Insights and Stories on Supplies

U.S. grains: Wheat drops as Russia lessens export curb fears

Dec. 21, 2018 at 5:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell nearly two per cent on Friday after Russia raised its grain export forecast and dampened speculation that tight supplies would prompt curbs on overseas shipments from the world’s biggest wheat supplier. Soybeans dropped to a three-week low as favourable weather boosted crop […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag as China sale fails to impress

Dec. 13, 2018 at 4:40 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures lower on plentiful supplies

Oct. 10, 2018 at 5:21 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Large Canadian canola ending stocks expected

Sep. 6, 2018 at 1:20 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Alberta feedlots prepared for supply issues

Aug. 30, 2018 at 10:34 pm CDT

By Terry Fries

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying, short-covering lift CME hogs

Jun. 1, 2018 at 7:42 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures settled higher on Friday, with support from bargain buying and short-covering heading into the weekend, said traders. CME June hog futures led gainers after investors bought that contract and simultaneously sold deferred months in a trading strategy known as bull spreads, […]

By Reuters

Canola stocks comfortable, eyes on new crop

May. 11, 2018 at 2:27 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Canadian canola stocks are rather large heading into the new growing season, but attention now is firmly on new-crop production. Statistics Canada on Friday pegged canola supplies in the country as of March 31 at 9.1 million tonnes, the second-largest on record for that time of year […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

USDA sees soy, corn acreage falling as supplies hit record

Mar. 29, 2018 at 1:02 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers will cut their plantings of both soybeans and corn this spring with supplies of both commodities at record highs, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday. Soybean plantings, despite the expected drop, will top corn acreage for the first time since 1983, USDA said. […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. cattle placements hit 16-year high for February

Mar. 23, 2018 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers drove 7.3 per cent more cattle into U.S. feedlots in February than a year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday, the most for the month in 16 years. Persistent drought in the U.S. Plains withered winter wheat grazing pastures, which forced beef […]

By Theopolis Waters

Canadian canola stocks jump

Feb. 5, 2018 at 10:42 am CST

CNS Canada — Stocks of Canadian canola have increased substantially, according to the latest estimate from Statistics Canada. Total stocks of oats, lentils and peas also rose, but not by as much as canola. StatsCan on Monday pegged canola stocks, as of Dec. 31, 2017 at 14.15 million tonnes, up […]

By Dave Sims

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