Insights and Stories on Prices

Prairie cash wheat: Falling Minneapolis futures weigh on Prairie bids

Nov. 19, 2021 at 12:42 pm CST

MarketsFarm — A sharp drop in Minneapolis spring wheat futures weighed on cash wheat bids across the Prairies during the week ended Thursday, but declines in the Canadian dollar provided some support and helped temper losses somewhat. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were […]

U.S. livestock: Cash, export markets lift CME live cattle

Nov. 18, 2021 at 6:57 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy ease on profit-taking

Nov. 18, 2021 at 6:39 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

Feed weekly outlook: Record imports of U.S. corn likely

Nov. 18, 2021 at 5:12 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat up on strong exports, inflation worries

Nov. 17, 2021 at 5:56 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall, live cattle firm

Nov. 17, 2021 at 5:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures fell on Wednesday, hit by profit-taking after rallying in the previous session, traders said. Live cattle futures were firm but gains were kept in check as the market consolidated near the 4-1/2-year highs hit earlier in the week. CME December lean hogs […]

By Reuters

ICE weekly outlook: Canola trade starts rolling out of January early

Nov. 17, 2021 at 3:56 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Action has begun somewhat sooner than expected for traders rolling out of the January canola contract on ICE Futures, according to trader Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. The main reasons are the massive size of the long position and tight supplies of canola. However, he wasn’t […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybean purchases steal wheat’s thunder

Nov. 17, 2021 at 3:12 pm CST

MarketsFarm — While Chicago wheat is hitting new contract highs, soybeans are the standout commodity on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to one trader. Over the weekend, there were rumblings that China had purchased five cargoes worth of soybeans earlier in the week. Three nights later, that number […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat down off nine-year high

Nov. 16, 2021 at 6:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Tuesday on a profit-taking setback, with the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract sagging 1.9 per cent from the nine-year high it hit on Monday. Corn and soybean futures also were lower, but the declines were kept […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs up, cattle weak

Nov. 16, 2021 at 5:27 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group lean hog futures rallied on Tuesday, supported by fund buying and expectations that supplies will begin to tighten in the coming weeks, traders said. Live cattle futures eased slightly for the second day in a row as the market waited for fresh bullish inputs […]

By Reuters