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ICE January 2024 canola with 20- and 200-day moving averages and nine-day exponential moving average. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Purely technical canola market trending up

Activity expected thin until next week

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MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market moved within a wide range during the week ended Wednesday, hitting some of its best levels in a month before running into resistance at the highs. With traders in the United States moving to the sidelines for the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, activity should be thin and choppy until
CBOT March 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn futures turn higher

CBOT wheat hits months-low on competition from Russian wheat

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended higher on Friday as the market continues to closely watch the weather in South America, on what turned into a relatively choppy and short trading day, analysts said. Meanwhile, wheat futures fell sharply — with the December contract hitting its lowest since Aug. 22
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Livestock

Thanksgiving in a time of bird flu

North America's poultry sector is embroiled in a fall surge of avian influenza, even as turkey demand hits one of its annual peaks

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It’s the final stretch until Thanksgiving, but anyone hoping to bring their raw bird over the border may be disappointed. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public that raw poultry, including turkey, from restricted areas of the U.S. will not be allowed past the international border due to the ongoing fight with
CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with K.C. March 2022 wheat (orange line) and MGEX March 2022 wheat (green line, left column). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Markets retreat on pre-Thanksgiving liquidation

CBOT wheat down off peak; corn, soy also slide

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell from multi-year highs on Wednesday and corn and soybeans eased in a profit-taking and liquidation sell-off ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. A firmer U.S. dollar added pressure, but losses in corn and soy were tempered by signs of improved export demand. Markets will be closed on
Holiday meals are on hold this year, driving down demand for large turkeys.
News

COVID-19 surge sliced U.S. demand for big Thanksgiving turkeys

Supply chains, often set months ahead of time, struggled to adjust ahead of the major U.S. holiday

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Reuters – All summer, Greg Gunthorp slaughtered and froze 15- to 24-pound turkeys on his northeastern Indiana farm for Thanksgiving sales to retailers, restaurants and families across the Midwest. But as surging COVID-19 cases prompted U.S. cities and states to urge Americans to stay home just weeks before the holiday, customers swapped out orders for whole birds for smaller turkey breasts. As
CBOT March 2021 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat down three per cent

Soy, corn also sag on pre-holiday slide

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures fell more than three per cent on Wednesday and corn and soybean futures also slipped as traders booked profits after recent highs in all three markets, and ahead of Thursday’s U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade March wheat futures settled down 21 cents at $5.96-1/2
CBOT March 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with K.C. (green line) and MGEX (orange line) March 2021 wheat. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat up on crop ratings

Corn drifts lower, soybeans down day after touching $12

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures climbed to two-week highs on Tuesday as a surprise decline in winter wheat condition ratings raised concerns about supplies of the food grain, traders said, while corn futures ticked lower ahead of Thursday’s U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. Chicago Board of Trade March wheat futures settled up 13 cents at

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