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Klassen: Feeder cattle market tenacious

Aug. 17, 2015 at 7:22 pm CDT

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices appeared to shrug off all negative economic news and divorce from the fed cattle complex this past week. Volumes were once again quite thin, characterized by varying quality. Feedlot operators were active on all fronts, especially in southern Alberta where the barley harvest is in […]

U.S. grains: Midwest’s weather weighs down corn, soybeans

Aug. 17, 2015 at 4:21 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: Firm cash, pork prices lift CME hogs

Aug. 17, 2015 at 4:14 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

JBS doesn’t see Brazil beef exports to U.S. before 2016

Aug. 14, 2015 at 5:45 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag with initial cash prices

Aug. 14, 2015 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans resume slide, register big weekly loss

Aug. 14, 2015 at 3:00 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures dropped on Friday as favourable rains were expected to move into the U.S. Midwest, finishing with a big weekly loss. An unexpected increase to the U.S. harvest outlook on Wednesday hung over the market, after soybeans, wheat and corn all rebounded in the […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. grains: Grains, soy stabilize a day after USDA-led tumble

Aug. 13, 2015 at 7:17 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose two per cent on Thursday, recovering after a nearly three per cent drop a day earlier when bearish data in a monthly U.S. government crop report sent grain markets tumbling. Soybean and corn futures staged modest rebounds, one day after the U.S. […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle snap back from early session losses

Aug. 13, 2015 at 6:59 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Thursday, fueled by short-covering and technical buying that turned back initial selling, traders said. October led the day’s rally as investors bought that contract and simultaneously sold August ahead of its expiration on Aug. 31. Spot-August futures […]

By Theopolis Waters

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans face uncertain future

Aug. 12, 2015 at 5:50 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Chicago corn and soybeans both suffered heavy losses during the week ended Wednesday, as a supply and demand survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected better-than-expected harvests. The report pegged U.S. corn output at 13.686 billion bushels while soybean output was pegged at 3.916 billion bushels. […]

By Dave Sims

ICE weekly outlook: Canola drop may spur fresh demand

Aug. 12, 2015 at 5:39 pm CDT

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola futures dropped sharply on Wednesday as the market reacted to a surprisingly bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture report and resulting losses in soybeans. While the nearby technical bias has turned bearish, the latest weakness may also serve to uncover some fresh export demand […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin