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CWB predicts first 2014-15 pool return outlooks

Jan. 13, 2014 at 4:15 am CST

CWB predicted its pool return outlooks (PROs) for its 2014-15 Early Delivery pool and Futures Choice Early Delivery pool for the first time Friday. The former Canadian Wheat Board was bearish in its first report for the two pools. Compared to prices in its 2013-14 winter pools that were released […]

Klassen: Feeders follow fed cattle higher

Jan. 13, 2014 at 3:49 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle up as cash beef prices set new highs

Jan. 10, 2014 at 7:53 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn rallies after USDA cuts estimates of output, supply

Jan. 10, 2014 at 7:48 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Big U.S. harvest boosts Cargill earnings

Jan. 10, 2014 at 5:35 am CST

By Christine Stebbins

Argentina slaps tax pre-payment rule on some grain firms

Jan. 10, 2014 at 4:55 am CST

Argentina has introduced a withholding tax on export companies that avoid paying taxes on shipments to certain countries by first shipping the grain to countries with more favourable tax treatment. The tax on the process, which the government calls “triangulation,” will mainly affect big exporters operating in one of the […]

U.S. wheat futures grinding lower

Jan. 10, 2014 at 3:50 am CST

All three U.S. wheat futures markets have moved steadily lower over the past few months and could still have more room to the downside, according to a U.S. analyst. “It’s been a slow grind into the ground,” said Randy Martinson of Progressive Ag in Fargo, N.D. U.S. supplies are about […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Canola production of 26 million tonnes sought by 2025

Jan. 10, 2014 at 3:39 am CST

After producing a record large 17.96 million-tonne canola crop in 2013-14, the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) is looking to further increase Canadian production in the next decade. Introduced Thursday, the council’s new 10-year plan, titled Keep it Coming 2025, targets production of 26 million metric tonnes, with the average […]

By Brandon Logan

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end mixed, hogs weaker

Jan. 9, 2014 at 8:06 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled mixed on Thursday, drawing support from record-high beef prices as profit-taking weighed, traders said. February live cattle closed up 0.025 cent per pound at 136.55 cents, and April finished down 0.1 cent at 136.875 cents (all figures US$). “Had it not been for […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Rising global supply, technical selling hit prices

Jan. 9, 2014 at 8:00 pm CST

U.S. corn and wheat futures hit fresh contract lows on Thursday on weak export demand and technical selling ahead of U.S. crop reports that are expected to raise supply estimates. Soybean futures were mixed, with Chinese buying helping to support some contracts and offset pressure from rising production prospects worldwide, […]

By Tom Polansek