Winnipeg | Reuters — Wheat futures rose on Thursday to an eight-day high as cold weather across the U.S. grain belt raised fears of crop damage and major importers returned […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat rises on import demand, deep-freeze threat
Trans-Pacific trade partners in end-game of talks: U.S. official
Washington | Reuters — Pacific Rim trading partners are working to resolve the last thorny issues in sealing an ambitious free trade pact and are likely to have further high-level […] Read more
USDA to resurrect monthly soybean crush report
Chicago | Reuters –– The U.S. Department of Agriculture will bring back a much-sought-after monthly oilseeds reports eliminated two years ago due to federal belt-tightening, the director of a key […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Lower loonie may limit canola’s losses
CNSC — ICE Futures Canada canola futures moved higher during the week ended Jan. 22, seeing a slight recovery after falling to fresh contract lows. The large Canadian canola supply situation […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle score new high with cash, beef prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures hit a new high on Wednesday, fuelled by similar moves in cash and wholesale beef prices, traders and analysts said. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound from two-month low
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybeans closed mostly higher on Wednesday as good near-term demand and firm cash soymeal prices enticed bargain hunters after earlier pressure stemming from technical selling […] Read more
Feds, grain groups back project to gauge grain traffic flow
Faced with a massive grain backlog on the Prairies, a clutch of grain and oilseed shipper groups and the federal government are putting cash into a project they hope will […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set record high with beef prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures reached a new high on Tuesday, fueled by short-covering as beef prices sustained their record pace, traders and analysts said. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans drop as heat-stressed Argentine crop gets rain
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slumped nearly three per cent on Tuesday in the steepest slide since mid-November as forecasts for rain in Argentina eased concerns about hot, […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids holding steady
Western Canadian wheat cash bids and basis levels were holding steady along with the U.S. futures markets during the week ending Monday. Average spot bids for Canada Western Red Spring […] Read more