Insights and Stories on Markets

Jan. 27, 2014 at 5:53 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday after government data showed larger-than-expected export shipments of the beans and as rains slowed the early soy harvest in top producer Brazil, traders and analysts said. Corn also was higher at the Chicago Board of Trade as bitter cold gripped […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Jan. 27, 2014 at 5:36 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mixed on Monday after a choppy session. February live cattle closed 0.25 cent per pound lower at 143.15 cents, and April ended 0.45 cent higher at 140.55 cents (all figures US$). Investors sold February live cattle futures and bought deferred contracts in anticipation […]

By Theopolis Waters

Jan. 27, 2014 at 2:32 am CST

Newton’s first law of motion continues to describe the cattle market, as an object in motion tends to stay in motion until acted upon by another force. Last year is a distant memory for most cattle producers as ownership becomes a key feature and no eye blinks at paying $196 […]

By Jerry Klassen

Jan. 26, 2014 at 4:01 am CST

CNS Canada — With January nearing an end, Canadian new-crop contracts are slowly starting to hit the market — and Walter Dyck, mustard buyer with Wisconsin-based Olds Products, said contracted mustard prices have varied greatly in value. Prairie Ag Hotwire’s Friday report has delivered-to-elevator 2014-15 bids for yellow mustard pegged […]

By Brandon Logan

Jan. 26, 2014 at 3:21 am CST

Livestock producers in the four western provinces can expect details in March on a four-year pilot program to insure against unexpected price declines. Speaking Friday at the Canadian Bull Congress at Camrose, Alta., federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and three of the four provincial governments announced a rollout this spring […]