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EU crops in fair shape but Black Sea rim lacks winter strength, monitor says

Dec. 17, 2024 at 10:12 am CST

Cereal fields in Europe are generally in good condition after a dry, mild spell helped them recover from a soggy start to autumn, though grain belts around the Black Sea are lacking hardiness for winter, the EU's crop monitoring service said on Monday.

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates at higher levels

Dec. 17, 2024 at 9:43 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle down as trade anticipates Mexican cattle imports

Dec. 16, 2024 at 4:59 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy choppy amid demand uptick and strong South American crop

Dec. 16, 2024 at 3:49 pm CST

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeders fall on news US may resume Mexico cattle imports

Dec. 13, 2024 at 5:21 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Prairie spring wheat bids rise as loonie falls

Dec. 13, 2024 at 12:00 pm CST

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Dec. 12, as gains in the United States futures and weakness in the Canadian dollar provided support.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

China’s 2024 total grain output rises to record 706 mln tons

Dec. 13, 2024 at 10:03 am CST

China's total grain production reached a record of more than 700 million metric tons in 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday, as Beijing moves to boost output in its quest to achieve food security.

By Reuters

wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia.

Russian grain exports to Syria suspended due to uncertainty

Dec. 13, 2024 at 9:55 am CST

Russian wheat supplies to Syria have been suspended because of uncertainty about the new government and payment delays, Russian and Syrian sources said on Friday, while two vessels carrying Russian wheat for Syria did not reach their destinations.

By Gleb Stolyarov Jonathan Saul Olga Popova Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat fall as dollar gains, export sales disappoint

Dec. 12, 2024 at 6:05 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and wheat futures fell back on Thursday on a stronger dollar following rate cuts by the European Central Bank, technical trading and slower-than-anticipated weekly export sales, according to analysts.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. cattle: CME cattle futures close lower on technical selling

Dec. 12, 2024 at 6:01 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell in a technical reversal on Thursday after three days of gains, while lean hogs rebounded from three days of long-liquidation losses, analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters