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U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on global crop worries

By Karl Plume June 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed for a second straight day on Thursday on bargain buying following the market’s recent drop and on a weather-reduced wheat crop in Russia, the world’s top exporter. Corn followed wheat higher, underpinned by concerns that heavy rains and flooding in parts of the U.S. Midwest could drag […] Read more

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy futures consolidate day after 10-year low

By Julie Ingwersen June 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures ended nearly flat on Wednesday, consolidating one day after the front soybean contract plunged to a near 10-year low on trade tensions and favorable Midwest crop weather, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose more than two per cent in technical moves, including traders […] Read more

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Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Tariff spats put markets in precarious spot

By Ashley Robinson June 20, 2018

CNS Canada — The Chicago Board of Trade soybean market is in recovery mode following a wild day where contracts hit nearly a 10-year low. “It was one of the craziest days we’ve seen in recent memory yesterday. And volume was just absolutely through the roof,” said Terry Reilly, a senior commodity analyst with Futures […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on trade war fears, cash prices

By Michael Hirtzer June 19, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell over two per cent on Tuesday, giving back gains notched in the previous session on broad selling across commodities amid fears of trade wars with importers of U.S. products including China and Mexico. A decline in U.S. cash hog prices late on Monday also […] Read more

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy nears 10-year low on trade row, weather

By Julie Ingwersen June 19, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures plunged to their lowest level in nearly a decade on Tuesday as escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China, the world’s biggest soy buyer, prompted fund-driven selling, analysts said. Corn and wheat followed broad declines in the commodity sector. Favourable weather in the Midwest bolstered corn and […] Read more

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn at contract lows, soy dips below $9

By Julie Ingwersen June 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to life-of-contract lows on Monday and soybeans briefly dipped below US$9 a bushel for the first time since 2016 as favourable weather outlooks bolstered yield prospects and trade tensions threatened export demand, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures also sagged and K.C. […] Read more

Livestock

Saputo urges end to contentious Class 7 system

By Rod Nickel June 18, 2018

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Saputo, one of Canada’s largest dairies, supports ending a domestic milk ingredient pricing system that has angered the United States, CEO Lino Saputo Jr. said on Monday, showing a rare crack in solidarity among processors and the country’s dairy farmers. The Class 7 pricing agreement, struck in 2016 between Canadian dairy […] Read more

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: China trade spat sparks soy futures selloff

By Mark Weinraub June 15, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures plunged 2.5 per cent to a one-year low on Friday on concerns that escalations in a trade fight with China would threaten shipments to the biggest buyer of the oilseed, traders said. U.S. President Donald Trump announced hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday, with […] Read more

Crops

U.S. soybeans stay on China’s retaliation list for Trump tariffs

By ben-blanchard, David Lawder June 15, 2018

Washington/Beijing | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump said he was pushing ahead with hefty tariffs on US$50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday, and the smoldering trade war between the world’s two largest economies showed signs of igniting as Beijing immediately vowed to respond in kind. Trump laid out a list of more than […] Read more

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Markets

Canada says agreed with U.S. to keep NAFTA alive, no talks set

By David Ljunggren June 14, 2018

Reuters — Canada agreed with the U.S. on Thursday that slow-moving talks to update NAFTA should continue, although they did not set a date for the next round, a senior official said in remarks casting further doubt on the chances of a deal this year. Negotiations to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement started […] Read more

Tag Archives tariffs — page 59

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on global crop worries

U.S. grains: Soy futures consolidate day after 10-year low

CBOT weekly outlook: Tariff spats put markets in precarious spot

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on trade war fears, cash prices

U.S. grains: Soy nears 10-year low on trade row, weather

U.S. grains: Corn at contract lows, soy dips below $9

Saputo urges end to contentious Class 7 system

U.S. grains: China trade spat sparks soy futures selloff

U.S. soybeans stay on China’s retaliation list for Trump tariffs

Canada says agreed with U.S. to keep NAFTA alive, no talks set

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