MarketsFarm — When Alberta was dry, feed prices drew little interest according to Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. But that changed after some timely rains, with prices […] Read more
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Feed weekly outlook: Rains lift interest, prices
Dry conditions in U.S. Corn Belt supportive
U.S. grains: Soy, corn down off multi-month highs
CBOT winter wheat firm
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday, pressured by a round of profit-taking and some weather outlooks that called for relief to […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise, hogs fall
Feeder cattle back in Bollinger range
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures firmed on Thursday, rebounding from a sharp decline a day earlier on support from weakness in the corn market. Live […] Read more
AAFC’s June supply/demand estimates mostly unchanged
Corn exports adjusted upward
MarketsFarm — Monthly supply/demand projections from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada were left mostly unchanged in June, as the department awaits updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada at the end of […] Read more
U.S. to boost biofuel mandates over next three years
Biofuel groups still feel shortchanged
Reuters — The Biden administration on Wednesday increased the amount of biofuels that oil refiners must blend into the United States’ fuel mix over the next three years, but the […] Read more
Province’s major crops, forages faring well
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for the week of June 19
Across much of Ontario major crops and forages are progressing well. Evidence of moisture stress is present on various crops, but some relief came over the period of June 11-14th with […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Weather fuels rallies in grain prices
Rains expected in U.S. Plains states
MarketsFarm — Weather and less-than-stellar crop conditions were the primary factors that caused week-long rallies on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Wednesday. Ongoing dryness in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat rally to multi-month highs on weather concerns
Meteorologists 'pretty much threw in the towel'
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose to multi-month highs on Wednesday, supported by concerns about crop shortfalls around the globe due to adverse weather in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle down as corn extends rally
Hogs end lower off early gains
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures eased on Wednesday, with surging corn prices expected to boost feeding costs in the coming weeks, traders said. But live […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures steady; wheat mixed
Large Russian exports tempered fears of Black Sea corridor agreement breakdown
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures steadied on Tuesday after the market rallied sharply at the end of last week on concerns that hot and dry weather […] Read more