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Organic price quotes: Late April

May. 1, 2023 at 9:36 am CDT

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Oats, other organic crops lacking contracts

May. 1, 2023 at 9:35 am CDT

By OrganicBiz

Deal reached to resume Ukraine grain transit with five EU countries

Apr. 28, 2023 at 8:00 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago grains up off new lows, end week higher

Apr. 28, 2023 at 7:10 pm CDT

By Cassandra Garrison

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn hit fresh lows

Apr. 27, 2023 at 5:52 pm CDT

By Cassandra Garrison

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm as corn prices fall

Apr. 27, 2023 at 5:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ended firm on Thursday as corn futures sank to a nine-month low. Falling corn prices raised prospects for reduced feeding costs, traders said. Hog futures weakened, pressured by a round of profit taking after hitting their highest since April 4. The […]

By Reuters

Feed weekly outlook: Grain area to increase this year

Apr. 27, 2023 at 3:14 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Early signs point to increased Canadian feed grain production in 2023-24, with record corn acreage intentions and increases in both barley and wheat area on the year, according to the latest estimates from Statistics Canada. Planted corn area in the country is forecast at 3.725 million acres in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat closes down as global supplies look strong

Apr. 26, 2023 at 4:50 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago grains and soybean futures closed lower to mixed on Wednesday, as traders eyed sluggish demand and upcoming U.S. export sales data. Wheat fell on news of ample short-term global supplies, despite the risk that an agreement allowing exports from war-torn Ukraine may end next […]

By Cassandra Garrison

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise as corn prices drop

Apr. 26, 2023 at 4:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose Wednesday, supported by weakness in corn prices that boosted expectations for lower feeding costs, traders said. Hog futures rallied on strength in the cash markets. CME’s most-active June live cattle contract gained 0.55 cent, to 164.575 cents, rising above its […]

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. rain, StatCan report biggest influences

Apr. 26, 2023 at 4:09 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The three to five inches of rain received Wednesday in Kansas and Oklahoma have put pressure on Kansas City and Chicago wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to broker Ryan Ettner of Allendale Inc. Added to that, Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) report on prospective plantings, […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm