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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures extend profit-taking slide

Jul. 25, 2023 at 7:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group fell on Tuesday for a fourth session on profit-taking after last week’s contract highs, and a month-long slide in wholesale beef prices that erased meat packers’ profit margins, analysts said. CME August live cattle futures LCQ3 settled Tuesday down […]

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U.S. grains: wheat pares gains after 5-month top; corn, soybeans retreat

Jul. 25, 2023 at 4:27 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Pulse weekly outlook: recent rains could stabilize crops

Jul. 25, 2023 at 2:53 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

EU looks to cover transport costs for Ukraine grain exports by land

Jul. 25, 2023 at 12:22 pm CDT

By Geert De Clercq Julia Payne

Bayer slashes outlook as glyphosate demand weakens further

Jul. 25, 2023 at 8:44 am CDT

By Ludwig Burger Thomas Escritt

U.S. livestock: live cattle futures end mixed; feeders pressured as corn soars

Jul. 24, 2023 at 7:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group closed mixed on Monday, with nearby contracts pressured by surging feed grain prices and bearish data in Friday’s monthly U.S. Cattle on Feed report. CME August live cattle futures LCQ3 settled down 1.275 cents at 178.750 cents per […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: wheat soars daily limit as Russia attacks Ukrainian grain ports

Jul. 24, 2023 at 5:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures surged 8.6% on Monday, rising their daily maximum at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) after Russia attacked Ukrainian ports and grain infrastructure, including the first attack on Danube River grain warehouses. The attacks targeted a vital export route for Kyiv in an expanding […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Vietnam approves commercial use of first African swine fever vaccines

Jul. 24, 2023 at 11:55 am CDT

Hanoi | Reuters – Vietnam has approved the domestic commercial use of two home-grown vaccines against African swine fever, the government said on Monday, making them the world’s first commercial vaccines against the deadly disease. The vaccines include NAVET-ASFVAC, co-developed by Navetco Central Veterinary Medicine and scientists from the United […]

By Khanh Vu

Russia attacks Ukraine’s vital Danube grain export route

Jul. 24, 2023 at 9:37 am CDT

Kyiv | Reuters – Russia destroyed Ukrainian grain warehouses on the Danube River in a drone attack on Monday, targeting a vital export route for Kyiv in an expanding air campaign that Moscow began last week after pulling out of the Black Sea grain deal. Last week’s attacks mostly struck […]

By Olena Harmash Olga Popova Tom Balmforth

Klassen: tight supplies continue to underpin feeder complex

Jul. 24, 2023 at 8:19 am CDT

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$5/cwt higher on average while calves were up $5/cwt to as much as $10/cwt in some cases. Feather light calves under 500 pounds reached fresh historical highs with 300-400 pound steers trading from $400-$450/cwt in Southern Alberta. Finishing feedlots continue to […]

By Jerry Klassen