Insights and Stories on Markets

Oct. 22, 2014 at 6:20 pm CDT

CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures have shown some strength over the past month, but advancing harvest pressure from soybeans and corn may come forward to limit any additional independent strength in wheat over the next few weeks. After setting contract lows on Oct. 1, all three U.S. wheat markets […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Oct. 22, 2014 at 3:18 pm CDT

Reuters — Corn and soybeans fell on Wednesday as investors booked profits from recent gains, and with huge U.S. crops slowly coming off fields. Chicago wheat rose on technical buying. The rally was due to end, some said, after corn touched a seven-week high and soybeans notched a five-week top […]

Oct. 22, 2014 at 2:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday erased Tuesday’s losses, aided by short-covering and the upswing in wholesale beef prices, traders said. October closed up 1.5 cents, to 168.05 cents per pound, and December was 1.05 cents higher at 168.1 cents/lb. (all figures US$). Wednesday […]

By Theopolis Waters

Oct. 21, 2014 at 6:48 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA received regulatory approval to delay an initial public offering of its JBS Foods unit in Brazil, according to a securities filing on Tuesday, putting off a plan to raise four billion reais (US$1.61 billion) for a few more weeks or until next year. […]

Oct. 21, 2014 at 6:38 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Daily price limits for most Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grain and oilseed futures will narrow starting in November following a semi-annual review, the CME Group, parent of the exchange, said on Tuesday. Under new rules announced in March, the CBOT resets daily limits for grains […]