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CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20- and 100-day moving averages and August 2023 soybeans (yellow line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy climbs on supply worries ahead of USDA reports

Chicago wheat, corn also rise

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a second straight session on Tuesday as traders braced for a monthly U.S. government crop report due on Wednesday that is expected to project a smaller crop and tighter supplies, analysts said. Wheat futures rose as a drone strike on Ukraine’s Odesa port returned attention to […] Read more
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Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates at historical highs

Higher borrowing costs offset lower feed prices

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For the week ending Saturday, western Canadian yearling steer prices were quoted $2-$4 higher; yearling heifers traded $2 higher to $5 lower. Calves were relatively unchanged although volumes were limited. Larger groups of quality genetics were well bid while second tier cattle were marginally discounted off the highs. Some ranches are liquidating yearlings about one […] Read more
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures climb ahead of key USDA reports

CBOT December corn up, September wheat down

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose about two per cent on Monday, bouncing off of a one-week low set Friday as traders positioned ahead of monthly crop reports due at midweek from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that are expected to project tighter U.S. supplies of the oilseed, traders said. Strength in global […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

Fund short position hits six-month low in canola

CBOT soybeans show reduced net long

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MarketsFarm — The speculative short position in ICE Futures canola fell to its smallest level in six months at the beginning of July, as fund traders covered short positions and put on some new longs. That’s according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of July […] Read more
CBOT December 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn firms on technicals, short-covering

Soybeans retreat; wheat futures consolidate

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Thursday on technical buying and short covering following a two-week slide that took prices to 2-1/2 year lows. Soybean futures fell in a profit-taking retreat from multi-month highs posted after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unexpectedly slashed its U.S. plantings estimate and as recent rains […] Read more
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Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Falling corn prices not spurring new demand

Feed barley bids in Alberta, Manitoba up from month-ago

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MarketsFarm — Falling prices for U.S. corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are having little effect on shipments going to Alberta feedlots, according to one grain buyer. The September corn contract fell to its lowest price since January 2021 when it dropped to US$4.79 per bushel on Wednesday, before closing at US$4.8525/bu. […] Read more
Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Acreage at forefront in soy, corn markets

USDA estimates were bullish for soy, bearish for corn

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MarketsFarm — Surprising acreage estimates released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture last Friday could remain a major feature in soybean and corn markets for the foreseeable future, as traders contemplate a much smaller-than-expected soybean acreage base and larger-than-expected corn area. “You can’t close your eyes on these acreage numbers,” said Scott Capinegro of Barrington […] Read more
File photo of a view near the Canadian end of the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Windsor and Detroit and is considered one of North America’s busiest trade routes. (Steven_Kriemadis/iStock/Getty Images)
General, Reuters

NAFTA meeting to skirt major disputes, U.S. trade rep says

Dairy, corn, energy issues to be discussed via separate channels

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Washington | Reuters — U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s meetings with North American trade partners Canada and Mexico this week will not delve deeply into major disputes over Mexico’s biotech corn and energy policies nor Canadian dairy access, a senior USTR official said on Wednesday. The annual meeting of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) Free Trade […] Read more
CBOT September 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX September 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. September 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on slow harvesting, poor crop conditions

Corn hits 2-1/2-year low and ends mixed, soy mostly firm

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged on Wednesday as slow winter wheat harvesting and deteriorating spring crop conditions fuelled buying and short covering that lifted prices from 2-1/2-week lows. The wheat rally pulled corn up from 2-1/2-year lows despite expanded plantings and recent rains that lessened concerns about drought-reduced yields. Soybeans firmed on […] Read more

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