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U.S. grains: Hard red winter wheat jumps as traders watch weather

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek January 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures sagged on Friday, pulling back from a rally above $10 a bushel a day earlier, while hard red winter wheat futures climbed to their highest price in more than three months. Traders in both markets were eyeing unfavourably dry weather in important growing areas: Argentina for soybeans and

Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from seven-week high

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek January 25, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures pulled back on Thursday after concerns about drought in rival exporter Argentina temporarily pushed prices above US$10 a bushel for the first time in seven weeks. The market finished unchanged, breaking a streak of eight sessions with consecutive advances. A ninth session would have marked the longest string

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on beef gains, fund buying

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer January 24, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures climbed to a near two-month high on Wednesday, rising for the third straight session on firm beef prices and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. A reduced rate of cattle slaughter following a winter storm in the U.S. Plains that disrupted the transportation of animals earlier this

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Beef quotes send CME live cattle higher

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters January 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday gained after triggering buy stops, spurred by the morning’s wholesale beef price rebound, traders said. Firmer wholesale beef values stirred bull spreads, in which traders bought February futures and simultaneously sold deferred months. February live cattle finished 1.175 cents/lb. higher at 124.725 cents

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures sag

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen January 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures edged lower on Friday to snap a five-session climb, pressured by technical selling and uncertainty about cash price direction, given that cash cattle did not trade ahead of the closing bell, brokers said. However, after the futures market closed, fed cattle traded lightly in cash markets

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans, corn end week firm

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub January 19, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for the fifth straight day on Friday, hitting their highest in 5-1/2 weeks as concerns about crop development in South America fuelled buying, traders said. Parched soils in Argentina have underpinned prices throughout the week. “Dryness in Argentina has provided enough fuel for soybean prices to find

Grain Markets, Markets

Prairie wheat bids drop with U.S. futures

USDA’s outlook for record-low winter wheat acres was still above expectations

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 18, 2018

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Jan. 12, as the futures in the U.S. fell sharply on Friday in response to bearish acreage data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. While USDA pegged winter wheat seedings in the country at their lowest level in more than 100

Grain Markets, Markets

Surprises from USDA put turbulence in canola market

NAFTA anxiety puts pressure on the Canadian dollar

By Dave Sims January 18, 2018

The ICE Futures Canada canola complex saw some volatile activity during the week ended Jan. 12, as fluctuations in the Canadian currency and a surprising U.S. Department of Agriculture report created choppy waters for the futures. USDA released its monthly supply-and-demand report on Jan. 12, lowering its estimate for soybean yields in the U.S. to

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Sideways canola looks for direction

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 17, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts remain stuck in a sideways trading pattern, with little hint of which way values will eventually break. Canola “is getting tugged from different sources,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg, adding that “it could go up or down $5 depending on what happens around it.”

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets stabilize following USDA reports

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News January 17, 2018

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean contracts on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are catching up following the release of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports last Friday. Corn “went down on Friday in response to the report. We couldn’t file through it all yesterday. So we actually ended up finding some short-covering and

Daily Network News

Canada blocks meats, dairy from Greece over foot-and-mouth disease

Federal forecasters to add AI to improve weather predictions: ECCC

El Niño risk building, U.S. forecaster says; ENSO-neutral expected to continue to June

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U.S. grains: Hard red winter wheat jumps as traders watch weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from seven-week high

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on beef gains, fund buying

U.S. livestock: Beef quotes send CME live cattle higher

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures sag

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans, corn end week firm

Prairie wheat bids drop with U.S. futures

Surprises from USDA put turbulence in canola market

ICE weekly outlook: Sideways canola looks for direction

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets stabilize following USDA reports

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