Chicago | Reuters — Strong global demand for beef and animal feed fattened grain trader Cargill’s profits in fiscal year 2018, which were also boosted by trade tensions and South […] Read more
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Beef, eggs, feed fatten Cargill’s profits
Argentina’s grain exports halt in strike against Macri
Buenos Aires | Argentina — A strike called by Argentina’s largest trade union federation in protest over President Mauricio Macri’s market-friendly economic policies brought the country to a standstill on […] Read more
Over 14 per cent of U.S. farm exports seen at risk in trade disputes
Des Moines | Reuters — More than 14 per cent of US$140 billion in annual U.S. farm exports have been or are likely to be hit by retaliatory tariffs in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soymeal leads soybean futures higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped 1.7 per cent on Friday, their fourth straight day of gains, on expectations that the U.S. will boost its […] Read more
Argentina exports biodiesel to Canada after U.S. imposes tariffs
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine biodiesel producer Ecofuel exported 29,000 tonnes of biodiesel to Canada in March and plans to make a new shipment of the same volume to […] Read more
U.S. to export pork to Argentina after 26 years
Washington/Chicago | Reuters — U.S. pork exporters will soon be free to ship meat to Argentina for the first time in 26 years after the two countries thrashed out an […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola seeks support amid bearish signals
CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts appear to be tilting to the downside as they enter the Easter break, and will likely need support from a key U.S. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds after weather-driven selloff
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures firmed Thursday on bargain-buying a day after forecasts for much-needed moisture pressed the Kansas City May hard red winter wheat contract to a […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn market attention shifts north
CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved lower over the past week, but stabilized at those lows as attention shifts from weather concerns […] Read more
COMMENTARY: South American harvest moving corn and soybean markets
In the last commentary, we introduced a broad range of issues influencing the price structure of corn, soybeans and wheat. This week, we’ll follow up with recent developments and provide […] Read more
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