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U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on positioning ahead of supply report

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News May 24, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell nearly one per cent on Thursday, pressured by fears of lower trades in cash cattle markets and positioning ahead of a government supply report due on Friday, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture was set to release its monthly Cattle on Feed report […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rise on investment fund buying

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News May 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. livestock futures rose on Wednesday, with lean hogs bouncing from Tuesday’s roughly three-week low on technical and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. Live cattle futures climbed to a 1-1/2 week high at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, further buoyed by positioning ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Canada says NAFTA officials in constant contact on trade talks

By GFM Network News May 22, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Top U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials are in constant contact about slow-moving talks to revitalize NAFTA and are ready to meet at any time to push the process forwards, Canada’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. Negotiations to update the North American Free Trade Agreement have stalled as Canada and Mexico try […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle surge on technical buying, packer demand

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News May 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Cattle futures jumped the most in more than a month on Monday, buoyed by technical short covering and optimism that demand from beef packers that resulted in last week’s large cattle slaughter will continue this week, traders and analysts said. Front-month June live cattle futures briefly rose by their daily three-cent […] Read more

Canola seed, oil and meal. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops, Reuters

DowDuPont bets on canola in race to boost plant proteins

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News May 18, 2018

Winnipeg | Reuters — Production of Canada’s biggest crop, canola, has expanded rapidly in recent years amid strong demand for the vegetable oil it produces. But the other processed canola product, meal, takes a backseat to U.S. soymeal to feed certain livestock, due to a reduced protein level. Seed developer DowDuPont hopes to change that […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop on weak cash prices, big supplies

By GFM Network News May 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slumped for the fourth time in five sessions on Friday as falling cash cattle prices and ample supplies of slaughter-ready animals weighed on the market, traders said. The possibility that meat exports could slow due to trade tensions with China and uncertainty about a deal […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain prices start to soften

By GFM Network News May 17, 2018

CNS Canada — After a winter with tight supplies leading to a feed grain price rally in Western Canada, prices are starting to back off. “It’s been breaking free a little bit. Kind of surprisingly this year it took till seeding time to see that happen. We’ve seen markets rally right up till May,” said […] Read more

Assembly of a 2014 Chevy Traverse at General Motors’ Lansing Delta Township assembly plant in Michigan. (John F. Martin photo for Chevrolet)

General, Markets, Reuters

NAFTA nations ‘nowhere near’ a deal, USTR says

By GFM Network News May 17, 2018

Washington/New York | Reuters — The top U.S. trade official on Thursday poured cold water on the prospect of an imminent breakthrough in talks to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) hours after Canada’s prime minister struck a positive note. “The NAFTA countries are nowhere near close to a deal,” U.S. Trade Representative […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rebound on technical buying, short-covering

By GFM Network News May 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures bounced on Thursday on technical buying and short-covering following three days of steep declines that had sliced prices by more than five per cent, traders said. Optimism that a deal on a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could be reached by the end […] Read more

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General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. pushing for NAFTA deal ahead of Thursday deadline

By GFM Network News May 16, 2018

Washington | Reuters — The United States is still pushing for a deal to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the White House said on Wednesday, while a top Mexican official held out the possibility of an agreement in the coming weeks. President Donald Trump is committed to getting a better agreement with […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle ease on positioning ahead of supply report

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rise on investment fund buying

Canada says NAFTA officials in constant contact on trade talks

U.S. livestock: Cattle surge on technical buying, packer demand

DowDuPont bets on canola in race to boost plant proteins

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop on weak cash prices, big supplies

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain prices start to soften

NAFTA nations ‘nowhere near’ a deal, USTR says

U.S. livestock: Live cattle rebound on technical buying, short-covering

U.S. pushing for NAFTA deal ahead of Thursday deadline

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