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U.S. grains: Soy futures rise amid US export demand

Dec. 14, 2023 at 4:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters -- Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures settled higher on Thursday on steady U.S. export demand and weakness in the dollar, analysts said.

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on improving weather forecast for Brazil

Dec. 13, 2023 at 4:18 pm CST

By Brendan O'Brien Reuters

Argentina’s Milei to seek 15 per cent export tax hike on some grains: source

Dec. 13, 2023 at 2:33 pm CST

By Maxmilian Heath Reuters

ICE weekly outlook: Drifting market in need of outside support

Dec. 13, 2023 at 2:13 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy futures end down as traders eye Brazil weather

Dec. 12, 2023 at 4:04 pm CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Pulse weekly outlook: Good prices for green, yellow peas

Dec. 12, 2023 at 2:45 pm CST

Glacier Farm Media – Prices for green and yellow peas across Western Canada have likely hit their peak, according to Darwin Hamilton of Kalshea Commodities Inc.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm MarketsFarm

Canadian cattle in a feedlot with a cowboy in the background.

Klassen: Year-end buying interest boosts feeder market

Dec. 12, 2023 at 11:54 am CST

Strength was noted in calves under 650 pounds while feeders over 700 pounds were relatively unchanged. Larger packages of weaned quality genetics were $8 to $10 higher in some cases.

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Soybeans finish higher on Brazil weather concerns, global demand

Dec. 11, 2023 at 4:05 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday as concerns re-emerged that drought conditions in Brazil are having a detrimental effect on crops in the top-producing nation and after the U.S. government announced another export sale.

By Brendan O'Brien Reuters

Funds back adding to shorts in canola after month of covering

Dec. 11, 2023 at 10:44 am CST

After a month of covering short positions, fund traders were back adding to their bearish bets to start December, with the net short position in the oilseed growing by roughly 13,000 contracts, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

By MarketsFarm Phil Franz-Warkentin

Panama Canal drought to delay grain ships well into 2024

Dec. 11, 2023 at 9:18 am CST

Bulk grain shippers hauling crops from the U.S. Gulf Coast export hub to Asia are sailing longer routes and paying higher freight costs to avoid vessel congestion and record-high transit fees in the drought-hit Panama Canal, traders and analysts said.

By Karl Plume Reuters