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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat firm ahead of USDA report

Aug. 10, 2023 at 6:48 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and wheat futures firmed on Thursday, with traders unwinding bearish bets ahead of a key U.S. government report on supply and demand on Friday. The soybean market was mixed, with thinly traded old-crop contracts easing and new-crop contracts firming as investors […]

ICE weekly outlook: Canola prices ‘cheap’ but rangebound

Aug. 9, 2023 at 7:00 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: Few changes expected in coming U.S. reports

Aug. 9, 2023 at 5:41 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise, wheat drops

Aug. 9, 2023 at 4:15 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures firm

Aug. 8, 2023 at 6:58 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Upward momentum in feeder market eases

Aug. 8, 2023 at 7:12 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged. Higher-quality groups of yearling heifers appeared to trade steady to $2 higher on average while steer markets traded $3-$4 higher to $2 lower. Calf prices are unchanged from seven days earlier. The rally in deferred live cattle futures […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: wheat firms on Russian port attack, India import prospects

Aug. 4, 2023 at 3:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat climbed on Friday after a Ukrainian drone attack near a Russian Black Sea export hub, rekindling global supply fears while India raised demand expectations as it considers scrapping wheat tariffs. Soybeans climbed on stronger crude and vegetable oil markets, also on alert following the […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: wheat falls after Ukraine port attack renews worries

Aug. 2, 2023 at 3:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat slid for a sixth consecutive session on Wednesday, after sharp gains overnight as supply jitters caused by a Russian strike against a Ukrainian port were tempered by strong Russian exports and signs Moscow is open to reviving a Black Sea corridor deal. Soybeans dipped […]

By Christopher Walljasper

ICE canola weekly outlook: Prices trending down ahead of harvest

Aug. 2, 2023 at 3:35 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – ICE Futures canola contracts lost ground during the week ended Aug. 2, as spillover from outside markets and easing concerns over the state of the crop ahead of the harvest weighed on values. Excessive heat during the flowering period in June and July caused canola prices to climb […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CBOT weekly outlook: August forecasts pulling prices down

Aug. 2, 2023 at 3:28 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Recent weather forecasts for much of the United States put pressure on grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) during the week ended Aug. 2. Cooler and wetter conditions are expected for the U.S. Midwest during the first half of August, which could help stabilize corn […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm