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Average CWRS wheat bids rise above $200 a tonne

Apr. 30, 2014 at 2:58 am CDT

CNS Canada –– Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved higher, breaking back above $200 per tonne, during the week ended Monday. Improving basis levels and spillover support from the gains seen in Minneapolis spring wheat futures helped to lift prices. Average spot bids for CWRS […]

U.S. grains: Corn near three-week high on slow planting

Apr. 29, 2014 at 5:31 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: Fund buying helps CME hogs close mostly higher

Apr. 29, 2014 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Diesel, exchange rate to boost cost index for Prairie grain freight

Apr. 28, 2014 at 6:21 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. grains: Wheat hits two-week high on Plains drought conditions

Apr. 28, 2014 at 5:30 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit record high as supplies tight

Apr. 28, 2014 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures spiked to a record high on Monday, driven by tight supplies of young calves for fattening at feedlots, traders said. Fewer cattle are available now following years of drought in parts of the United States that have forced ranchers to […]

By Theopolis Waters

Klassen: Lower available supplies support feeder market

Apr. 28, 2014 at 3:21 am CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively flat last week, trading steady with week-ago levels while quality replacements were $2-$3 per hundredweight (cwt) higher. Feedlot buying interest was not afraid to pay up larger groups of fancier cattle with limited supplies expected in upcoming weeks. In southern Alberta, black steers […]

By Jerry Klassen

Bunge chief expects soy crushing margins in China to improve

Apr. 25, 2014 at 3:59 pm CDT

Barcarena, Brazil | Reuters — Poor soy crushing margins in China that have led the country to default on soy purchases are short term and should improve in two to three months, Bunge Ltd.’s CEO says. Soren Schroder was in Brazil for Friday’s inauguration of Bunge’s new terminal in Barcarena […]

By Gustavo Bonato

U.S. grains: Wheat extends rally for fourth day; soybeans climb

Apr. 25, 2014 at 3:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures touched their highest level in more than a week on Friday as escalating tensions in Ukraine heightened fears of supply disruptions and forecasts for drier-than-expected weather fueled concerns about crop damage in the U.S. Plains. Soybean and soybean meal futures rallied on chart-based […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures climb before USDA report

Apr. 25, 2014 at 3:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday closed higher, fuelled by their discounts’ to initial cash prices prior to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s cattle-on-feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Analysts expect Friday’s report to show the number of cattle placed in feedyards […]

By Theopolis Waters