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Modest hog herd expansion boosts futures

By Theopolis Waters January 5, 2012

The U.S. hog supply increased at a modest rate this fall, with the litter size hitting a record high, the latest USDA quarterly report shows. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Dec. 23 quarterly hogs and pig report showed that an average of 10.02 pigs survived to maturity in the September-November period, up from 9.9 last

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

MF Global Bankruptcy Weighs Down Canola Market

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 10, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were lower in most months during the week ended Nov. 4, with the continued chaos in global financial markets front and centre in the day-to-day canola trade as well. So far canola has managed to hold relatively steady given the increasing uncertainty in the world economy, but those outside factors

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Futures Recovering On Fresh Chinese Demand

By Dwayne Klassen October 20, 2011

Dwayne Klassen CNSA Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform managed a rally during the week ended Oct. 14, recovering some of the losses experienced in the previous reporting periods. Confirmation of fresh Chinese demand for Canadian canola helped to generate some of the price strength, as did the reluctance of Prairie producers

Crops

USDA Faces Industry Grilling On Corn Stocks Data

By Julie Ingwersen October 20, 2011

Grain traders were expected to pepper U.S. Department of Agriculture officials with questions on Monday this week about how they came up with surprising crop data that has prompted wild swings in futures prices. USDA is widely regarded as the world s best source of information on U.S. and global crop supplies. But over the

News, Oilseeds

China’s Corn Rush To Redraw Global Food Landscape

By Naveen Thukral October 13, 2011

When China abandoned its soybean self-sufficiency quest almost 20 years ago and started importing the oilseed feeding its hunger for livestock, it almost single- handedly transformed the industry. Today, it s poised to do the same for corn. The world s most populous nation is expected to triple corn purchases next crop year and, by

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Finds Some Support During Downward Slide

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 13, 2011

Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform moved lower during the week ended Oct. 7, although the downward slide of the past month did show some signs of slowing down. The November contract dipped to the $517-per-tonne level on a number of occasions during the week, moving as low as $516.10 per tonne on

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Dry Weather Remains A Concern

October 6, 2011

REUTERS / The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its weekly crop progress report on Sept. 26 said 15 per cent of the U.S. corn crop had been harvested, up from 10 per cent a week ago and slightly behind the five-year average of 16 per cent. Sixty-three per cent of the corn crop was mature

Crops

Chasing High Corn Prices, U.S. Farmers Skip Rotations

By Michael Hirtzer October 6, 2011

Farmer Brian Schaumburg has planted corn for five straight years in some of the thousands of acres he tends in central Illinois. Farmers who eschew crop rotations that help to replenish the soil with nutrients take a risk that yields will decline. But corn prices soared to a record earlier this year, making so-called corn-on-corn

Hogs, Livestock

U.S. Hog Herd Expands Modestly On Record Prices

By Theopolis Waters October 6, 2011

U.S. hog producers expanded herds more than expected this summer as record-high hog prices helped defray high feeding costs, analysts said Sept. 28 following a government hog report. The expansion will help boost pork production and keep retail pork prices in check. However, the pace of that herd growth was limited by corn prices hitting

Livestock

CCA Gets Cash To Search For New And Improved TB Test

By Daniel Winters October 6, 2011

The federal government will fund the search for a new and improved diagnostic test for bovine tuberculosis, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced. The goal is to find a blood-based screening test for TB that is as good or better than the caudal fold test that has been in use since 1885, said Louis Desautels,

Daily Network News

Canadian agriculture must be seen as growth sector: Blois

Chicken, eggs benefit from demand for economical protein

Spain detects first swine fever cases outside initial Barcelona outbreak zone

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Modest hog herd expansion boosts futures

MF Global Bankruptcy Weighs Down Canola Market

Canola Futures Recovering On Fresh Chinese Demand

USDA Faces Industry Grilling On Corn Stocks Data

China’s Corn Rush To Redraw Global Food Landscape

Canola Finds Some Support During Downward Slide

Dry Weather Remains A Concern

Chasing High Corn Prices, U.S. Farmers Skip Rotations

U.S. Hog Herd Expands Modestly On Record Prices

CCA Gets Cash To Search For New And Improved TB Test

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