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U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop in technical sell-off

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer January 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell for the second straight session on Monday, sliding to a one-week low on pressure from technical selling and a lack of bullish information to propel gains, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also eased to the lowest since Jan. 7, while more actively traded live

CBOT soybeans dropped 7.33 per cent in 2018, largely due to disrupted trade between the United States and China.

Comment, Markets

Funds view grains and oilseeds more favourably

Investor sentiment has clearly shifted in the past 12 months

By Karen Braun January 14, 2019

Speculators rang in 2019 with a much less pessimistic take on Chicago-traded grains and oilseeds than a year earlier, though trade tensions and the lapse in U.S. government data are providing the market with plenty of uncertainty. As of Jan. 2, trade sources suggest that commodity funds held a very slight combined net long position

CBOT March 2019 soybeans, with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on weak China trade data

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume January 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a 1-1/2-week low on Monday on technical selling and on concerns about demand from China as the world’s top soy importer remains locked in a tariff war with the United States. Wheat also fell after Russia, the world’s top supplier, left its export forecast unchanged despite

USDA’s main home page on Jan. 11, 2019. (GFM Staff photo)

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. shutdown sends grain traders, farmers hunting for data

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek January 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — When the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a slew of key farm reports would not be released on Friday due to the partial government shutdown, the phones at crop forecaster Gro Intelligence blew up. The USDA was set to release its views on the projected size of U.S. soybean stockpiles, among

Markets

Ag seen gaining on slightly weaker loonie in 2019

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News January 11, 2019

CNS Canada — Farm Credit Canada (FCC) predicts the Canadian dollar will spend the year around the 75-U.S. cent mark — slightly softer than last year’s average of 76. “We’re going to see volatility throughout the year obviously but when we look at that season, or the full year average, we’re looking for it to

CBOT March 2019 wheat with 10-, 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on dollar weakness, export hopes

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume January 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied from one-week lows on Friday in a technical and bargain-buying bounce as a weakened U.S. dollar and rising wheat prices in rival exporting nations boosted prospects for U.S. shipments. Corn and soybeans also advanced on technical buying and concerns about crop prospects in South America due to

Crops

Canola, corn, soy traits to move forward with China approvals

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff January 11, 2019

Approvals from China are expected to allow several major trait developments to move ahead in Canadian canola, corn and soybean fields. The Reuters news service on Tuesday reported safety certificate approvals from China’s ministry of agriculture and rural affairs for biotech traits including: Bayer’s 88302, or TruFlex canola, approved in Canada since 2012; BASF’s RF3,

Strip steak with mushrooms. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

Markets

Pacific pact spurs Canadian ag sales to Japan as U.S. watches

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel January 10, 2019

Winnipeg | Reuters — At the Canadian embassy in Tokyo last month, beef promoters flew in a chef from Canada to cook New York strip steaks for hungry Japanese importers and restaurant suppliers. The annual Canadian beef buffet reception attracted 126 people, up sharply from the usual 30 to 40. A trade deal among Pacific

CBOT March 2019 corn futures with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink as China trade optimism wavers

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume January 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped nearly two per cent on Thursday, the steepest slide since Nov. 26, reversing a week of gains due to a lack new purchases by China following trade talks with the United States. Forecasts for a bumper Brazilian soybean crop added pressure despite recent hot, dry weather in

CME February 2019 lean hogs with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle rise as export hopes remain

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub January 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog and cattle futures closed mostly higher, supported by hopes for improved exports in the coming weeks, traders said. Technical buying also helped cattle futures, which were still trading close to contract highs hit earlier in the week. Traders also noted strength in the cash markets as

Daily Network News

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop in technical sell-off

Funds view grains and oilseeds more favourably

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on weak China trade data

U.S. shutdown sends grain traders, farmers hunting for data

Ag seen gaining on slightly weaker loonie in 2019

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on dollar weakness, export hopes

Canola, corn, soy traits to move forward with China approvals

Pacific pact spurs Canadian ag sales to Japan as U.S. watches

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink as China trade optimism wavers

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle rise as export hopes remain

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