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Improved yields to increase Indonesia palm oil output

Apr. 15, 2025 at 12:44 pm CDT

Palm oil production in Indonesia is expected to rise in 2025/26 to 47 million tonnes, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attache in Jakarta. Such would be a 1.50 million-tonne increase from the attache's estimate of 45.50 million tonnes produced in 2024/25.

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U.S. grains: US wheat futures sag on rain forecast; corn down, soy ends mixed

Apr. 14, 2025 at 6:04 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

Black Angus breed cattle in a feedlot or feed yard. Ear tags and electronic monitoring tags have been touched up to removed distinguishing numbers and features

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hogs rise to start week

Apr. 14, 2025 at 3:42 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on sliding dollar

Apr. 11, 2025 at 4:29 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Prices push upward; boxed beef slips back

Apr. 11, 2025 at 3:04 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick

Uruguay’s soybean contributions rank 11th in the world

Apr. 11, 2025 at 2:14 pm CDT

Most often when one thinks of South American soybeans, Brazil and Argentina spring to mind. After all, they are the number one and three soybean producers in the world. But Uruguay is among three other somewhat significant soybean growers on the continent.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Movement in cash prices mixed

Apr. 11, 2025 at 1:37 pm CDT

While Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat were mostly higher during the week ended April 10, those for amber durum eased back.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans continue to climb on USDA numbers, tariff delays

Apr. 10, 2025 at 4:17 pm CDT

Chicago soybean futures extended gains on Thursday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its monthly supply and demand numbers, and delays to some U.S. and European Union tariffs eased concerns about U.S. crop exports.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Losses for cattle, upswing in hog prices

Apr. 10, 2025 at 3:15 pm CDT

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Thursday, while those for lean hogs were higher. The June live cattle contract retreated 3.175 cents at 195.200 cents per pound. May feeder cattle futures dropped 2.900 cents at 275.300 cents per pound. The USDA reported wholesale […]

By Glen Hallick

Global rapeseed/canola production dips in April report

Apr. 10, 2025 at 2:44 pm CDT

World production of rapeseed/canola for 2024/25 was trimmed by almost 0.53 per cent on April 10, when the United States Department of Agriculture released its World Agricultural Production report.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm