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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall; lean hogs make slight gains

Jan. 8, 2025 at 4:28 pm CST

Most active February live cattle futures settled at 193.700 cents per pound, down 1.875 cents a pound from Tuesday. March live cattle futures fell 2.025 cents per pound to 266.025 cents a pound.

U.S. livestock: Chicago grains, soy fall on dollar gains as traders await USDA data

Jan. 8, 2025 at 3:35 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

ICE Weekly: No news means no canola price movement

Jan. 8, 2025 at 3:14 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

CBOT weekly: Chicago soybeans/corn looking for direction

Jan. 8, 2025 at 1:48 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Dry spell puts southern Brazil soy farmers on alert as rains pound central regions

Jan. 8, 2025 at 10:53 am CST

By Reuters roberto-samora

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U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans dip on rainy Argentina forecast

Jan. 7, 2025 at 4:35 pm CST

Chicago soybeans ticked lower on Tuesday as expectations for rain relief in Argentina encouraged profit-taking, after drier forecasts and a softer dollar fueled gains during the previous session.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Pulse Weekly: India extends duty-free period

Jan. 7, 2025 at 3:34 pm CST

Canadian yellow pea producers may have received something of a Christmas present from the Indian government late last month, as the duty-free period for India’s yellow pea imports was extended from Dec. 31 to Feb. 28.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. Livestock: Cattle futures running into resistance at highs

Jan. 7, 2025 at 3:18 pm CST

Cattle futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to rise Tuesday. Most active February live cattle futures ended up 0.375 cents per pound at 195.575 cents a pound. Values hit fresh highs in many months, although ideas the market was looking overbought tempered the advances.

By Geralyn Wichers Phil Franz-Warkentin

Dry weather could affect Argentina oilseed harvest: USDA attaché

Jan. 7, 2025 at 1:26 pm CST

Dry weather in Argentina could affect the country's oilseeds as harvest approaches, reported the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Stronger fed market to pull up feeder complex

Jan. 7, 2025 at 9:48 am CST

The Alberta fed cattle market was quoted on a live basis in the range of range of $262-$265/cwt fob feedlot last week. Fed cattle forward contracts for March and April delivery (Alberta) were quoted from $270 to $272/cwt. Compared to last week of November 2024, fed prices are up $20/cwt on average.

By Jerry Klassen