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Klassen: Stronger live cattle futures enhance feeder demand

Sep. 19, 2023 at 1:49 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian grass yearling prices were unchanged to $3/cwt lower on average. Steers held value but heifers had a softer tone. Calf prices were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. However, weaker barley prices and stronger deferred live cattle prices limited any slippage. The calf market […]

U.S. grains: Corn down on harvest pressure, demand woes

Sep. 18, 2023 at 5:45 pm CDT

By Zachary Goelman

Flax production lowest since 1967, StatCan predicts

Sep. 15, 2023 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans down on positioning, crush pace

Sep. 15, 2023 at 4:20 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Few surprises in StatCan report, analyst says

Sep. 14, 2023 at 7:50 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Feed weekly outlook: More demand for barley in Alberta

Sep. 14, 2023 at 7:32 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As Alberta’s harvest continued, yields and crop conditions have varied across the province, according to Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta. “There has been such a wide range across the map, it really depends on location,” she said. “We’ve seen some areas that […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on signals of supply, weather concerns

Sep. 14, 2023 at 7:24 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures turned higher amid a volatile trading session on Thursday, as commodities traders wrestled with tight domestic supplies and uncertainty over weather impacts on the current U.S. crop. Analysts said that market participants are focusing on how the recent […]

By Zachary Goelman

ICE weekly outlook: Harvest pressure to weigh on canola

Sep. 14, 2023 at 1:46 am CDT

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market posted gains for the first time in more than a week on Wednesday, but damage was done from a chart standpoint with mounting harvest pressure amid relatively favourable Prairie weather conditions likely to weigh on values over the next few weeks. “It’s that […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices for U.S. soybeans, corn where they should be

Sep. 14, 2023 at 1:37 am CDT

MarketsFarm — There have been no surprises in the price movement for U.S. soybeans and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade following the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply and demand report. “This was a case [for soybeans] where the trade expected even tighter ending stocks. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on Black Sea tensions

Sep. 13, 2023 at 5:03 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) rose for a second straight session on Wednesday, as Russia reported Ukrainian strikes on a naval base in the grain-rich Black Sea region and Kyiv said its grain exports dropped sharply. Kyiv said on Wednesday more […]

By Zachary Goelman