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CBOT July 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average (green line, right column) and MGEX and K.C. July 2023 wheats (yellow and orange lines, left column). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat futures snap winning streak

Corn weak, soybeans mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday, with the most-active Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract snapping a five-session rally that had pushed prices to their highest in nearly three weeks, traders said. But concerns about export demand for U.S. supplies pulled wheat prices lower, with high-protein offerings notching
CME August 2023 feeder cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle weaken off new contract highs

Lean hogs down off highest since mid-May

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures weakened on a technical setback on Wednesday, closing in negative territory after rising to fresh contract highs during the session. Hog futures were also weaker. Benchmark CME August live cattle futures settled down 2.3 cents at 173.2 cents/lb. after posting a fresh contract high of 175.95
CME August 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rally to contract highs

July lean hogs also higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rallied to fresh contract highs on Tuesday, supported by technical buying and strength in the cash market, traders said. Livestock traders did not see any reason to disrupt the recent trend at a time of strong seasonal demand, with traditionally active grilling holidays such as Father’s
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Fund traders add to bearish bets in canola

Funds also net short in MGEX and CBOT wheat, corn

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MarketsFarm — Speculative fund traders added to their net short position in canola during the week ended May 30, putting on more bearish bets while also liquidating some previous longs, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of May 30, the net managed money short
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Texas flooding lifts Canadian feeder market

Fed cattle in counter-seasonal trend

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For the week ending Sunday, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $6-$8 higher. In some cases, quality yearling packages traded as much as $10 above week-ago levels. Live and feeder cattle futures closed the week US$8-$9 higher as traders monitored flooding conditions in Texas. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a live basis in
CBOT July corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures sag on demand woes

U.S. wheat futures firm

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Monday, retreating from gains made during the overnight trading session on signs that already light export demand for U.S. supplies had weakened further, traders said. Wheat futures were firm, with the biggest gains being notched by K.C. hard red winter wheat
CME August 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise, hog futures dip

Wholesale pork highest since mid-November

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange extended their rally on Monday, with strong cash prices and technical buyers pushing the market higher. Live cattle contracts have risen for eight straight sessions and feeder cattle contracts have posted gains for five sessions in a row. But hog futures closed weaker even as pork prices surged
If sufficient rain doesn’t reach newly seeded Prairie crops in a timely fashion, canola futures may finally break higher.
Grain Markets, Markets

A short but tough week for canola

Another year of tight canola stocks predicted

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There wasn’t much to prop up canola values on ICE futures over the shortened week of May 23. As of May 25, the two most actively traded contracts, old-crop July and new-crop November, fell back by $11.20 and $14.40 per tonne respectively. That’s despite the former poking its head above the psychological level of $700/tonne
CME August 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle extend rally on surging cash market

Lean hogs follow firm trend

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures extended their run of life-of-contract highs on Friday, supported by a jump in cash cattle prices this week along with rising beef prices, traders said. Benchmark CME August live cattle futures settled up 0.525 cent at 172.9 cents/lb. after posting a contract high at 174.25

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