Insights and Stories on Brazil

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle modestly lower

Nov. 11, 2021 at 6:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on Thursday, retreating near the close on technical selling and soft cash hog markets, traders said. The CME’s lean hog index, a two-day weighted average of cash hog prices, fell 0.51 cent, to 78.72 cents/lb. (all figures US$). […]

Brazil plays down BSE risk in suspect cases in people

Nov. 11, 2021 at 5:19 pm CST

By Nayara Figueiredo Rodrigo Viga Gaier

Brazil’s JBS bought 301,000 cattle from ‘irregular’ farms in Amazon, audit finds

Oct. 7, 2021 at 4:12 pm CDT

By Ana Mano

ICE weekly outlook: Canola waiting on fresh news

Sep. 22, 2021 at 5:36 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: CME hogs extend gains in recovery from slide

Sep. 17, 2021 at 4:27 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Nearby hogs up in rebound off six-month low

Sep. 15, 2021 at 7:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended higher in nearby contract months on Wednesday, as the market rebounded from a drop to its lowest prices in more than six months. Most-active December hogs recovered after dropping 12.5 per cent since the start of the month on […]

By Tom Polansek

China’s buyers expect Brazil’s beef back soon despite BSE cases

Sep. 7, 2021 at 8:34 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — Chinese beef importers said Monday the suspension of exports by top supplier Brazil due to two cases of BSE has had no immediate market impact, with some still making purchases in anticipation of a quick resumption of trade. Brazil said on Saturday it had confirmed two […]

By Dominique Patton Nayara Figueiredo

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch three-month lows

Sep. 7, 2021 at 5:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slid to three-month lows on Tuesday, as beef demand slows, leaving cattle producers with ample supply as packer demand softens, traders said. “Packers are bought for a long ways out — have a lot of inventory,” said Scott Varilek, broker […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Brazil’s ag ministry investigating suspected BSE case

Sep. 1, 2021 at 6:52 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s agriculture ministry said Wednesday it was investigating a suspected case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the country, according to a statement. An industry source told Reuters, on condition of anonymity, that the suspected case occurred in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais. The […]

By Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Factors worth watching

Aug. 25, 2021 at 6:03 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Choppiness in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soyoil, a potential increase in corn prices and an upcoming production report from Statistics Canada are factors on which grains analyst Terry Reilly suggests keeping an eye. Soyoil has been hit by early reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

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