Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures added on Tuesday as traders watched South American weather, though prices could not break above resistance around US$15 a bushel. “We’re at a […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soybeans end higher with South America in focus
Wheat even; supplies from Black Sea region weigh against U.S. cold snap
U.S. grains: Rains in drought-hit Argentina pressure CBOT futures
Recession fears add pressure to markets, analysts say
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures slid on Monday after beneficial rains hit Argentina’s drought-stricken agricultural zone, analysts said. Argentina is the world’s leading […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat prices pull back
Truck shortage 'hasn't gotten any better'
MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat are coming down on the Prairies, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton — and a big part of that […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: South America’s dry weather affecting soy complex
'We’re back to trading weather right now'
MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) report last week is taking a back seat to drought concerns in South America, according to […] Read more
NASA to conduct first global water survey from space
Data would bolster weather and climate forecasts
Los Angeles | Reuters — A NASA-led international satellite mission was set for blastoff from southern California early on Thursday on a major Earth science project to conduct a comprehensive […] Read more
Environment Canada sees ‘average’ Prairie winter ahead
MarketsFarm — An ‘average’ winter is in the forecast for most of the Canadian Prairies, according to the latest long-range seasonal forecast for December through February from Environment Canada, released […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Looming corn imports to keep lid on Prairie barley
MarketsFarm — Large shipments of corn from the U.S., slated for delivery to Alberta’s feedlot alley, should keep domestic barley prices under pressure going forward, according to an analyst. “The […] Read more
Opinions divided ahead of StatCan production report
Agency's previous estimates model-based
MarketsFarm — Ahead of the crop production report from Statistics Canada (StatCan) due out Friday, trade expectations are above and below what the federal agency estimated in September. In August, […] Read more
EU cuts estimate of drought-hit maize crop, raises import outlook
Commission cuts soft wheat exports, raises imports
Paris | Reuters — The European Commission on Friday cut its estimate of this year’s drought-hit maize harvest in the European Union to a new 15-year low while again raising […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle top three-week high on supply worries
Lean hog futures up with slaughter pace
Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures exceeded a three-week high at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday on worries about tightening U.S. supplies, while feeder cattle futures set a […] Read more
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