Insights and Stories on Markets

Western Canada wheat yields higher than average

Jul. 30, 2014 at 3:53 pm CDT

Yorkton, Sask.— Spring wheat and durum yields are trending above average in Western Canada, but large pockets had no crop after heavy rain earlier this month, a crop tour observed on Wednesday. Much of the crop that survived is also developing late in western Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan and will […]

GRAINS – U.S. wheat rises on bargain buying bounce; soybeans fall

Jul. 30, 2014 at 3:31 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

LIVESTOCK – CME hogs futures slump on lower cash, pork prices

Jul. 30, 2014 at 3:30 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Rains leave swampy, fallow fields in Manitoba, Saskatchewan -scouts

Jul. 29, 2014 at 4:33 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

U.S. proposes allowing more pork imports from Mexican states

Jul. 29, 2014 at 4:30 pm CDT

By Ros Krasny

Grain groups urge USDA to restore inspections at Washington port

Jul. 29, 2014 at 4:26 pm CDT

A coalition of U.S. grain groups has urged the Department of Agriculture to immediately restore official grain inspection services at the Port of Vancouver, Washington, which is involved in a long-running labor dispute. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the 22 national, regional and state organizations said disruptions […]

By Reuters

Brazil cattle herd to grow two per cent this year

Jul. 29, 2014 at 4:22 pm CDT

sao paulo Brazil, home of the world’s largest commercial cattle herd, will likely grow its stock by two per cent this year from 2013, reaching a record 198.7 million head, according to a report sponsored by analysts Informa Economics FNP. The increase is due to better management and more investment […]

GRAINS – U.S. corn, soybeans, wheat drop after recent gains

Jul. 29, 2014 at 3:28 pm CDT

CHICAGO, July 29 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat futures fell 2.8 per cent to fresh contract lows on Tuesday due to plentiful global supplies as well as strong competition on the export market, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also fell as forecasts for rain in the U.S. Midwest next week alleviated concerns about dry conditions […]

By Mark Weinraub

LIVESTOCK – CME hogs futures fall with sagging cash prices

Jul. 29, 2014 at 3:25 pm CDT

CHICAGO, July 29 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs on Tuesday finished lower following slumping prices for ample supplies of slaughter-ready animals, traders said. August finished 2.225 cents per lb lower at 121.450 cents, and October down 0.550 to 106.075. The morning’s average price of hogs in Iowa/Minnesota fell $1.23 […]

By Theopolis Waters

Grain drain — are carryover projections off the mark?

Jul. 28, 2014 at 4:42 pm CDT

Canada will carryover more grain than usual when the crop year ends July 31, but analysts say it may be less than some people think. That mountain of Western grain created from a record harvest last fall, combined with poor rail service until spring, is being whittled away. In its […]

By Allan Dawson