Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on Wednesday in a retreat from early gains in which the most-active contract topped a one-week high. Traders […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs retreat from one-week high
CME August live cattle up, feeders lower
CBOT weekly outlook: USDA reports generate immediate turnaround
MarketsFarm — Commodity prices for corn, soybeans and wheat made a very quick turnaround on Wednesday following the release of two major reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy surge as U.S. farmers plant fewer acres than expected
Traders had expected more U.S. corn, soy acres
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures surged on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised traders with lower-than-expected plantings estimates and inventory data. […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: StatsCan acres see little change
MarketsFarm — Canadian pea and lentil acres only saw slight adjustments in the latest acreage estimates Tuesday from Statistics Canada, with little market news to draw in extra area since […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy mixed ahead of plantings, stocks reports
Canadian farmers expand canola acres
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures were mixed on Tuesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of key U.S. reports on crop plantings and inventories. […] Read more
Canada’s canola acres up from earlier forecast
Wheat acres up; barley, oats, corn revised lower
MarketsFarm –– Canadian farmers seeded more canola in 2021 than originally intended, with a number of other crops also seeing adjustments higher as dry weather through the planting season allowed […] Read more
Canola, wheat acres in opposite trends before StatsCan report
'Every commodity was offering options that were profitable'
MarketsFarm — Just days prior to Statistics Canada issuing its latest survey-based crop acreage report on Tuesday next week, analysts are estimating a rise in canola acres at the expense […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Weather market expected for rest of month
MarketsFarm — The weather is just one of the factors guiding futures values at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to Terry Reilly, grains analyst for Futures International in […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Timely rains benefitting Saskatchewan crops
MarketsFarm — As with crops across the Prairies, pulses in Saskatchewan got a much timely shot in the arm with recent rainfall, according to Carl Potts, executive director of Saskatchewan […] Read more
Canary seed gains official ‘grain’ status
New regulations to take effect Aug. 1
MarketsFarm — No longer just for the birds, canary seed will soon gain official status under the Canada Grain Act, the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) announced Wednesday. Following stakeholder consultations […] Read more
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