Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose 1.9 per cent to a one-week high on Monday, recovering from overnight weakness after a U.S. government report showed that export demand […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn futures rally on export strength
Chicago wheat, soybeans rise

Demand from China puts Ukraine barley above top-end milling wheat
Kyiv | Reuters — Prices for Ukrainian-origin barley from this year’s harvest have exceeded those of high quality milling wheat due to strong demand from China, analysts at APK-Inform said […] Read more

U.S. livestock: CME hogs hit contract highs, led by strong cash markets
Live cattle futures close mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures surged three per cent on Thursday, setting life-of-contract highs on firming cash hog markets and rising wholesale pork prices, […] Read more

Feed weekly outlook: High barley prices to stay awhile
MarketsFarm — The price of feed barley in Western Canada, along with those of other feed grains such as corn and wheat, has jumped over the past year and shows […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures take a breather
April live cattle up, but well down off highs
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures consolidated on Friday as the market caught its breath after pulling back from contract highs reached last week. Strong […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Pork export sales rise, profit-taking hits hog futures
Cattle futures down while beef exports up
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on Thursday as profit-taking overshadowed strong U.S. export demand, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans jump on inclement South American weather
Weekly U.S. corn export sales miss expectations
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures settled higher on Thursday as adverse weather across South America fueled concerns about a short-term supply crunch. The market briefly turned lower late […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soy futures consolidate after gains
Excess rain in Brazil underpins soy, corn futures
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures fell on Wednesday as the markets consolidated after rallying in the previous session. Strength in the U.S. dollar weighed on prices, […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Turkey’s record-level lentil imports expected to decrease
Country's domestic acreage expected up in 2021
MarketsFarm — Canadian lentil exports to Turkey reached unprecedented numbers in 2020. According to Statistics Canada data, Turkey imported 534,160 tonnes worth $355 million during the calendar year, making it […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit five-week low
Technical selling, weaker beef prices bring pressure
Chicago | Reuters — Technical selling on Monday drove Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures to their lowest prices in more than five weeks, while lean hog futures recovered from […] Read more