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Feed weekly outlook: Alberta barley bids steady heading into holidays

Dec. 22, 2022 at 2:39 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The Lethbridge feed grain market is holding relatively steady heading into the holiday season, with ample imports of corn from the U.S. keeping a lid on prices. Reports out of Alberta’s feedlot alley peg the upper edge of delivered barley bids in the $430-$435 area, with feed wheat […]

U.S. livestock: December live cattle down off 7-1/2-year high

Dec. 14, 2022 at 4:25 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise on short-covering

Dec. 13, 2022 at 5:32 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME February hogs hit two-month low

Dec. 12, 2022 at 7:43 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease on seasonal retail softness

Dec. 7, 2022 at 5:38 pm CST

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat steadies after one-year low

Dec. 7, 2022 at 5:25 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat climbed on technical buying on Wednesday after sliding to 13-month lows earlier in the week, as global supplies weigh on U.S. markets. Soybean futures gained, underpinned by export demand optimism and dry conditions in top exporter Argentina. Corn inched higher, supported by wheat and […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on exports, meal strength

Dec. 6, 2022 at 6:13 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans climbed on Tuesday, supported by fresh export sales and contract highs in soybean meal as weather concerns threaten Argentina’s crop, traders said. Wheat ended the session lower after trading near even much of the day, falling to fresh 13-month lows on strong global supplies. […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat slides to 13-month low

Dec. 5, 2022 at 7:20 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat dropped on Monday, pressured by higher global supplies despite stronger-than-expected weekly U.S. exports, analysts said. Corn eased, pressured by lower wheat, though dry conditions in South America added support. Soybeans ended lower, underpinned by export demand and strong meal trade, though wheat weighed on […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Wheat plunges to three-month low on export competition

Dec. 2, 2022 at 5:37 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Chicago wheat extended losses on Friday to a fresh three-month low as modest weekly U.S. exports kept traders’ focus on competition from cheaper Black Sea supplies. Corn also fell, while soybeans rebounded, consolidating after a selloff in the previous session over disappointing U.S. biofuels levels. The […]

By Rod Nickel

Huawei executive’s U.S. bank fraud charges to be dismissed

Dec. 1, 2022 at 8:16 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. prosecutors on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss bank fraud and other charges against Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies, whose 2018 arrest strained relations between the U.S. and China. Meng struck a deal with the prosecutors last year for the charges against […]

By Karen Freifeld