Insights and Stories on Markets

Jan. 2, 2014 at 4:16 pm CST

U.S. soybeans fell to a six-week low on Thursday on technical selling, prospects for large South American crops and weakness in soymeal values, traders said. Corn and wheat also fell at the Chicago Board of Trade, with wheat setting life-of-contract lows. At the CBOT, the most-active March soybean contract settled […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Jan. 2, 2014 at 2:13 pm CST

Agrifood giant Olam International has ended its year-and-a-half-long foray into the Canadian grain trading business. The Singapore-based food processing and commodity supply firm announced Thursday it has shed its 50 per cent stake in Lansing Olam Canada, its ag commodity trading joint venture with U.S. grain marketing firm Lansing Trade […]

Dec. 31, 2013 at 5:05 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures fell to the lowest level in a month on Tuesday on end-year liquidation and improving prospects for a bumper South American crop, traders said, and ended the year down more than seven per cent. Corn slipped to a two-week low and tumbled nearly 40 per cent for […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Dec. 31, 2013 at 4:38 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled lower on Tuesday in all contracts except spot December as traders evened positions on the last trading day of 2013, but the market overall posted gains of 3.5 per cent for the year. CME live cattle for December delivery, which expired at noon […]

By Theopolis Waters

Dec. 31, 2013 at 2:13 pm CST

Insecurity and power cuts have cut Syria’s daily flour output capacity to 3,000 tonnes from 7,700 tonnes since its conflict began in 2011, forcing it into costly imports and causing low stockpiles in some provinces, the prime minister said. “Importing flour places many burdens on the government. It’s not easy […]