London | Reuters — British wheat imports were sharply above year earlier levels in July, with Canada and France the main suppliers, customs data showed on Friday. Wheat imports for […] Read more
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Britain’s wheat imports climb, Canada top supplier

U.S. grains: Soy rallies on expectations for higher exports
U.S. yield estimates may decline more, analysts say
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures on Friday rallied to their highest since June 2018 as traders projected an increase in the U.S. Department of Agriculture […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit up on pork export optimism
CME live cattle follow lean hogs higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures closed up their daily limit on Thursday as confirmation of a case of African swine fever in a wild boar in Germany […] Read more

Swine fever found in Germany putting pork exports at risk
Country had been fencing off borders against wild boar
Berlin/Hamburg | Reuters — Germany confirmed on Thursday that African swine fever (ASF) had been found in a dead wild boar near its border with Poland, threatening pork exports to […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as cash values firm
Live cattle follow cash cattle, beef prices lower
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures rose on Wednesday, reaching a four-month high on firming cash hog prices, optimism about pork demand and technical buying, analysts said. The […] Read more

ICE weekly outlook: Canola shows volatility after long weekend
MarketsFarm — Although there remains a lot of canola to be combined, one trader believes most harvest pressure on the market has already passed. “The farmers who wanted to sell […] Read more

CBOT weekly outlook: Export demand underpins commodities
MarketsFarm — Commodity prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) have found support from recent increases in global export demand. China has purchased nearly 900,000 tonnes of soybeans for […] Read more

U.S. grains: Chinese buying, crop doubts push soy to two-year high
CBOT corn recoups some losses from previous day
Chicago | Reuters — Increasing Chinese demand lifted U.S. soybean futures to their highest prices in more than two years on Friday, while corn futures rose on concerns about U.S. […] Read more

China ban turns Australian barley growers toward domestic market
Growers may shift to alternative crops next season
Sydney | Reuters — Australian farmers will be forced to sell their barley supplies to the domestic livestock industry or cheaper international markets after China effectively banned imports from Australia, […] Read more

ICE weekly outlook: How long can canola rally last?
MarketsFarm — Canola on ICE Futures has continued to push higher over the last week largely due to the growing strength in soyoil on the Chicago Board of Trade. “We […] Read more