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ICE weekly outlook: Canola still pressured by soybeans, rangebound

Nov. 27, 2019 at 4:50 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The trench in which ICE Futures January canola now finds itself is expected to hold firm, according to Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. “We’re developing a range for the January contract that might hold up for a while, around $455-$467 roughly,” he said. “We could kick […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn stuck waiting on trade news

Nov. 27, 2019 at 12:10 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Live cattle touch seven-month peak on weather woes

Nov. 26, 2019 at 5:48 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy hits two-month low on export competition

Nov. 26, 2019 at 4:47 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Speculators covering canola shorts in latest trading report

Nov. 25, 2019 at 8:01 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month top on firm cash markets

Nov. 25, 2019 at 7:46 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to a one-month high on Monday on firm domestic cash values and signs of rising global cash prices, traders said. Corn futures followed wheat higher but soybean futures fell, with the benchmark January contract hitting its lowest level in more than two […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle touch seven-month high

Nov. 25, 2019 at 7:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures climbed to a seven-month high on Monday, supported by monthly U.S. feedlot data that was not as bearish as some had feared, traders said. Traders also cited spillover strength from record highs on Wall Street equity markets and forecasts for a winter […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soy falls below US$9 on South America weather, trade doubts

Nov. 22, 2019 at 7:11 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. nearby soybean futures closed below $9 a bushel on Friday for the first time since September, pressured by improving crop weather in South America and fears that an initial U.S.-China trade deal could be pushed back to next year, analysts said. Wheat futures ended higher, […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink ahead of USDA feedlot data

Nov. 22, 2019 at 6:57 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures fell to a one-week low and feeder cattle futures hit a six-week low on Friday ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture report that traders expected would show a hefty year-on-year increase in the number of cattle placed in feedlots last month. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide, nearing support at US$9

Nov. 21, 2019 at 5:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in almost two months on Thursday as uncertainty about progress in U.S.-China trade talks overshadowed support from stronger-than-expected weekly U.S. export sales, analysts said. Wheat futures also declined, backing down from a two-week high, but corn futures rose on […]

By Julie Ingwersen