Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Thursday, pressured by softening wholesale pork prices and weak export demand, analysts said. “We’re going to have more […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall on weak exports
Softer cash values drag on live cattle futures

U.S. grains: Wheat down on weak U.S. demand, Ukraine grain shipments
Economic uncertainty also curbs grain markets
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures slid for a fifth session on Thursday, pressured by soft export sales, a stronger dollar and continued exports from Ukraine, analysts said. Soybeans […] Read more

U.N. chief seeks ‘spirit of compromise’ over Ukraine grain initiative
Deal sees 21 outbound ships so far
Lviv | Reuters — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Russia and Ukraine on Thursday to show a “spirit of compromise” to ensure the continued success of a U.N. brokered deal […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea harvest approaches amid low worldwide supplies
MarketsFarm — The harvest for Western Canada’s chickpea crop is about to begin and it comes at a time when worldwide supplies of the pulse are at a low point. […] Read more
First Ukraine grain deal ship docks in Turkey
Lebanese buyer refused delivery
Istanbul | Reuters –– The first grain ship to depart from Ukraine under a U.N.-brokered deal docked in Turkey on Thursday after 11 days at sea, Refinitiv data showed, and […] Read more

JBS quarterly profit falls almost 10 per cent but tops estimates
Cattle prices 'above the expected level'
Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, posted an almost 10 per cent drop in net profits, to US$766 million, driven by the relative weakness of its […] Read more

Russia to ban some imports of seeds from Canada, Europe
Canada's Prograin soybean seed on list
Moscow | Reuters — Russia will ban imports of some seeds from several locations in Europe and Canada from Aug. 15, its agriculture safety watchdog said on Thursday, citing non-compliance […] Read more

U.N. expects ‘big uptick’ in ships wanting to export Ukraine grain
United Nations | Reuters — The United Nations expects a “big uptick” in ships wanting to export Ukraine grain through the Black Sea after transit procedures were agreed and a […] Read more

Cargill fiscal 2022 revenue jumps to record US$165 billion
Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill on Tuesday reported that its fiscal year 2022 revenue jumped 23 per cent from a year earlier to a record US$165 billion. The strong […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: India extends lentil tariff suspension
Canada's 2022 crop looks nearer to normal
MarketsFarm — The decision by India’s government to continue with a suspension of import tariffs on lentils has been met with a sigh of relief from Pulse Canada. On Feb. […] Read more