Insights and Stories on Markets

Chinese buyers slash Canadian canola imports on fears of anti-dumping duty

Dec. 5, 2024 at 9:05 am CST

Chinese importers are scaling back purchases of Canadian canola with shipments from December likely to plunge as most buyers are reluctant to sign new deals for fear that Beijing could impose retaliatory anti-dumping duties.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures recoil from highs as packer losses deepen

Dec. 4, 2024 at 5:51 pm CST

By Karl Plume Reuters

ICE canola weekly outlook: Politics driving trade

Dec. 4, 2024 at 3:39 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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CBOT Weekly: Trade focuses on tariffs, USDA report next

Dec. 4, 2024 at 3:27 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as good South America weather lift crop prospects

Dec. 4, 2024 at 2:42 pm CST

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures bounce on tight supplies, firm cash markets

Dec. 3, 2024 at 5:26 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures rebounded on Tuesday from prior-session declines, continuing a recent climb sparked by tight cattle supplies and firm cash market prices. Recent strength in wholesale beef prices also encouraged continued buying despite a seasonal tendency for the market to […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans recoup losses, but Brazil crop outlook caps gains

Dec. 3, 2024 at 2:35 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures rebounded on Tuesday in a short-covering and bargain-buying bounce from the prior day's losses, although gains were limited by favorable crop prospects in South America, where Brazil is due to harvest a record crop early next year.

By Karl Plume Reuters

Pulse Weekly: Prices for Kabuli chickpeas softer to sideways for balance of 2024

Dec. 3, 2024 at 1:53 pm CST

Prices for Kabuli chickpeas are likely to be softer to sideways heading into the new year, said Colin Young of Midwest Grain Ltd. in Moose Jaw, Sask.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Canadian feeder market jumps on trade disruptions

Dec. 3, 2024 at 8:00 am CST

For the week ending November 29, feeder cattle market reports from Manitoba had prices up $20-$40/cwt from week-ago levels. Prices in Saskatchewan and Alberta were up $10 to $20 on average. The market was hard to define this past week with a wide range prices across Western Canada for similar quality and weight cattle.

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle drop on profit taking after 10-session rally

Dec. 2, 2024 at 5:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures retreated in a profit-taking setback on Monday after a ten-session rally that took prices to five-month peaks, while live cattle futures followed feeders lower. Monday’s cattle declines came after managed funds had bolstered their long holdings in both markets over […]

By Karl Plume