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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs firm as U.S. stimulus plan fuels optimism

Mar. 8, 2021 at 7:23 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures firmed on Monday, recovering from a seven-week low hit last week, on optimism that the US$1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill will spur the U.S. economy and bolster demand for meat, traders said. CME April live cattle futures settled up […]

Few alterations seen in new global supply/demand report

Feb. 25, 2021 at 4:50 pm CST

By MarketsFarm Team

Canadian flax prices, exports going up

Jan. 27, 2021 at 7:59 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Pulse weekly outlook: Adversity bolsters chickpea bids

Jan. 26, 2021 at 8:38 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Pulse weekly outlook: Export demand supports lentils

Nov. 9, 2020 at 5:09 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Canada’s wheat ending stocks projections raised

Oct. 23, 2020 at 7:42 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian wheat ending stocks for the current 2020-21 marketing year are forecast to be larger than earlier expectations, according updated supply/demand estimates Thursday from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. All-wheat ending stocks for 2020-21 are now forecast at 6.3 million tonnes, which compares with the September estimate of 5.9 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: ‘Demand-pull’ environment supports canola

Oct. 7, 2020 at 6:10 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, moving back toward the contract highs hit in September. Canola is pushing upside chart limits and modest corrections are likely going forward, but the fundamentals remain supportive and “the trend is up until further notice,” said analyst […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

AAFC lowers wheat carryout estimate, raises canola

Sep. 25, 2020 at 7:52 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Updated supply and demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada call for tighter wheat carryout for the 2020-21 crop year than previous forecast — and more canola. Tursday’s report provides the first adjusted balance sheet estimates from the government agency that account for the latest production numbers from […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Canola shows volatility after long weekend

Sep. 9, 2020 at 6:25 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Although there remains a lot of canola to be combined, one trader believes most harvest pressure on the market has already passed. “The farmers who wanted to sell off of the combine or shortly after, probably have done so already,” said Jerry Klassen, an independent Winnipeg commodities trader. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Hogs tumble on bigger-than-expected supply, economic concerns

Jun. 26, 2020 at 6:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures plunged by as much as the daily trading limit on Friday and ended sharply lower after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated supplies above already-high trade expectations. Economic concerns amid rising novel coronavirus infections added pressure to hogs and also dragged […]

By Karl Plume

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