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U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on improving export prospects

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News March 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures jumped 3.5 per cent on Thursday, supported by signs that exports could pick up due to rising Chinese demand, traders said. China bought 23,846 tonnes of U.S. pork last week, its biggest purchase in nearly two years, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Thursday. Chinese hog prices […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on short-covering

By GFM Network News March 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied on Thursday for the second time in three days, hitting their highest in more than a week as investors scrambled to unwind short positions, traders said. The short squeeze came as the winter wheat crop in the U.S. has been breaking dormancy. “I think […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed after hitting three-month high

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News March 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mixed on Wednesday, with the front-month contract easing on profit-taking after rallying to a three-month high while deferred contracts rose on expectations of tight supplies, traders said. Live cattle contracts were firm following two straight days of declines with concerns about a massive U.S. storm system […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on profit-taking

By GFM Network News March 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures eased 1.2 per cent on Wednesday, setting back on a mild round of profit taking after prices posted their biggest rally since last summer on Tuesday. Corn and soybeans ended higher after weakening overnight and early in the day session as traders moved to cover short positions amid […] Read more

ICE May 2019 canola with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Trade among issues hurting market

By GFM Network News March 13, 2019

MarketsFarm — ICE canola futures are in trouble for a number of reasons, according to Exceed Grain senior marketing analyst Wayne Palmer. “We’re in a lot of trouble unless Trump signs this deal with China,” he said. Reports have stated the U.S. and China will sign a trade agreement at the end of March. U.S. […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 corn, with May 2019 soybeans in yellow. (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Time running out for trade talks

By GFM Network News March 13, 2019

MarketsFarm — As trade talks between the U.S. and China continue, many are watching headlines closely for hints of what’s to come. The crop commodity market “has been in a downslide for a long time which is mainly due to U.S. and China trade uncertainties,” said Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers. “It always sounds […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 wheat with Bollinger bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as investors cover shorts

By GFM Network News March 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped 5.5 per cent on Tuesday, rebounding from contract lows on a round of technical buying and bargain hunting in an oversold market, traders said. Corn and soybeans also were higher after recent declines, but their gains paled in comparison with wheat as traders unwound bearish positions despite […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally for second day

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News March 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures rallied 3.7 per cent on Monday to their highest level since January, with strength in the cash market leading the way, traders said. But cattle futures weakened, setting back from Friday’s gains amid plentiful supplies. Chicago Mercantile Exchange April lean hogs settled 2.3 cents higher at 62.85 […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 wheat, with MGEX May 2019 wheat in orange. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures plunge to contract lows

By GFM Network News March 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank 2.7 per cent to their lowest since January 2018 on Monday, pressured by plentiful stocks that were providing overseas buyers with multiple options for supplies when looking for export deals. The weakness in wheat weighed on corn, which notched its fourth straight day of declines and hit […] Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump survey damage and are briefed by a FEMA official on March 8, 2019 in Beauregard, Alabama, where 23 people in Lee County were killed by tornadoes earlier in the week. (Photo: Reuters/Mike Theiler)

General, Markets, Reuters

Trump budget proposes steep subsidy cuts to U.S. farmers

By GFM Network News March 11, 2019

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2020 budget on Monday proposed a 15 per cent cut for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, calling its subsidies to farmers “overly generous” at a time when they are going through the worst crisis in decades because of depressed commodity prices and Trump’s trade tariffs. The Republican […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally on improving export prospects

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on short-covering

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed after hitting three-month high

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on profit-taking

ICE weekly outlook: Trade among issues hurting market

CBOT weekly outlook: Time running out for trade talks

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as investors cover shorts

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rally for second day

U.S. grains: Wheat futures plunge to contract lows

Trump budget proposes steep subsidy cuts to U.S. farmers

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