Insights and Stories on Exports

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures retreat from 11-month high

Oct. 16, 2020 at 6:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures ended lower on Friday on profit-taking and disappointment over export demand, after prices climbed to the highest level in 11 months. Strong domestic demand for pork continues to underpin hog futures, analysts said, with the most-active December contract surging 39 per cent […]

Grain, oilseed exports running ahead of average

Oct. 16, 2020 at 5:08 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. grains: Wheat soars to five-year high

Oct. 15, 2020 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on Chinese buying, Brazil weather

Oct. 14, 2020 at 4:26 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Pulse weekly outlook: Tight supplies push up green lentil prices

Oct. 13, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Domestic demand boosts hog futures

Oct. 9, 2020 at 5:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures leapt to their highest price since May 2019 on Friday on strong domestic demand for pork, while feeder cattle futures tumbled to a three-month low. Gains in the swine market extend a rally driven by rising cash prices for hogs and demand from […]

By Tom Polansek

Feed weekly outlook: Demand from China lifts prices

Oct. 8, 2020 at 7:43 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat have shot up over the last month, including a 76 cent per bushel jump for barley in Alberta, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. In Saskatchewan, barley prices climbed 41 cents per bushel, while in Manitoba the rise has been much more subdued […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit highest since August 2019

Oct. 8, 2020 at 7:10 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose to their highest in more than a year on Thursday, as consumer demand for pork remained robust even as the weather turned cooler. The front-month hog contract has risen for seven days in a row. “The domestic demand is just on fire,” […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat falls after hitting highest since 2015

Oct. 8, 2020 at 2:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dropped 1.9 per cent on Thursday, falling from their highest in more than five years, as traders locked in profits ahead of a key U.S. government report. Soybeans and corn also eased from recent peaks but losses were kept in […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: Hog futures up on pork demand, cash prices

Oct. 7, 2020 at 5:33 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. hog futures extended gains on Wednesday and the front-month contract reached its highest price in about a year due to strength in the cash market, traders said. Solid pork demand has underpinned cash prices in the face of large hog supplies. The U.S. pork cutout, […]

By Tom Polansek