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CBOT December 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX December 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. December 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat up off two-week low on Ukraine export uncertainty

Ukraine denies suspension of Black Sea export corridor

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose from a two-week low on Thursday on jitters about supply risks from the Ukraine war. Ukraine, a major grain exporter, has been using a Black Sea shipping channel to try to revive its seaborne shipments without Russian approval after Moscow in July quit a
Canola’s bad day at the markets
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Canola’s bad day at the markets

Veg oils drag canola below support levels

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Despite many signs indicating a rebound, canola prices instead took off in the other direction on Oct. 19. In a selloff that left many analysts checking their charts and scratching their heads, canola blew past support levels and had its largest one-day drop in just over a month. The November contract fell $19.50/tonne to end
A soybean field north of St. Adolphe, Man. on Sept. 17, 2023. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Seasonal harvest pressure weighs on soy, corn

Soyoil/meal spread worth watching

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MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade may be hard pressed to move much higher in the short-term, as advancing harvest operations across the U.S. leave the market flush with supplies. However, solid underlying demand should remain supportive on the other side, according to an analyst. “Seasonal harvest pressure is
CBOT December 2023 corn with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures sag as beneficial rains hit South America

Rains benefit Argentina's core farmland

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures ended lower on Wednesday as favourable rains reached crop belts in South America and the U.S., analysts said. Traders are watching global weather after drought has hurt crop production in Argentina and the U.S. Plains and slowed soybean plantings in Brazil. South American conditions are particularly
Elevated levels of mycotoxins in feed increases fungal growth and fermentation of plant proteins.
Livestock

The effects of mycotoxin exposure in cattle

Dairy cattle are often affected by multiple mycotoxins when levels reach a damaging threshold in feed

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Mycotoxin concern in cattle tends to focus on deoxynivalenol (DON) but there’s a realm of other dangerous mycotoxins that can have an effect. Why it matters: In dairy cows, too much mycotoxin exposure has serious impacts on feeding and gestation. In poultry and pigs, the effects can be fatal. Dr. Gustavo Scheunemann of Ohio State
CBOT December 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn dips on harvests, technical selling

CBOT soymeal climbs to seven-month high; Chinese ag companies sign U.S. purchase deals

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell for a third straight session on Tuesday and neared a two-week low under pressure from U.S. harvesting and technical selling, analysts said. Wheat futures also eased, while soybeans and soymeal jumped. A quick harvest pace for U.S. corn and soy is expected to continue
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market vulnerable to weakness

Placements higher than expected

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged. Prices for 800-plus-lb. yearlings were firm in Manitoba but softened in western regions. Calf prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. There were larger volumes of calves on offer with many auction barns holding feature sales. The increase in supplies
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures weaken as harvests progress

CBOT wheat rises on bargain buying

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures finished lower on Monday as advancing U.S. harvests uncovered strong yields and increased farmers’ sales of their crops, analysts said. Pressure from harvests also hung over corn futures. U.S. farmers have finished harvesting 76 per cent of the country’s soybeans and 59 per cent of
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Managed money adding to net short positions in canola

Canola at biggest net short position in months

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MarketsFarm — Managed money fund traders remain bearish canola, growing the net short position in the ICE Futures market to the second largest level of the past year, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of Oct. 17, the net managed money short position in
CBOT December 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn drops back below US$5

Soybeans down off one-month high

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures closed lower after hitting their highest price since August on Friday, while soybean futures retreated from a one-month high. Traders took profits after the markets rose earlier on concerns about a drought in Brazil disrupting grain shipments on rivers and slowing soy plantings, analysts said.

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