Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures declined on Monday in a technical and profit-taking retreat after concerns about political stability in major exporter Russia had lifted prices earlier to […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat retreats after Russia worries lift market
Wheat down off four-month peak; corn and soybeans also retreat
U.S. livestock: Live cattle weak on large May placements
Slowing beef demand also a factor
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended flat to lower on Monday on larger-than-expected feedlot placements in May and expectations for slower demand for beef for […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat fall ahead of weekend
Rainfall in U.S. Midwest forecasts
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell to one-week lows on Friday, pressured by forecasts for beneficial rains in the U.S. Midwest, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rally as corn prices sag
Live cattle, lean hogs down
Chicago | Reuters — CME Group feeder cattle contracts rallied on Friday, their second day of gains, as weakening corn prices cut into feed costs and boosted profit margins at […] Read more
Ukraine ‘99.9 per cent’ certain Russia will quit Black Sea deal next month
Russia wants demands met on ammonia shipments
Kyiv | Reuters — Russia is 99.9 per cent certain to quit a U.N.-brokered deal on the safe wartime passage of Black Sea grain next month because it no longer […] Read more
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
Exporters want action on non-tariff barriers
Canadian agricultural exports are not benefitting from trade agreements, say traders
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian agricultural representatives have urged government to work with trade partners to eliminate non-tariff trade barriers. These barriers are stifling Canadian exports even where trade agreements have […] 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
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