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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on shutdown of Mexican cattle exports

Nov. 26, 2024 at 4:22 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were steady to higher on Tuesday owing to strong beef demand and the detection of screwworm in a cow in southern Mexico, which has temporarily shut down exports of Mexican cattle to the U.S.

Pulse weekly: U.S. tariffs could alter Canadian pulse movement

Nov. 26, 2024 at 2:21 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Rains swell Mississippi River, US soy exports flow at 4-year high

Nov. 26, 2024 at 10:25 am CST

By Julie Ingwersen Karl Plume Reuters

Australia, EU canola prices rally as adverse weather crushes supply

Nov. 26, 2024 at 10:19 am CST

By Ed White Peter Hobson Reuters Sybille De La Hamaide

Klassen: Upward momentum continues for feeder cattle prices

Nov. 26, 2024 at 7:42 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

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U.S. grains: Wheat down as supply pressure mounts, conflict worries fade

Nov. 25, 2024 at 4:48 pm CST

Chicago wheat futures fell on Monday as ample supplies pressured prices, with worry receding that an intensified conflict between Russia and Ukraine could threaten Black Sea export shipments.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle futures spike on news of screwworm outbreak in Mexican cattle

Nov. 25, 2024 at 4:43 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures shot to their highest point since July on Monday as a screwworm outbreak in Mexican cattle shut down feeder cattle exports from Mexico to the U.S. and propelled futures higher, analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on cash trade, positioning ahead of USDA report

Nov. 22, 2024 at 5:16 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Friday as cash market trading gathered steam at firm prices, according to analysts, and traders awaited the results of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cattle on Feed report, which the agency released after the close. Feeder cattle gained for […]

By Renee Hickman

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat weakens on firm dollar, but set for weekly rise

Nov. 22, 2024 at 5:12 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat futures eased on Friday on profit-taking and dollar strength, according to analysts, while soybeans gained in technical rebound from three days of declines. Corn followed wheat lower. The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Wv1settled down 4-3/4 cents at $5.64-3/4 […]

By Renee Hickman

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat rises, durum falls back

Nov. 22, 2024 at 1:53 pm CST

Spring wheat cash prices were higher for the week ended Nov. 21, but those from amber durum stepped back. Support came from higher United States wheat futures, that were pushed upward by heightened tensions in the Russia-Ukraine war. However, Prairie prices also felt the weight of a stronger Canadian dollar.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm