Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell three per cent to a five-week low on Monday as weekend rains in the U.S. Plains, and forecasts for more next weekend, […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat to five-week low on forecasts for rains
Farmland fundamentals potentially bearish: FCC
Having tracked more double-digit percentage increases in Canadian farmland prices through 2015, Canada’s federal farm lender sees factors lining up for those values to retreat. Farm Credit Canada’s latest Farmland Values […] Read more
Corn, wheat prices seen hitting 10-year lows in 2016
Geneva | Reuters — Hefty supplies, large expected crops and poor U.S. exports will weigh on grain prices later this year with corn and wheat set to drop to 10-year […] Read more
EU deal yet to bear fruit for Ukrainian exporters
Gorodok | Reuters — Ukraine’s Association Agreement with the European Union was meant to lure the bread basket of the former Soviet Union away from its longstanding ties with Russia […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Technical buying drives CME live cattle higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts rose for a third day in a row on Friday, fuelled by short-covering and fund buying after contracts broke through […] Read more
North Africa showing solid demand for durum
CNS Canada –– North African countries have been some of the best customers for Canadian durum over the past few months, and weather issues with this year’s crops in the […] Read more
Russian cheese lovers find way around import ban
Moscow | Reuters — An entrepreneur has found a way to supply Italian parmesan, Dutch Gouda and British Cheddar to cheese connoisseurs in Russia, sidestepping a ban on importing European […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise on discounts to cash prices
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts gained modestly on Thursday, with help from short-covering stirred by future’s discounts to cash prices, traders said. April live cattle […] Read more
Cargill books higher profits, warns of tough markets
Reuters — U.S. agricultural commodities trader Cargill on Thursday reported a rise in third-quarter profit on stronger results in food ingredients and grain handling, but warned about headwinds from oversupplied […] Read more
China may pay more for canola if standard changes
Winnipeg | Reuters –– Richardson International, one of Canada’s two largest grain handlers, may raise the price of canola shipments to China to reflect Beijing’s costly higher standard, its CEO said […] Read more
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