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Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat advances, durum lower

Apr. 12, 2024 at 12:44 pm CDT

Western Canadian spring wheat bids were steady to higher during the week ended April 11, while durum prices fell below the C$400 per tonne mark entirely.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn higher, hog futures rebound

Apr. 11, 2024 at 5:03 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

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U.S. grains: Corn futures drop despite lower US supply numbers

Apr. 11, 2024 at 4:59 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

USDA holds steady on Brazilian production estimates

Apr. 11, 2024 at 1:56 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy drops, corn ticks up ahead of Brazil and US crop reports

Apr. 10, 2024 at 4:59 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola looking to S&D report for direction

Apr. 10, 2024 at 3:45 pm CDT

While the start of the week of Apr. 8 saw canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange trade in a very narrow range, broker Jamie Wilton of RJ O’Brien in Winnipeg said that could soon change.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Attention in CBOT soybeans/corn turning to spring weather

Apr. 10, 2024 at 3:29 pm CDT

North American weather conditions should become a major influence on the activity in the grain and oilseed markets in the upcoming weeks as farmers turn their attention to spring seeding.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

USDA to halt July cattle report and some crop data, citing budget levels

Apr. 9, 2024 at 6:42 pm CDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling its July cattle inventory report as well as county-level estimates for crops and livestock, the government said in a statement on Tuesday, citing budget constraints.

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

U.S. grains: Grain, soy futures keep dipping on weather, govt reports

Apr. 9, 2024 at 6:37 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat, soy and corn futures fell for a second straight day on Tuesday, weighed down by sustained competition abroad and improving U.S. planting weather on the horizon, analysts said.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures turn higher amid rising wholesale prices

Apr. 9, 2024 at 6:33 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on Tuesday, as continued strength in wholesale prices eased concerns about consumer demand - even as investors grew nervous about ongoing inflationary concerns and rising consumer prices, traders said.

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters