Insights and Stories on Exports

P.E.I. seed potato producers backed for ‘soil-building’

May. 20, 2022 at 10:23 pm CDT

In an attempt to support its potato farmers following trade suspensions with the U.S. over potato wart, the government of Prince Edward Island plans to put up $3 million in new funding for a program that will help farmers shift to “soil-building crops.” “In our meetings with industry and the […]

Feed weekly outlook: Wheat far more expensive

May. 19, 2022 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Rallies end as plantings continue slow pace

May. 18, 2022 at 6:36 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Wheat futures slide on Russian crop exports, U.N. grain talks

May. 18, 2022 at 6:08 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat firm as worries about global supplies remain

May. 17, 2022 at 4:51 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs extend recovery from recent slide

May. 17, 2022 at 4:46 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose for a third consecutive session on Tuesday as the market continued to recover from oversold conditions, traders said. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures ended lower. Short-covering helped propel hog futures higher following recent declines, said Matt Wiegand, commodity […]

By Tom Polansek

India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crop, domestic prices soar

May. 14, 2022 at 10:51 pm CDT

Mumbai | Reuters — India banned wheat exports on Saturday days after saying it was targeting record shipments this year, as a scorching heat wave curtailed output and domestic prices hit a record high. The government said it would still allow exports backed by already issued letters of credit and […]

By Mayank Bhardwaj Nigam Prusty rajendra-jadhav

U.S. grains: Wheats up on ‘indisputably bullish’ cuts to harvest estimates

May. 12, 2022 at 6:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures set contract highs on Thursday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) slashed its production forecast for the variety that is grown in the U.S. Plains and used to make bread. USDA, in a monthly crop report, projected hard red winter wheat output […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs weaken amid demand concerns

May. 12, 2022 at 6:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures fell on Thursday, as high meat prices are threatening U.S. demand, analysts said. Concerns that inflation could remain elevated for longer than anticipated weighed on the markets because higher prices could reduce meat sales, analysts said. Traders also watched a rise […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs drop to January lows on demand worries

May. 11, 2022 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures on Wednesday fell to their lowest prices since January amid concerns about demand for U.S. pork, analysts said. Inflation and a decline in U.S. pork exports to China, the world’s top pork consumer, are hurting demand, analysts said. The consumer price index […]

By Tom Polansek