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Costly U.S. wheat has livestock producers seeking other feeds

By Mark Weinraub November 29, 2012

Reuters / U.S. livestock producers are trying to cut the amount of wheat they plan to use in their feed rations as prices have rallied to their highest level against corn in 21 months. But supplies of feed substitutes are scarce, analysts said. “We do not have a lot of corn out here to compensate for

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Chicago’s soybean complex pulls canola downward

By Dwayne Klassen November 29, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada platform suffered some major downward price action during the week ended Nov. 16, with the sharp losses in the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean complex and favourable weather for the planting and development of soybean crops in Brazil and Argentina tied to the declines. The unloading of

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

JBS to open six new slaughterhouses in Brazil

November 28, 2012

sao paulo / reuters / Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s biggest integrated meat producer, will open six new slaughterhouses that will increase beef production capacity in the coming months in Brazil by 15 per cent. The new plants will add processing capacity of 1.2 million head of cattle by July 2013, and eventually up to

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

Manitoba oat prices near historic highs

By Terryn Shiells October 26, 2012

Cash bids for oats in Manitoba have soared to a level near historic highs, industry officials said. Some Manitoba oat farmers were receiving up to $4 per bushel as of Oct. 22, Warren Alexander, a commodity trader with Emerson Milling, in Emerson said. “This price level, historically, seems to be the high,” he said. “Prices

Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Low cattle placements buoy cattle futures early this week

By Sam Nelson October 26, 2012

Low cattle placements buoy cattle futures early this week U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Monday following Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) cattle-on-feed report that showed cattle placed in feedlots in September at a 16-year low, analysts and traders said. Feeder cattle futures were lower on waning demand for young cattle due to

News

CME Group buys Kansas City exchange, heading off rival ICE

By Ann Saphir, Carey Gillam October 26, 2012

Reuters / CME Group is buying the Kansas City Board of Trade for $126 million in cash, cementing CME’s dominance in world grain futures markets and keeping rival IntercontinentalExchange from gaining an important foothold. It is CME’s first exchange purchase in five years since it wrapped up a buying spree that put the Chicago Mercantile

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola still pointed higher despite harvest pressure

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 17, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada platform bounced around near the top end of their recent range during the week ended Sept. 7, finishing with modest gains overall, as concerns that the Canadian crop may not be as large as initial expectations provided support. Ideas that canola was underpriced compared to other oilseed markets,

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Strength in soybean futures supports canola values

By Dwayne Klassen August 21, 2012

Pre-USDA report jitters dominated the North American oilseed markets during the week ended Aug. 10, with weather playing a secondary role in determining price direction of both the grain and oilseed sectors. ICE Futures Canada’s canola futures lost $1 per tonne in the nearby November future while gaining $7.60 in the far-deferred July future. Commodity

Cereals, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Canola prices slide as harvest begins

By Dwayne Klassen August 10, 2012

Weather issues continued to dominate the price patterns experienced by the oilseed markets located on the ICE Canada platform and the Chicago Board of Trade during the week ended July 27. The price movement in both resembled that of a roller-coaster with the up-and-down movement far from being over. ICE canola futures lost $36 to

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

U.S. livestock groups seek drought relief with ethanol waiver

By Michael Hirtzer August 10, 2012

Hard-hit U.S. livestock and poultry producers petitioned the government on Monday to reduce or cancel the required use of ethanol in gasoline for a year, asking for “a little help” to ride out the worst drought in 56 years. The request for a first-ever waiver from the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s mandate, which in essence

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

Costly U.S. wheat has livestock producers seeking other feeds

Chicago’s soybean complex pulls canola downward

JBS to open six new slaughterhouses in Brazil

Manitoba oat prices near historic highs

Low cattle placements buoy cattle futures early this week

CME Group buys Kansas City exchange, heading off rival ICE

Canola still pointed higher despite harvest pressure

Strength in soybean futures supports canola values

Canola prices slide as harvest begins

U.S. livestock groups seek drought relief with ethanol waiver

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