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Klassen: tight supplies continue to underpin feeder complex

Jul. 24, 2023 at 8:19 am CDT

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$5/cwt higher on average while calves were up $5/cwt to as much as $10/cwt in some cases. Feather light calves under 500 pounds reached fresh historical highs with 300-400 pound steers trading from $400-$450/cwt in Southern Alberta. Finishing feedlots continue to […]

U.S. Grains: wheat futures drop, corn weak, soybeans mixed

Jul. 21, 2023 at 4:57 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. Livestock: cattle futures fall, supplies remain tight

Jul. 21, 2023 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Fund position flips to net long in canola

Jul. 21, 2023 at 3:27 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. Livestock: cattle futures fall after hitting record high

Jul. 20, 2023 at 4:22 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. Grains: CBOT wheat futures dip after rally; corn, soybeans also lower

Jul. 20, 2023 at 4:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dipped on Thursday but remained near recent peaks as a third night of Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports renewed concerns about disruptions to exports needed to meet world demand and stave off rising food prices. Wheat futures had risen in […]

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: C$900 per tonne in reach for canola

Jul. 19, 2023 at 4:48 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Sporadic rainfall across the Prairies has not been enough to stop canola’s upward momentum during the week ended July 19, while a pair of other factors are fueling the oilseed’s rise. The November canola contract went from settling below the C$800 per tonne mark (C$797.50/tonne) on July 12 […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle firm; remain near recent highs

Jul. 19, 2023 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle edged higher on Wednesday, with tight U.S. supplies keeping prices near contract highs. A lack of fresh fundamental inputs limited the gains. August live cattle futures LCQ3 settled up 0.05 cent at 181.325 cents per pound, ending just below the contract high […]

By Tom Polansek

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U.S. grains: wheat sees biggest jump since aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Jul. 19, 2023 at 4:19 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters U.S. wheat futures jumped 8.5% on Wednesday, their biggest daily gain since days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as intensification of the war threatened to slow grain export shipments from a major global supplier. The benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract Wv1 briefly […]

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly update: Dry conditions, war propel prices upward

Jul. 19, 2023 at 4:09 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Prices on the Chicago Board of Trade continued to rally on July 19, and to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers of Barrington, Ill., they appeared set to push higher. Capinegro pointed to the hot and dry weather across much of the United States as the main reason […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm