Insights and Stories on Shutdown

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop in technical sell-off

Jan. 14, 2019 at 5:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell for the second straight session on Monday, sliding to a one-week low on pressure from technical selling and a lack of bullish information to propel gains, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also eased to the lowest since Jan. 7, […]

U.S. shutdown sends grain traders, farmers hunting for data

Jan. 11, 2019 at 3:14 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

ICE weekly outlook: Canola stuck in winter slump

Jan. 9, 2019 at 7:18 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. delays key agriculture reports due to government shutdown

Jan. 4, 2019 at 3:28 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

As loans and aid dry up, U.S. farmers face fresh challenge from shutdown

Jan. 3, 2019 at 4:35 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans wait on China news

Jan. 2, 2019 at 5:50 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade started 2019 on a firm note, bouncing higher on rumours of fresh Chinese buying interest. However, with the U.S. government still in partial shutdown mode, confirmation of that business was lacking and additional advances remain questionable. “We’re basically buying […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Canola waits for U.S. shutdown to end

Jan. 2, 2019 at 5:19 pm CST

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures canola market, like its fellow commodity markets, currently sits at the mercy of the U.S. government shutdown, according to one analyst. “It all has to do with the government shutdown in the States. Soybeans keep on rallying, than they lose ground towards the end […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Is China buying U.S. soy? Washington shutdown keeps traders guessing

Dec. 28, 2018 at 11:45 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Commodity traders are in the dark because of the partial U.S. government shutdown, unable to see daily and weekly reports of agricultural exports to obtain clues as to whether China is following through with promises to buy grain and soy amid the ongoing trade war. Traders […]

By Julie Ingwersen

CP talks said stagnating as strike deadline looms

Apr. 20, 2018 at 2:08 pm CDT

Montreal/Vancouver | Reuters –– Canada’s biggest rail union said no progress had been made in negotiations on Friday with Canadian Pacific Railway to reach a deal before a Saturday deadline as worries about a potential strike weighed on the country’s crude oil prices. If the two sides fail to reach […]

By Allison Lampert Julie Gordon

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