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U.S. grains: Prices down on rains, Ida shuts grain facilities

Aug. 30, 2021 at 6:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Favourable rains in the U.S. Farm Belt combined with approaching harvests to push down Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures on Monday, analysts said. Traders, meanwhile, assessed disruptions to U.S. crop exports from Hurricane Ida at a time when global supplies are tight and […]

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs rise, narrowing discount to cash market

Aug. 27, 2021 at 5:23 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soybeans ease as Midwest’s rains seen boosting crop

Aug. 27, 2021 at 3:18 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall on lower cash cattle

Aug. 26, 2021 at 6:17 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall as Midwest rains benefit crops

Aug. 26, 2021 at 4:07 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures ease as beef prices cool

Aug. 25, 2021 at 7:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Wednesday, as beef prices eased ahead of the Labour Day holiday, traditionally a big beef consumption holiday, traders said. “We’re getting into that lull period ahead of the Labour Day holiday, where the retailers have already got their […]

By Christopher Walljasper

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

U.S. grains: Corn climbs on weaker crop conditions

Aug. 25, 2021 at 5:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures climbed on Wednesday for a second day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut crop ratings on Monday afternoon, though beneficial rainfall across parts of the upper U.S. Midwest limited gains. Soybeans ended higher after the market made its biggest daily gain since […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Klassen: Higher input costs limit upside for feeder cattle market

Aug. 25, 2021 at 11:13 am CDT

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling prices were quite variable trading $5 higher to as much as $6 lower. Calf prices have been consolidating over the past couple weeks and once again traded $3 to $4 on either side of unchanged. Strong demand was evident for 800-pound-plus yearlings fresh […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as crop conditions drop, soyoil prices rise

Aug. 24, 2021 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied on Tuesday on eroding Midwest crop conditions and improving export demand, and as soyoil prices rose another three per cent amid further gains in crude oil markets. Corn futures also climbed on deteriorating crop conditions across the heart of the farm belt. […]

By Karl Plume