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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat posts record weekly rise as Ukraine war drives volatility

Mar. 4, 2022 at 5:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures posted their biggest-ever weekly gain as prices on Friday jumped by their daily limit on deepening fears that Russia’s attack on Ukraine will cause prolonged disruptions to exports from the Black Sea region. Trading was volatile amid uncertainty over how […]

U.S. grains: Wheat extends run to 14-year high on Russia-Ukraine supply threat

Mar. 3, 2022 at 7:27 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

CP conductors vote in favour of mid-March strike action

Mar. 3, 2022 at 4:27 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Feed weekly outlook: Rising oil prices increase freight charges

Mar. 3, 2022 at 12:37 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT weekly outlook: Wheat futures in a war trading scenario

Mar. 2, 2022 at 6:03 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 14-year peak in volatile trading

Mar. 2, 2022 at 5:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose by their daily limit to a 14-year high on Wednesday as the war in Ukraine raised major concerns about grain supplies that will be available from the Black Sea region. Corn futures reached their highest price since December 2012, […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle firm, live cattle ease as grain markets roiled

Mar. 2, 2022 at 5:05 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rose on Wednesday, and live cattle futures prices slipped for another session, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to send agricultural commodity markets into a tailspin, traders said. But a whipsaw in prices for grains used for livestock feed weighed […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat limit up to 14-year peak

Mar. 1, 2022 at 6:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures soared by the daily limit to their highest level in almost 14 years on Tuesday as traders feared prolonged disruptions to global supplies following Russia’s invasion of fellow grain exporter Ukraine. Soyoil futures set an all-time high on worries over […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit four-month low

Mar. 1, 2022 at 6:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures dropped to a four-month low on Tuesday and live cattle futures eased as Wall Street tumbled, traders said. A surge in prices for grains used for livestock feed added pressure on feeder cattle, traders said. Corn and wheat futures each […]

By Tom Polansek

Organic price quotes: Late February

Mar. 1, 2022 at 5:31 pm CST

Read more: Prairie drought could limit planted acres NOTE: due to recent international events and other factors, price quotes for Ontario were not available at press time.

By OrganicBiz