Chicago soybean futures rose on Tuesday ahead of a meeting between a coalition of oil and biofuel groups and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to discuss raising federal mandates for biomass diesel blending.
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U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans spike on news of biofuel coalition meeting with EPA
U.S. livestock: More gains for cattle, hogs
Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued higher on Tuesday, building on yesterday’s gains.
Pulse Weekly: Trade needs to be at forefront says Pulse Canada
Most prices move lower
Pulse Canada says it wants trade policy to be at the forefront of the federal election. The organization that represents pulse growers, traders and processors noted that more than 85 per cent of the pulses produced in Canada are destined for export.
Klassen: Healthy feedlot margins supports feeder complex
For the week ending March 29, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5/cwt lower to $5/cwt higher compared to seven days earlier. The price structure was largely determined by the crowd's mindset regarding potential U.S. tariffs.
Canadian Foodgrains Bank sounds alarm on impact of USAID cuts globally
Cuts could impede CFB’s ability to fulfil global hunger needs
The Canadian Foodgrains Bank, which partners with 15 Canadian churches and church-based agencies to end global hunger, is concerned about the effect cuts to programs supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will have on the CFB’s ability to operate effectively.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on technical trading
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures fell on Monday on technical trading, according to analysts, while lean hogs were stuck trading within a tight range following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's hogs and pigs report released the previous week.
U.S. grains: CBOT corn rises, soybeans fall with few surprises in USDA data
Chicago soybean futures fell on Monday as old crop stock estimates in a U.S. Department of Agriculture data release were larger than expected, according to analysts.
Less corn, more soybeans, wheat stocks says USDA report
As the trade expected, stocks of United States corn fell back compared to a year ago while those for soybeans and wheat came in higher. The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its grains stocks as of March 1 report on Monday.
More corn to be planted, USDA forecasts
As expected, there's to be an increase in corn plantings this spring, the United States Department of Agriculture estimated in its prospective planting report released on March 31. As well, the USDA reduced soybean and all wheat plantings.
U.S. grains: Corn futures rebound off multi-month lows, soybeans turn higher
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures on Friday slumped to the lowest price in more than three months on expectations of increased U.S. planting this year, before rebounding on a spate of fundamental trading and bargain-buying, market analysts said.
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