CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were mixed during the week ended Wednesday, with losses in the front months and a firmer tone in some of the more […] Read more
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ICE weekly outlook: Canola mixed, watching beans
U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from multi-month highs
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean prices fell on Wednesday, retreating from multi-month highs on profit-taking, farmer selling and rumours of South American soymeal cargoes being shipped […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Beef quotes boost CME live cattle futures
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Wednesday following a snapback in wholesale beef prices, traders said. December closed up 0.5 cent per pound […] Read more
Minogue: Precision farming seeks new converts at new price point
Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield + Byers is investing in ag technology with a new stake in Farmers Edge — which in turn now hopes to build its […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans surge on soymeal demand
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures surged nearly four per cent on Tuesday on strength in the cash market as slow country movement and heavy export commitments left soy […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs futures end higher with pork prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed higher on Tuesday in response to the morning’s wholesale pork price bounce, traders said. December and February closed up 0.35 […] Read more
Prairie spring wheat bids soften
CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved lower during the week ended Friday, as basis levels held reasonably steady and prices drifted down […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat firm after USDA report
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell one per cent on Monday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its estimate of the record harvest in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Weather talk extends CME hog futures advances
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs contracts gained for a third straight session, partly on speculation that early wintry weather seeping into the U.S. Midwest could disrupt […] Read more
USDA trims bin-busting U.S. corn crop, raises soybeans again
Washington | Reuters –– The 2014 U.S. corn crop, while still a record, will be slightly below recent market expectations according to government data released Monday, giving a boost to […] Read more
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