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ICE Canola Midday: Taking back some lost ground

U.S. markets closed for Thanksgiving

By GFM Network News November 28, 2024

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures were stronger by late Thursday morning, attempting to recover from sharp losses this week generated by the threat of tariffs made by the incoming Trump administration. An analyst stressed the “need to keep calm” in front of United States President-elect Donald Trump. He […] Read more

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Barley, Corn, Crops, Livestock, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices drop, barley favoured

By Adam Peleshaty November 28, 2024

Despite United States corn futures declining as of late, barley is still the preferred feed grain at feedlots in southern Alberta, said a trader.

Global markets

Global Markets: Canadian PM, premiers meet online

Premiers present united front

By GFM Network News November 28, 2024

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the country’s premiers met in a virtual conference on Wednesday, discussing the tariff threat from the incoming Trump administration. Premiers representing the broad political spectrum […] Read more

Currency Markets

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie rises slowly

By GFM Network News November 28, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar continued to recover on Thursday morning. The loonie was at US$0.7136 or US$1=C$1.4013 as of 8:32 a.m. CST, compared to US$0.7125 or US$1=C$1.4036. The United States Dollar Index increased 0.22 of a point at 106.30. U.S. markets are closed today due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Crude […] Read more

Futures

ICE canola narrowly mixed in thin holiday volumes

By GFM Network News November 28, 2024

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market was holding near unchanged Thursday morning in thin and choppy activity with markets in the United States closed for Thanksgiving. U.S. markets will only open for reduced hours on Friday, and the lack of direction from the soy complex had the canola […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy up, corn unchanged on pre-Thanksgiving positioning

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters November 27, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures inched up on Wednesday on technical buying and as investors adjusted positions ahead of Thursday's Thanksgiving Day holiday.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Cattle futures up on strong demand, Mexico border closure

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters November 27, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures rose on Wednesday as a strong cash market and a screwworm outbreak in Mexican cattle added support to futures, analysts said.

Canola, Markets, Soybeans

ICE Canada Weekly: Uncertainty weighs on canola

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 27, 2024

As the Canadian canola industry remained braced for whatever may come from China in regard to tariffs, a sharp blow to the oilseed arose from a much different source. United States President-elect Donald Trump threatened Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent tariffs on their goods imported by the U.S. effective Jan. 20, the day he’s sworn in.

Currency Markets

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie up, crude oil steady

By GFM Network News November 27, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar bounced back on Wednesday while staying above 71 United States cents. The loonie closed at US$0.7125 or US$1=C$1.4036, compared to US$0.7101 or US$1=C$1.4082 on Tuesday. The U.S. Dollar Index fell 0.89 of a point at 106.12. U.S. markets will be closed on Thursday due to the Thanksgiving Day […] Read more

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets

CBOT weekly: Soybeans/corn to trade sideways

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 27, 2024

Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are expected to hold rangebound and trade sideways through the holiday season, as market participants wait to get a better handle on what trade policies proposed by United States President-elect Donald Trump may mean for the commodities in the new year.

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Markets

ICE Canola Midday: Taking back some lost ground

Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices drop, barley favoured

Global Markets: Canadian PM, premiers meet online

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie rises slowly

ICE canola narrowly mixed in thin holiday volumes

U.S. grains: Soy up, corn unchanged on pre-Thanksgiving positioning

U.S. grains: Cattle futures up on strong demand, Mexico border closure

ICE Canada Weekly: Uncertainty weighs on canola

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie up, crude oil steady

CBOT weekly: Soybeans/corn to trade sideways

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