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U.S. grains: Soy recovers after hitting one-week low on Trump victory

Nov. 6, 2024 at 5:38 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures recovered on Wednesday after sliding earlier to a one-week low as Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election fueled concerns over prospects of another trade war with top-importer China.

ICE canola outlook: Sideways trade as resistance counters support

Nov. 6, 2024 at 3:24 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Trio of events loom over U.S. soybeans, corn

Nov. 6, 2024 at 2:50 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Russia’s grain policies help Ukraine secure sales

Nov. 6, 2024 at 12:12 pm CST

By Michael Hogan Mohamed Ezz Reuters

Global commodity markets react to Trump victory

Nov. 6, 2024 at 9:52 am CST

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit one-week low, pork belly values fall

Nov. 5, 2024 at 5:28 pm CST

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell to their lowest level in more than a week on Tuesday as profit-taking extended the market's setback from contract highs last week, analysts said.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn creep higher as traders await US election results

Nov. 5, 2024 at 5:22 pm CST

Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures edged higher on Tuesday as traders adjusted positions and moved to the sidelines while awaiting results from the U.S. presidential election.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Canola speculative short position smallest in year

Nov. 5, 2024 at 3:30 pm CST

Speculators were busy covering short positions and moving more money to the long side of the canola market during the week ended Oct. 29, taking the net short position in the oilseed to its lowest level in over a year, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Hub International acquires Global Ag Risk Solutions

Nov. 5, 2024 at 3:02 pm CST

Global insurance brokerage and financial services firm Hub International Limited (Hub) announced on Tuesday it has acquired Global Ag Risk Solutions Corp. and Global Ag Weather Solutions Corp. known as Parametric Ag (collectively, Global Ag Risk Solutions).

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Significant rainfall benefits wheat in Argentina’s southern farmland

Nov. 5, 2024 at 10:35 am CST

Argentina's current wheat crop benefited from significant rainfall that fell over southern parts of the country's agricultural area at the weekend, the Rosario Grains Exchange (BCR) said in a report on Monday.

By Reuters