Corn gains second consecutive month, wheat down fourth month in row Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans surged into the close of trading on Friday, finishing just below their session […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soy jumps most in two weeks on tightening supplies
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures end firm, hogs slip
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled firm on Thursday as investors adjusted positions ahead of the government’s annual cattle inventory report that will be released […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn rises most in three weeks on big export sales
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped 1.4 per cent for their largest gains in about three weeks on Thursday after government data showed larger-than-expected export sales, analysts said. […] Read more
PotashCorp sees weaker-than-expected year ahead
Reuters — PotashCorp, the world’s biggest fertilizer company, on Thursday reported its smallest quarterly profit in four years and produced 2014 forecasts that were well below Wall Street expectations. The […] Read more
U.S. meat industry groups want COOL repealed
Reuters — U.S. meat industry groups and packers have stepped up efforts to seek repeal of a law that requires products to have a country-of-origin label, citing increased costs and conflicts […] Read more
U.S. grains: Large global supplies knock down soy, wheat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures tumbled on Wednesday under pressure from expectations that a bumper South American crop will raise global inventories, while large supplies pushed wheat futures to […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures end mostly firm
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mostly firm on Wednesday after investors sold the February contract and bought back months as wholesale beef prices declined, […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Logistics keep weighing on canola
CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola futures chopped around within a narrow range during the week ending Wednesday, but were lower overall as declines in soybeans and Canada’s own […] Read more
Soybeans weaken amid cancellation concerns; corn remains flat
CNS Canada –– Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade have been trending weaker during the New Year, but futures were quiet during the week ending Wednesday, as traders […] Read more
Prairie canola basis levels still ‘extremely wide’ historically
Updated, Jan. 29 — CNS Canada — Basis levels for canola in some regions of Western Canada have seen slight improvements lately, but they’re still “extremely wide” historically, according to […] Read more