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Container ships pass through locks on the Panama Canal. (CIA.gov)

Brazilian grain growers explore increased use of Panama Canal

By GFM Network News, Marcelo Teixeira March 15, 2018

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazilian farmers in top soy state Mato Grosso signed a memorandum of understanding with the Panama Canal Authority to evaluate ways to cut transportation costs and boost Brazilian grain volumes using the waterway, the authority’s chief administrator said. The canal’s administration is looking to increase its participation in rising Brazilian

Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy tumbles on acreage outlook

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer March 14, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures tumbled on Wednesday, pressured by technical selling and outlooks for record-large U.S. plantings this year, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade May soybean futures dropped 16-1/2 cents, or 1.7 per cent, to $10.32-1/4 per bushel (all figures US$). Prices accelerated declines at late-morning after advisory service

Livestock

Ex-JBS chairman released from jail

By GFM Network News March 9, 2018

Brasilia | Reuters — A Brazilian federal court on Friday granted the release from jail of Joesley Batista, former chairman of the world’s biggest meatpacker, JBS SA, according to court documents. Joesley Batista, who steered JBS from a Brazilian beef processing firm to a global food conglomerate with major U.S. operations, was expected to be

Markets

Trade bloc Mercosur, Canada launch talks for trade deal

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 9, 2018

Asuncion| Reuters — South American trade bloc Mercosur formally launched discussions for a trade deal with Canada on Friday, in a move officials said would signal an embrace of free trade at a time other countries are moving toward protectionist policies. For Canada, the talks with the group, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay,

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report sways soy, corn

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News March 8, 2018

CNS Canada — Thursday’s world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture caused a stir in corn and soybean markets on the Chicago Board of Trade. “The Brazil and Argentine numbers (were) really not too terribly exciting. And the world numbers (were) basically kind of going exactly the opposite

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat on profit-taking

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume February 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased on Monday for the first time in five sessions as profit-taking undercut earlier support stemming from weather forecasts suggesting little rain in drought-hit Argentina, the world’s third-largest exporter. Corn ended higher on concerns about a shrinking crop in Argentina, the world’s No. 3 supplier. Wheat futures jumped

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy faces bullish charts, bearish fundamentals

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin February 21, 2018

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade posted solid gains over the past month on the back of weather concerns in Argentina. While there’s more room to the upside from a technical standpoint, the fundamentals are starting to become old news. “I think the Argentine story is a little bit exaggerated,

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as drought withers crops in Argentina

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume February 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures on Wednesday rose for the sixth time in seven sessions on expectations that a drought-reduced crop in Argentina would buoy demand for U.S. supplies. Gains were limited by plentiful global supplies and strong production prospects in Brazil. Wheat slipped to a two-week low, pressured by high world supplies

A ship at Brazil’s Port of Santos.(Portosdobrasil.gov.br via Flickr)

Markets

Canada to seek Mercosur trade pact amid NAFTA uncertainty

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News February 16, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — The Canadian government plans to open free trade talks with the four-nation Mercosur trading bloc in South America, an official said on Friday, at a time when the future of NAFTA is facing increasing uncertainty. Canada sends around 75 per cent of its goods exports to the U.S. and is looking

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola hits resistance

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin February 14, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher over the past week, but may be running into resistance to the upside. “I’m sensing that canola is at the top end of the range,” said Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary, noting much of the recent strength was tied to advances in Chicago

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans mixed on doubts over Chinese demand

Tyson Foods to close U.S. beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted

Tag Archives Brazil

Brazilian grain growers explore increased use of Panama Canal

U.S. grains: Soy tumbles on acreage outlook

Ex-JBS chairman released from jail

Trade bloc Mercosur, Canada launch talks for trade deal

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA report sways soy, corn

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat on profit-taking

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy faces bullish charts, bearish fundamentals

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as drought withers crops in Argentina

Canada to seek Mercosur trade pact amid NAFTA uncertainty

ICE weekly outlook: Canola hits resistance

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