CNS Canada — The November ICE Futures Canada canola contract broke below the key psychological level of C$400 per tonne during the week, but recovered Wednesday to settle just above […] Read more
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ICE weekly outlook: Canola due for corrective bounce
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat bounce from four-year lows
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures prices jumped nearly one per cent on Wednesday as a recent plunge to four-year lows encouraged investors to cover short positions, after lower […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash price uncertainty weakens CME hogs
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs posted modest losses on Wednesday amid uncertainty regarding near-term prices for slaughter-ready or cash hogs, traders said. October hogs closed 0.425 […] Read more
Big crops keep pressure on CBOT soybeans, corn
CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade fell to fresh four-year lows during the week ended Wednesday, and there is still plenty of room […] Read more
Canadian fertilizer firms brace for fall in U.S. crop prices
Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian fertilizer companies PotashCorp and Agrium are bracing for a pullback in demand from U.S. farmers due to sliding crop prices, but say any slump is […] Read more
CME says no current plans to introduce VSR in corn futures
Chicago | Reuters — CME Group, owner of the Chicago Board of Trade grain exchange, said on Wednesday it had no immediate plans to introduce its controversial variable storage rate […] Read more
Calculators needed to make sense of Prairie wheat bids
CNS Canada — Consistent wheat pricing can still be a struggle to find across Western Canada, two years into the new open market. A lack of consistency can make it […] Read more
Retired Thompsons Ltd. chief Wes Thompson, 87
A small family service is to be held Friday for the second-generation head of storied Ontario commodity handler and ag retail firm Thompsons Ltd. Wes D. Thompson, son of company […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs end mixed after choppy session
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed narrowly mixed on Tuesday after a volatile session, pressured by lower wholesale beef values but supported by futures’ discount to […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans sink to four-year lows as harvest advances
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell to four-year lows on Tuesday as mild and mostly dry weather across the U.S. Midwest is expected to boost the […] Read more
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