Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures closed higher on Friday, lifted by bargain-buying following this week’s multi-month lows, dryness in the Midwest crop belt and spillover strength […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn, soy up on weather worries, macroeconomic optimism
Black Sea tensions, China weather support wheat
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle soar as cash prices explode
Lean hog futures mostly lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures surged on Thursday as cash cattle traded as high as US$180/cwt in Texas and Kansas, up to US$9 higher than […] Read more
Ukraine says Russia again blocking Black Sea grain export deal
Russia seeks ammonia transit via Pivdennyi
Kyiv | Reuters — Ukraine’s ministry of renovation and infrastructure said on Thursday the U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain export deal had been halted again because Russia had blocked registration of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Weather worries lift soybeans, new-crop corn
CBOT July wheat also climbs
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday on worries about dryness building in the Midwest crop belt, while a setback in the dollar and speculative buying at […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Hard to know where canola will go
'Could easily make a case either way'
MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts fell hard to end the month of May, dropping to levels not seen in more than two years. While the oversold market may be […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat bounces off 2-1/2 year low
Corn, soy futures pare losses
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures closed higher on Wednesday on a round of bargain buying after the benchmark July contract dipped to its lowest level in nearly 2-1/2 […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs bounce on short-covering
Cattle futures up with beef prices, tighter supplies
Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark July lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange jumped nearly five per cent on Wednesday, extending their two-day rally to 11 per cent on […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on uncertain demand, weather
Sagging equities, crude oil also bearish on grains
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures tumbled on Tuesday, pressured by macroeconomic worries, strong competition for global grain export business and some forecasts for beneficial Midwest […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs limit-up on bargain buying
Cash and beef values lift cattle futures
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures surged their daily limit on Tuesday, rebounding from Friday’s life-of-contract lows on a round of bargain-buying and short-covering toward the end […] Read more
Klassen: Canadian feeder market rationing demand
Improvement seen in feeding margins
For the week ending Saturday, western Canadian feeder markets averaged $3-$6/cwt higher compared to seven days earlier. Weakness in the Canadian dollar along with strength in the deferred live cattle […] Read more
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