Insights and Stories on Prices

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally as China buys pork

Jun. 28, 2021 at 5:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose three per cent on Monday, supported by rising demand as China moved to buy pork for its reserves to shore up the domestic market, traders said. China’s state planner said on Monday that central and local governments will start buying […]

U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm on technical buying

Jun. 25, 2021 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Feed weekly outlook: New-crop prices to rise

Jun. 24, 2021 at 8:35 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: July hogs limit-down to lowest since late March

Jun. 24, 2021 at 7:17 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

ICE weekly outlook: Weather, carryout support canola

Jun. 23, 2021 at 8:07 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall as cash pork prices slide

Jun. 23, 2021 at 7:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell sharply on Wednesday, with the front-month Chicago Mercantile Exchange contract sinking 2.8 per cent to its lowest in more than two months. Weakness in the cash market pressured hog futures, traders said. CME July hogs settled down three cents at 104.525 […]

By Mark Weinraub

Potash partnership with BHP ‘not our focus,’ Nutrien executive says

Jun. 22, 2021 at 8:03 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian potash producer Nutrien is not focused on any potential collaboration with miner BHP Group, a senior Nutrien executive said Tuesday in the company’s first public comments about reports of possible co-operation. BHP has for years been constructing a potash mine at Jansen, Sask., near Nutrien’s […]

By Rod Nickel

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba dry beans in good shape

Jun. 22, 2021 at 7:38 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Despite temperatures ranging from near-freezing lows to sweltering highs and receiving little precipitation, Manitoba’s dry edible bean crop has weathered the conditions well, according to the province’s pulse specialist. “We’ve had some interesting weather over the last week to two weeks,” Dennis Lange, pulse specialist for Manitoba Agriculture […]

By Adam Peleshaty

U.S. livestock: Hogs firm after five days of declines

Jun. 22, 2021 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures firmed on Tuesday, with the front-month contract snapping a five-session losing streak on some mild bargain-buying and short-covering, traders said. But concerns about waning export demand for U.S. supplies from China and Mexico kept the gains in check and hog futures remained […]

By Mark Weinraub

Klassen: Feeder market percolating higher

Jun. 22, 2021 at 7:53 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $1-$4 higher on average; calves were steady to $2 higher. Limited volume of calves under 600 lbs. made the market hard to define; however, strong demand was surfacing across all weight categories. The weaker Canadian dollar, along with stronger live cattle […]

By Jerry Klassen