CNS Canada — Canadian beef continues to find its way to markets around the world, but while a new deal with Mexico has brought smiles to the cattle industry, questions […] Read more
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Canadian beef follows tricky paths to international markets
U.S. grains: USDA report pushes wheat to six-year low, corn to 11-week low
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures sank to a six-year low on Thursday and corn futures hit an 11-week low after the agriculture department said farmers had planted more […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash optimism lifts live cattle third straight day
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose for a third day in a row on Wednesday, with help from expectations of steady or better cash prices […] Read more
Online U.S. cattle auction halts activity
Chicago | Reuters –– Organizers of an online U.S. cattle auction that ranchers and traders had hoped would help restore transparency to livestock pricing nationwide said on Wednesday they would […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy to fall on weather, post-report
CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are moving into position ahead of two key reports, but following that data, the market will shift […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola clawing back from sharp losses
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were slowly clawing their way back after dropping to their weakest levels in three months over the past week. The market likely […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall sharply
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday, extending their decline under pressure from the ongoing harvest of a bountiful crop in the Plains and the Midwest which […] Read more
Egypt’s parliament to look into wheat fraud allegations
Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s parliament has set up a fact-finding commission that will look into allegations of corruption in local wheat procurement. Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, this […] Read more
Canada’s canola, pulse acres rise at grains’ expense
CNS Canada — Canadian farmers adjusted their acreage ideas to seed more canola and pulses at the expense of grains, according to the updated Statistics Canada field crop area report […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle up on short-covering, hogs mostly higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures gained for the second straight session on Tuesday, rising on short-covering and bull-spreading amid expectations for gains in cash cattle prices this […] Read more
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