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CME February 2020 lean hogs with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Firmer cash prices support CME hog futures

By GFM Network News December 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures rose on Tuesday with support from stronger cash prices, while live cattle futures eased in a setback from recent advances. Gains in hog futures and cash prices reflect solid domestic demand for pork and signal that pig supplies are expected to tighten heading into the new year, said […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Strong foreign demand boosts North American hog markets

By GFM Network News December 10, 2019

MarketsFarm — While the volume of hogs at North American slaughter markets have kept packing plants near capacity in recent weeks, strong foreign export demand has kept pork values high. “We expect pork values to move higher, due to the shortness of production in China,” said Brad Marceniuk, a Saskatchewan provincial livestock economist in Saskatoon. […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: WASDE yields mixed results

By GFM Network News December 10, 2019

MarketsFarm — World agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have turned out largely bullish for wheat values, bearish for corn and neutral for soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). The report, released Tuesday, lowered U.S. wheat stocks by 40 million bushels to total 947 million tonnes, […] Read more

CBOT March 2020 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on trade deal hopes

By GFM Network News December 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday, rising for a sixth consecutive session on hopes that the United States and China will continue to progress toward an interim trade deal. Corn futures also edged higher on an improved trade outlook as Canada, Mexico and the United States approved changes to a preliminary […] Read more

CBOT January 2020 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high

By GFM Network News December 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a fifth straight session to their highest in two weeks as Chinese importers on Monday bought at least five bulk cargo shipments of the oilseed from the United States, or about 300,000 tonnes, traders said. A rally to four-week highs in soyoil futures helped support the […] Read more

CME February 2020 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Plentiful supply pressures CME hogs

By GFM Network News December 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures fell on Monday in a turnaround from a two-week high last week, as large inventories pressured prices. Meat packers slaughtered an estimated 496,000 pigs, up from 475,000 a year ago, putting extra pork on the market. U.S. hog supplies are large after farmers expanded their herds to supply […] Read more

A U.S. nameplate at the WTO headquarters in Geneva on Dec. 9, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Denis Balibouse)

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. seals demise of WTO appeals bench, trade officials say

By GFM Network News December 9, 2019

Geneva | Reuters — The fate of the World Trade Organization’s top court was effectively sealed on Monday after the United States said it would not back a proposal to allow it to continue, trade officials said, although the WTO chief vowed to find a solution. The Trump administration has been blocking appointments to the […] Read more

CBOT January 2020 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise as China offers tariff waivers

By GFM Network News December 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a fourth consecutive session on Friday as China said it would waive import tariffs for some U.S. farm products, renewing optimism for a possible trade agreement between Washington and Beijing. Tariff waivers will be based on applications by individual companies for U.S. soybean and pork imports, […] Read more

Covantis developers said they met with industry stakeholders in Brazil in October to discuss how their system would apply in soybean traffic between Brazil and China. (Covantis.io)

Crops, Markets

Major grain traders’ e-transaction platform gets name

By GFM Network News December 5, 2019

The blockchain-based global commodity transaction platform being developed by six of the world’s biggest agrifood firms is moving ahead with a new name and project leader. The six companies — ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Louis Dreyfus, Cofco and Glencore Agriculture — announced Wednesday the project will be named Covantis, and have hired former ADM executive Stefano […] Read more

ICE Futures January 2020 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola steady, awaits news

By GFM Network News December 4, 2019

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but remain rangebound overall awaiting some fresh market-moving news. Some direction could come from the U.S. soybean complex, as the ongoing back-and-forth of trade talks with China could see some actual movement ahead of a Dec. 15 deadline that will see the […] Read more

Daily Network News

ICE weekly: War news driving canola markets

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U.S. livestock: Firmer cash prices support CME hog futures

Strong foreign demand boosts North American hog markets

CBOT weekly outlook: WASDE yields mixed results

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on trade deal hopes

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high

U.S. livestock: Plentiful supply pressures CME hogs

U.S. seals demise of WTO appeals bench, trade officials say

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise as China offers tariff waivers

Major grain traders’ e-transaction platform gets name

ICE weekly outlook: Canola steady, awaits news

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