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CME December 2023 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures hit contract lows

Cattle futures also sag

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Chicago | Reuters — Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell to life-of-contract lows on Friday and cattle futures also retreated, pressured by technical selling and worries that a slowing global economy could hurt demand for meat, traders said. Hog futures fell the most, with the benchmark December contract settling down two cents,
Markets, News, Other

Calmer waters ahead on input market

Has the market finally steadied, or it is just the calm before another storm?

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Farmers can breathe a sigh of relief knowing crop input prices have stabilized as the world adapts to global supply challenges. That was the message as Farm Credit Canada provided its latest update on input prices for the 2024 crop year. Why it matters: The wild price swings for crop inputs, especially fertilizer, appear to be over, but farmers
An initial swath in a canola field north of St. Adolphe on Sept. 17.
Grain Markets

Virtually no support for canola values

FUTURES | Vegetable oils and crude oil seem to have gone separate ways

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ICE Futures canola was struggling in mid-September as a general selloff in commodity futures, as well as equities, pulled down prices. The nearby November contract fell to $725.30 per tonne on Sept. 21, as it busted through its support level of $730. There were a number of other factors in canola’s slide, one being harvest
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans end up in bounce from one-month low

Chicago wheat, corn futures firm

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Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday in a light technical rebound from six-week lows while corn and wheat also ticked higher on bargain-buying, but gains in all three markets were limited by a strong U.S. dollar, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) November soybeans settled up 2-1/2 cents at $12.96-1/4, bouncing after
ICE November 2023 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Which way will canola go?

Basis levels have recently improved

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MarketsFarm — As September winds down, ICE Futures canola is poised to either climb higher or fall back, according to analyst Errol Anderson, president of ProMarket Communications in Calgary. That movement will largely be determined by the direction taken by November soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade, which currently has support at US$13 per
A soybean field north of St. Adolphe, Man. on Sept. 17, 2023. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Funds getting out of soybeans

Potential for U.S. government shutdown a concern

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MarketsFarm — While corn and wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) stayed fairly steady during the week ended Wednesday, soybean prices steadily declined. The November soybean contract dropped 30 cents per bushel from one week ago to close Wednesday at $13.1975/bu. (all figures US$). During the same week, December corn only lost
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Editorial, Op/Ed

Editor’s Take: Booms and busts

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I’m just old enough to remember the farm bust of the 1980s. I was a teenager at the time, and like all good parents would, my folks tried to shield me from the worst of their worries and woes. But I grew up on a grain farm, and in that era, troubles were unavoidable all
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets, Weather

FCC offers new credit line against ‘current economic environment’

Ag lender to waive loan processing fees

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Farm Credit Canada’s recent outreach to specific agrifood sectors hit by unusual environmental conditions has now extended to those hit by the broader “economic environment.” The federal ag lender on Tuesday said it will offer an unsecured credit line of up to $500,000 with loan processing fees waived, “to help producers, agribusinesses and agri-food operations
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Markets

Feds lock in higher interest-free portion on cash advances

Budget boost in effect as of Monday

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A further temporary increase to the interest-free chunk of cash advances available to Canadian farmers, as telegraphed in March’s federal budget, has now gone live. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau confirmed Wednesday that the interest-free limit under the Advance Payments Program (APP) for the 2023 program year is now $350,000, effective Monday (May 8). The regulatory

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