Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures turned higher on Tuesday, as wholesale prices firmed and the slaughter pace temporarily shrank as some plants shuttered over the holiday weekend, analysts said. Strong boxed beef prices continued to underpin cattle markets, traders said. Select boxed beef prices rose on Tuesday morning, with prices […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME cattle, lean hog futures turn higher as wholesale prices firm

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans gain ground as canola tumbles on Chinese import probe
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures turned higher on Tuesday, at one point reaching a near four-week high, bolstered by export demand, crop condition concerns and news that China plans to launch an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Canadian canola, traders said. The ICE canola contract for November delivery RSX4 dropped […] Read more

Pulse Weekly: Australian chickpea crop sees major expansion
Australia will see its largest chickpea crop in nearly a decade, according to winter crop production estimates released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES) on Sept. 3. The agency forecasted 1.333 million tonnes of chickpea production over a seeded area of 1.900 million acres for the 2024-25 crop year, 70 per […] Read more

Ukraine 2024/25 wheat exports to be capped
Kyiv | Reuters – Ukraine’s farm ministry has agreed with traders and agriculture associations to limit wheat exports in the 2024/25 July-June season to 16.2 million metric tons, the ministry said on Tuesday. The government and traders annually sign a memorandum in which officials promise to maintain the existing terms of trade and not restrict […] Read more

Klassen: Feeder cattle market stabilizes
For the week ending August 31, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Finishing feedlots are exuding a cautious sentiment. While order buyers had a full deck, there were upside limits. Pen-sized strings of quality yearlings traded at a premium to average values. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle […] Read more

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on European supply issues, corn and soy on greater demand
Chicago wheat rose on Friday, and registered its biggest weekly gain in more than three months on concerns over lower production in Europe.

U.S. livestock: Live hog prices tick up, seasonal dip less sharp than expected
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog prices ended up slightly on Friday as analysts said a seasonal drop in pork prices toward the end of summer looked less drastic than expected.

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Reds are up, while amber is mixed
Cash wheat prices for Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat and Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat were higher for the week ended Aug. 29, while those for Canadian Western Amber Durum were mixed.

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rebound on renewed US export demand
Chicago soybean and corn futures rose on Thursday on short-covering and an uptick in export demand, though expectations for strong U.S. crop production limited gains, traders said.

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures fall on weaker boxed beef prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures fell on Thursday on a decline in boxed beef prices, which have slumped leading up to the U.S. Labor Day holiday, analysts said.