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A Western blot analysis, used to detect specific proteins in tissue samples, is used to confirm BSE in cattle. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Brazil plays down BSE risk in suspect cases in people

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Sao Paulo/Rio de Janeiro | Reuters — Brazil’s agriculture ministry said that two cases reported on Thursday of a neurodegenerative disorder in patients in Rio de Janeiro state were not related to beef consumption, tamping down fears of possible BSE causing human illness. Federal biomedical institute Fiocruz, which is investigating the possibility of bovine spongiform
CME December 2021 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures up on slaughter speed plan

December live cattle touch two-month high, end lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it will allow nine pork processing plants to apply to operate faster line speeds under a pilot program. The announcement eased concerns that slower processing speeds had slowed meatpackers’ demand for pigs to slaughter,
Kansas City (K.C.) December 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, brown and dark green lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally as global stocks tighten

CBOT corn, soybeans also strong

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Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures rallied on Wednesday, with the front-month K.C. hard red winter wheat contract jumping to its highest in 7-1/2 years, on concerns about tightening global supplies and strong export demand. Corn futures also rose, with the most-active contract surging 2.6 per cent in its biggest daily percentage gain in
Futures markets

North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola hits fresh highs

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By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger on Wednesday, hitting fresh contract highs as tight supplies, solid demand, bullish technical signals and spillover from outside markets all provided support. End users looking to secure coverage and speculators adding to their large net long positions were both
Grain Markets, Markets

Canola sees net gains on the week

The market appears to be at an inflection point and could rise or fall

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Despite the wild ride canola has had during the week ended Nov. 4, it’s still ahead of where the January and March contracts had been on Oct. 28. The January had a net gain of $23.40 per tonne at $978.70/tonne, with the March up $19 at $955.30. During that ride canola exhibited a measure of independent strength from
Futures markets

ICE canola hitting fresh highs at midday

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By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The ICE Futures canola market was stronger at midday Wednesday, hitting fresh contract highs as tight supplies, bullish technical signals and spillover from outside markets all provided support. Chicago Board of Trade soyoil futures were posting solid gains at midday, while European rapeseed and Malaysian palm
Currency markets

Canadian dollar and business outlook

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By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was stronger Wednesday morning, as currency markets reacted to the latest inflation data from the United States. At 9:09 a.m. CST Wednesday morning, the Canadian dollar was at US$0.8062 or US$1=C$1.2004 which compares with Tuesday’s close of US$0.8033 or US$1=C$1.2448. U.S. consumer prices rose at

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