Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures fell on Tuesday, with corn tumbling 1.5 per cent to cap off its biggest three-day slump in nearly two months as […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn slides as record harvest nearly complete
U.S. livestock: CME hogs slide with cash, wholesale pork prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed lower on Tuesday, weighed by the drop in prices for slaughter-ready or cash hogs and pork at wholesale, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. wheat futures consolidate, but more strength possible
CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures have run into some resistance after posting solid gains recently, and could see some more consolidation in the short term. However, there are still […] Read more
Australian ag exports to China still face hurdles after trade pact
Sydney | Reuters — A trade deal signed with great fanfare between China and Australia has been touted as a major step toward Australia shifting its economy from a “mining […] Read more
Prairie spring wheat bids rise with U.S. futures
CNS Canada –– Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved higher during the week ended Friday, as strengthening U.S. futures provided support. In Manitoba, the average […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on record exports, big U.S. crush
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans jumped one per cent on Monday, rebounding from an earlier one-week low after government and private reports showed larger-than-expected demand from exporters and crushers. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise with beef quotes
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher Monday, helped by the morning’s strong wholesale beef values and last week’s record-high cash prices, traders said. Monday […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle prices at lofty levels
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $3 higher on average this past week; quality calves were as much as $5 higher in certain cases. Strength in the fed […] Read more
Weather, supplies drive cash U.S. cattle to new high
Chicago | Reuters — Prices for slaughter-ready or cash cattle in the U.S. Plains hit an all-time high Friday, fueled by an early winter storm at a time of the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat at three-month high, posts biggest weekly gain since 2012
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat rose to a three-month high on Friday and posted its biggest weekly gain in two years, buoyed by fund buying and […] Read more
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