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Buhler Industries finds new majority shareholder in Turkish firm

Dec. 21, 2023 at 10:38 am CST

It was a big week for western Canadian machinery manufacturers as Winnipeg-based Buhler industries inked a deal that will see a Turkish company purchase its majority stake, and Guelph-based manufacturer Linamar Corporation acquired Saskatchewan’s Bourgault Industries.

U.S. grains: Chicago corn futures hit new lows

Dec. 20, 2023 at 5:17 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm on hopes of higher cash prices

Dec. 20, 2023 at 5:07 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. wheat remains rangebound

Dec. 20, 2023 at 3:27 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans turn lower on rain forecast in Brazil

Dec. 19, 2023 at 5:29 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall on technical trading ahead of reports

Dec. 19, 2023 at 4:16 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures closed lower on Tuesday on technical trading and investors adjusting their positions ahead of a series of key government reports, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as Argentina seeks to raise meal, oil export taxes

Dec. 18, 2023 at 5:34 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures clawed back early losses and ended higher on Monday on good U.S. export demand and after Argentina's new government said it would raise export taxes on soymeal and soyoil in the world's supplier of the soy products.

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend advances on technical buying, firm equities

Dec. 18, 2023 at 5:23 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures closed higher on Monday on technical buying and support from firmer equities, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Speculative net short position in canola hits new record

Dec. 18, 2023 at 1:31 pm CST

The net short position in canola futures climbed to a new record large level in mid-December, as speculators added to their bearish bets for the second week in a row, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Demonstrating farmers with tractors pack a street near the Brandenburg gate in Berlin.

German farmers protest with tractors against austerity measures

Dec. 18, 2023 at 1:20 pm CST

According to next year's budget, a partial tax refund on agricultural diesel, along with a tax exemption for agricultural vehicles, will be abolished to meet the saving targets - a measure farmers said would threaten their livelihood and the competitiveness of Germany's agricultural sector.

By Reuters Riham Alkousaa Swantje Stein