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CBOT September 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 200-day moving average (blue line), MGEX September 2022 spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. September 2022 hard red wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

CBOT weekly outlook: Speculation, harvests plunge grain prices

By GFM Network News July 6, 2022

MarketsFarm –– Recession fears and harvest pressures weighed down grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Tuesday and it’s unknown when the selloffs will end. Wheat contracts took a tumble by about $1.40 per bushel during the week, while the August soybean contract dropped $1.3225/bu. to close at $14.3925 […] Read more

CBOT December 2022 corn (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures up off multi-month lows

Chicago wheat settles lower

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News July 6, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures rebounded on Wednesday after tumbling to multi-month lows as fears about a global recession fueled liquidation in commodity markets, analysts said. Bargain buying helped support prices following recent sell-offs by funds that were seen as overdone, analysts said. Traders remain uncertain about the […] Read more

CME June 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle follow broad strength in commodities

June lean hog futures down on day

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News April 14, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose on Wednesday for a third straight session, buoyed by broad strength in commodities along with firming cash cattle prices, traders said. A blizzard crossing the northern Plains lent support, raising concern about stress on cattle in the Dakotas, but the storm was […] Read more

CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy up on expectations for long Ukraine conflict

Funds seen buying in after last week's losses

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News March 21, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures jumped on Monday, with traders saying that exports from the Black Sea region will continue to be disrupted this week due to the fighting in Ukraine. Soybean futures also rose sharply, following gains in the crude oil market that also stemmed from major ructions to energy […] Read more

CME April 2022 feeder cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up amid weak broader markets

Nearby hog futures see muted gains

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 15, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures climbed on Tuesday as investors looked for safety amid weaker broader markets. “With oil prices giving up gains the last couple days, the reverse happened in cattle,” said Altin Kalo, Economist at Steiner Consulting Group. CME’s most-active June live cattle added 1.1 cents to 136.8 cents/lb., […] Read more

File photo of wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia. (YGrek/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Louis Dreyfus suspends operations in Russia

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 5, 2022

Paris | Reuters — Louis Dreyfus Co., (LDC), one of the world’s largest agricultural commodity merchants, has suspended its operations in Russia, it said on Friday. LDC did not provide further details in an emailed response to a question about the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on its activities. Like other crop traders, it […] Read more

ICE May 2022 canola (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Analyst sees sharp declines coming for canola

By GFM Network News March 3, 2022

MarketsFarm — Sharp increases in canola and other commodities are said to be coming to an end, according to analyst Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary. Concerns stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have sparked huge gains, but there’s very likely a good amount of volatility ahead. “The market is being really driven by […] Read more

CME April 2022 feeder cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit four-month low

Live cattle weaken; lean hogs higher

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News March 2, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures dropped to a four-month low on Tuesday and live cattle futures eased as Wall Street tumbled, traders said. A surge in prices for grains used for livestock feed added pressure on feeder cattle, traders said. Corn and wheat futures each rose by their daily trading […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Farmers ask U.S. Justice Department to probe fertilizer price spikes

By GFM Network News December 9, 2021

Reuters — Farmers have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether recent spikes in fertilizer prices are attributable to market manipulation by fertilizer companies, according to a letter sent Wednesday by the Family Farm Action Alliance. The group, which has more than 6,000 farmer and rural members, alleges fertilizer companies are setting prices […] Read more

CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat drops as U.S. dollar edges higher

Australia forecasts record wheat crop; corn, soy down on good South America weather

By GFM Network News November 30, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures retreated on Monday on a firmer dollar and as a record harvest outlook from major exporter Australia eased recent concerns about rain-damaged crops. Corn and soybeans followed wheat lower, pressured by technical selling and profit-taking and by good weekend rains in Argentina and parts of Brazil. Chicago Board […] Read more

Canada’s annual inflation rate in June up slightly to 1.9 per cent

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

GFM Network News

Canada’s annual inflation rate in June up slightly to 1.9 per cent

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

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CBOT weekly outlook: Speculation, harvests plunge grain prices

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures up off multi-month lows

U.S. livestock: CME cattle follow broad strength in commodities

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy up on expectations for long Ukraine conflict

U.S. livestock: CME cattle up amid weak broader markets

Louis Dreyfus suspends operations in Russia

ICE weekly outlook: Analyst sees sharp declines coming for canola

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit four-month low

Farmers ask U.S. Justice Department to probe fertilizer price spikes

U.S. grains: Wheat drops as U.S. dollar edges higher

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