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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures surge on cash market, GDP data

July 25, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures climbed on Thursday, as prices in the cash market rose and signs of strength appeared in the U.S. economy, market analysts said. At one point during the session, the most-active October live cattle futures contract LCV24 surged up to 189.050 cents per pound – the highest price

To date, 169 dairy herds have been affected by avian influenza in the U.S. Photo: Thinkstock

Livestock

Light shed on bird flu spread in mammals

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm July 25, 2024

Researchers from Cornell University have determined how cows infected with H5N1 bird flu were able to spread the virus to other cows and mammals. In the study published in the journal Nature on July 24, scientists used genomic data, computer modeling, and data about the virus’s spread to show how infected cows from Texas spread bird flu

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn and soybeans rise on hot, dry weather concerns

July 25, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans and corn strengthened on Thursday as worries about the August weather forecast in the central U.S. took centre stage. Meanwhile, slow demand and cheap Russian exports pressured wheat as a crop tour in North Dakota forecast high spring yields in the United States, according to analysts. Hot, dry weather

A wheat crop heads for the ripening stage in southeast Saskatchewan, July 20, 2024. Photo: Greg Berg

Cereals, Livestock, Markets

Feed Weekly: Crops still in ‘relatively good condition’

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm July 25, 2024

The hot and dry weather present in much of the Prairies for much of July may not have yet put a dent in production numbers. Matt Beusekom, trader for Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta., said while the heat is pressuring crops, good harvests are still expected for now. “(The heat) has definitely had an

Fusarium-infected wheat heads in a wheat field near Stockholm, Sask., on July 20, 2024. Photo: Greg Berg

Cereals, Crops

Back to normal for cereal leaf disease in Saskatchewan

By Jeff Melchior July 25, 2024

Precipitation has more or less returned to normal in Saskatchewan, but that also means cereal growers need to be more aware of leaf and other diseases, says a plant pathologist.

Domestic producers crushed 861,671 tonnes of oilseeds in June, an increase of more than 40,000 tonnes from June 2023. Photo: Canola Council of Canada

Crops, Markets

Oilseed crush, grain deliveries up year-by-year

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm July 25, 2024

The amounts of Canadian oilseeds crushed, as well as those for grains delivered, saw slight increases compared to the year before, according to Statistics Canada (StatCan). Domestic producers crushed 861,671 tonnes of oilseeds last June, more than the 821,292 crushed in June 2023. The June canola crush was reported to be 776,354 tonnes, with 334,909

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Beef cattle

Brazil beef output to hit record in 2024, Conab says

By Roberto Samora July 25, 2024

Sao Paulo | Reuters – Brazil’s beef production is expected to reach a record 10.19 million metric tons in 2024, national crop agency Conab said on Thursday, a 7.1 per cent year-on-year increase that would eclipse the current all-time high set in 2006. Beef exports from the South American country are seen reaching 3.44 million

Crops

Crop tour forecasts record wheat yields in parts of North Dakota

July 25, 2024

Devils Lake, North Dakota | Reuters – U.S. spring wheat crops in northwest and north-central North Dakota are expected to produce the highest yields since at least 1994, the Wheat Quality Council said on an annual tour on Wednesday. Crop scouts estimated the average hard red spring wheat yield at 53.7 bushels per acre, up

Markets

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures firm on technical trade; cattle futures mixed

By Reuters July 24, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures ticked up on technical trading on Wednesday, while cattle futures were mixed to lower, analysts said.

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as forecasts call for hot, dry weather

By Reuters July 24, 2024

Chicago wheat and corn gained strength on Wednesday as the market monitored a hot, dry spell forecast in parts of North America, but gains were capped by sizeable global supplies.

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U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures surge on cash market, GDP data

Light shed on bird flu spread in mammals

U.S. grains: Corn and soybeans rise on hot, dry weather concerns

Feed Weekly: Crops still in ‘relatively good condition’

Back to normal for cereal leaf disease in Saskatchewan

Oilseed crush, grain deliveries up year-by-year

Brazil beef output to hit record in 2024, Conab says

Crop tour forecasts record wheat yields in parts of North Dakota

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures firm on technical trade; cattle futures mixed

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as forecasts call for hot, dry weather

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