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U.S. grains: Soy down on China concern

Dec. 23, 2013 at 6:32 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures ended lower on Monday, on concerns that China soon may be shifting its soy buying to South America from the U.S., and on outlooks for better crop weather in South America. Corn held firm for the third consecutive trading session on short-covering and weather issues in Argentina, […]

Lethbridge barley still hasn’t found a bottom

Dec. 23, 2013 at 6:20 pm CST

By Brandon Logan

Prairie wheat bids stuck in downtrend

Dec. 23, 2013 at 6:09 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

New-crop mustard prices need to be competitive for 2014 acres

Dec. 21, 2013 at 3:27 am CST

By Brandon Logan

Ottawa plugs ‘pizza kit’ hole in cheese tariff wall

Dec. 20, 2013 at 7:21 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

China sees progress on U.S. beef talks, technical issues remain

Dec. 20, 2013 at 4:49 pm CST

Canada already has limited access for boneless beef Beijing/Chicago | Reuters / China and the United States have made progress toward reaching a deal on American beef exports, but agreement on technical issues is still needed before final approval, China’s vice agriculture minister, Niu Dun, said Friday. China has restricted imports […]

U.S. grains: Soy rises on dry Argentina; corn firm

Dec. 20, 2013 at 4:16 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday, as worries that dry weather in Argentina will limit the size of the crop from the key South American producer supported prices, traders said. Corn and wheat also were firm, largely due to spillover strength from the rally in the soy market, but gains […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle rise before USDA report

Dec. 20, 2013 at 4:03 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Friday, helped by short-covering and positioning before the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly cattle-on-feed report at 2 p.m. CT, traders said. Most analysts polled by Reuters expect the USDA data to show placements gained slightly in November as cheaper corn encouraged feedlots […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end higher on short-covering

Dec. 19, 2013 at 8:01 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle rose Thursday as investors covered short positions, while weaker cash cattle trade limited futures advances, traders and analysts said. Cash cattle traded in light volumes in Texas and Kansas at $130 per hundredweight (cwt), $1 lower than the previous week, feedlot sources said. Wednesday morning, […]

By Meredith Davis

U.S. grains: Corn jumps on strong exports

Dec. 19, 2013 at 7:54 pm CST

U.S. corn futures gained 1.3 per cent on Thursday on a better-than-expected export report from the U.S. government, as well as short-covering following recent declines, traders said. “We have been down pretty hard and we are at the bottom of the trading range,” said Bill Gentry, a broker at Risk […]

By Mark Weinraub