more
CBOT soy, corn retreating with harvest pressure
CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, retreating from the nearby highs hit the previous week as […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola feeling soy pressure
CNS Canada –– ICE Futures canola contracts were mixed during the week ended Wednesday, with the most-active January contract feeling pressure from declines in the U.S. soy complex. With the […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs end higher after early losses pared
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs ended higher on Wednesday on short-covering and fund buying that trumped initial selling, traders said. December closed up 0.225 cent per […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans hit two-week lows on huge U.S. crops
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans tumbled to two-week lows on Wednesday, extending steep declines from the previous session as record harvests neared completion and investors took profits […] Read more
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