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Managed money adding to net short positions in canola

Oct. 23, 2023 at 5:14 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Managed money fund traders remain bearish canola, growing the net short position in the ICE Futures market to the second largest level of the past year, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of Oct. 17, the net […]

People gather around a line of flatbed trucks carrying humanitarian aid.

Foodgrains Bank calls for urgent aid in Gaza

Oct. 23, 2023 at 3:39 pm CDT

By Glacier FarmMedia staff Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures hit contract lows

Oct. 20, 2023 at 7:36 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn drops back below US$5

Oct. 20, 2023 at 7:11 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

French foie gras makers toast rising output after bird flu gloom

Oct. 19, 2023 at 7:22 pm CDT

By Sybille De La Hamaide

Low water on Mississippi to persist despite improved drought outlook

Oct. 19, 2023 at 7:03 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Low water levels on the lower Mississippi River are likely to persist through at least January despite expected above-normal precipitation across the southern U.S. this winter, forecasters with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Thursday. The severe to exceptional drought choking the lower Mississippi […]

By Karl Plume

El Nino worries Brazil soy farmers as planting progresses, grain lobby says

Oct. 19, 2023 at 6:45 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Soybean farmers in top growing state Mato Grosso worry that scarce rains and high temperatures will lead to replanting of some areas while lowering yields in others, local grain farmer lobby Aprosoja-MT said Thursday. The unusual heat and dryness has been linked to the El […]

By roberto-samora

Cuts to corn output drag IGC’s overall estimates lower

Oct. 19, 2023 at 5:59 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Reductions to global corn production for 2023-24 resulted in the International Grains Council cutting some of its numbers in its monthly supply and demand report issued Thursday. The London-based IGC reduced its forecast for world corn output from its September call of approximately 1.222 billion tonnes, to 1.219 […]

By MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Corn futures rally to August high

Oct. 19, 2023 at 4:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rallied above US$5 a bushel to their highest level since August on Thursday, while soybean futures touched a four-week high. The gains came as farmers are in the middle of harvesting their crops, a time when the influx of fresh supplies normally pressures […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle sag on packer margins, beef export sales

Oct. 19, 2023 at 4:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures eased and feeder cattle tumbled to June lows at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday as poor margins for U.S. beef processors limited demand for livestock, brokers said. A marketing-year low in weekly U.S. beef export sales also hung over the market. Meat […]

By Tom Polansek