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Food manufacturers could soon be paying more for oats

By Shannon VanRaes March 8, 2013

The elimination of European oat tariffs could present new  opportunities for North American oat growers

Without a rebound of the equine oat market, oat growers could see the crop slide into special crops territory and lose its spot on the Chicago Board of Trade. Losing the CBOT oat contract is a development that would cost producers and processors dearly, according to Randy Strychar of Ag Commodity Research, who spoke about

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets

Wheat: Short-term trend down – long-term trend up!

By David Drozd March 7, 2013

The wheat market has been under pressure since prices peaked in July 2012 So what has changed since last summer’s high? Wheat futures prices have declined $2.50 per bushel and cash prices have declined $1. The $1.50 difference in price is due to a better basis and a lower Canadian dollar. We have an open

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Precipitation elsewhere drags on oilseed momentum

By Dwayne Klassen February 28, 2013

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform posted small advances during the week ended Feb. 22. The gains would have been significantly higher had it not been for some late-week taking of profits by a variety of market participants. Some of the strength was related to the downward swing in the value of

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Efforts to ration demand support canola futures

By Dwayne Klassen February 12, 2013

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform continued its slow but steady upward trek during the week ended Feb. 1. Strength in the futures contract was maintained by the need to ration the tightening canola supply situation in Western Canada. There has not been any kind of let-up in the need to cover

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

U.S. cattle herd at 61-year low

By Theopolis Waters February 12, 2013

Reuters / The U.S. cattle herd shrunk for a sixth straight year in 2012 due to high feed costs tied to drought and that should mean consumers will continue paying record-high prices for beef. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Feb. 1 said the U.S. cattle herd as of January 1 was 89.30 million head, down

Grain Markets, Livestock Markets, News

CME surveys members on trade hours

By Tom Polansek February 6, 2013

The Chicago Board of Trade has launched a survey asking customers whether it should shorten the nearly non-stop electronic trading cycle for grains and hinted that executives had grown less concerned about competition from rival IntercontinentalExchange. The Board of Trade, which dominates agricultural trading with U.S. grain and oilseed futures and options contracts, in May

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

ICE’s canola futures climb higher on lower loonie

By Dwayne Klassen February 6, 2013

The unexpected downfall in the value of the Canadian dollar helped canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform push upward during the week ended Jan. 25. The weak Canadian unit had the benefit of sparking some aggressive buying from both the domestic and export sectors. As if by cue, there were unconfirmed reports

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Crushers aim to coax canola from farmers’ bins

By Dwayne Klassen January 30, 2013

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada platform continued their slow trek to higher ground during the week ended Jan. 18, with strong demand from the domestic and export sectors fuelling the rally. Some spillover from the gains in Chicago soybeans contributed to the strength. Concerns about tight canola ending stocks further lifted the commodity.

Beef cattle, Cereals, Livestock, News

Still-potent U.S. drought robs cattle ranchers of wheat pasture

By Theopolis Waters January 29, 2013

Oklahoma rancher Kent Donica has given up. The drought that has ravaged pastures on his ranch and throughout the region has won. Since last September, Donica has sold nearly all of his 800 cattle because there is no pasture to feed them and he now works as a ranch hand nearby to make ends meet

Hogs, Livestock, Livestock Markets

U.S. pork supplies at all-time high

November 30, 2012

Hog price recovery months away Reuters — U.S. pork production in October hit a record high as the hog slaughter surged to an all-time high of 10.86 million head. The latest USDA data shows more hogs passed through U.S. packing plants last month than ever before as farmers liquidated their herds as the worst drought in

Daily Network News

CFIA looks for feedback on proposed seed potato rule changes

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise on active Chinese buying

GMO food labelling review opens questions on gene editing

Tag Archives Chicago Board of Trade

Food manufacturers could soon be paying more for oats

Wheat: Short-term trend down – long-term trend up!

Precipitation elsewhere drags on oilseed momentum

Efforts to ration demand support canola futures

U.S. cattle herd at 61-year low

CME surveys members on trade hours

ICE’s canola futures climb higher on lower loonie

Crushers aim to coax canola from farmers’ bins

Still-potent U.S. drought robs cattle ranchers of wheat pasture

U.S. pork supplies at all-time high

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