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Feed grain update: Barley still trending higher

Dec. 12, 2024 at 1:55 pm CST

Feed barley prices in Western Canada remain on a steady uptrend, improving by C$30 to C$40 per tonne off their harvest lows hit in late August.

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures close at highest since May on strong cash prices

Dec. 11, 2024 at 5:52 pm CST

By Renee Hickman Reuters

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola could enter narrow range

Dec. 11, 2024 at 3:51 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT Weekly: WASDE report brings surprise cut to corn

Dec. 11, 2024 at 3:08 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Russia to plant more oilseeds as wheat’s profitability falls

Dec. 11, 2024 at 10:43 am CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on consumer demand ahead of holidays

Dec. 10, 2024 at 5:35 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Tuesday on technical trading and anticipation of consumer demand remaining strong going into the Christmas holidays, market analysts said.

By Renee Hickman

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U.S. grains: CBOT corn reaches highest level since June on decline in US stockpiles

Dec. 10, 2024 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures jumped to a five-and-a-half month high on Tuesday, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed domestic corn supply forecast by more than the market had expected.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

USDA adjusts world, Canadian canola/rapeseed data

Dec. 10, 2024 at 3:25 pm CST

The United States Department of Agriculture made a number of revisions to its data for canola/rapeseed in its monthly world oilseed report. On a particular note, the USDA cut its production estimate for Canada, the world's top producer of the oilseed.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

USDA cuts corn ending stocks estimate, soybeans unchanged

Dec. 10, 2024 at 12:01 pm CST

Corn ending stocks in the United States will be tighter than earlier projections due to increased exports and demand from ethanol producers, according to updated supply/demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Dec. 10. The projected wheat carryout was also revised lower, while soybean stocks were unchanged.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

India top destination for Canadian peas/lentils through October

Dec. 10, 2024 at 10:48 am CST

India was the top customer for Canadian peas and lentils through the first three months of the 2024/25 marketing year, with total exports of both pulse crops running well ahead of the year ago pace.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin