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Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to continue own bans on Ukraine grain

Sep. 15, 2023 at 6:20 pm CDT

Brussels/Warsaw | Reuters — Poland, Slovakia and Hungary will impose their own restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports, the governments said on Friday, after the European Commission decided not to extend a ban affecting Ukraine’s five EU neighbours. Restrictions imposed by the European Union in May allowed Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania […]

U.S. livestock: CME cattle touch contract highs on cash prices, tight supplies

Sep. 15, 2023 at 6:01 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans down on positioning, crush pace

Sep. 15, 2023 at 4:20 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Feed weekly outlook: More demand for barley in Alberta

Sep. 14, 2023 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on signals of supply, weather concerns

Sep. 14, 2023 at 7:24 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. livestock: Tight supply drives CME live cattle to new highs

Sep. 14, 2023 at 7:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures galloped to new highs on Thursday on short-covering combined with continued concerns about U.S. tight supplies, brokers said. October live cattle futures ended up 2.325 cents at 185.475 cents/lb. after setting a contract high of 185.775 cents/lb. (all figures US$). […]

By Tom Polansek

Cargill agrees to sell stake in Russian grain terminal

Sep. 14, 2023 at 5:29 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S.-based commodities trader Cargill said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its stake in a Russian grain terminal to Russia’s Delo Group. “In line with Cargill’s earlier announcement to stop the export of Russian grain in July 2023, we can confirm we have reached an agreement with […]

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices for U.S. soybeans, corn where they should be

Sep. 14, 2023 at 1:37 am CDT

MarketsFarm — There have been no surprises in the price movement for U.S. soybeans and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade following the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply and demand report. “This was a case [for soybeans] where the trade expected even tighter ending stocks. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on Black Sea tensions

Sep. 13, 2023 at 5:03 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) rose for a second straight session on Wednesday, as Russia reported Ukrainian strikes on a naval base in the grain-rich Black Sea region and Kyiv said its grain exports dropped sharply. Kyiv said on Wednesday more […]

By Zachary Goelman

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures ease in technical setback after highs

Sep. 13, 2023 at 5:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures retreated on Wednesday in a technical selling and profit-taking setback after hitting highs earlier in the week, traders said. Higher feed corn prices and a weak tone to the cash beef market added pressure, they said. “This is […]

By Karl Plume