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Close-up file photo of an alfalfa plant in a Canadian field. (Jennifer Seeman/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Forages, Potatoes

P.E.I. seed potato producers backed for ‘soil-building’

Province puts up $3 million for BMP program

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In an attempt to support its potato farmers following trade suspensions with the U.S. over potato wart, the government of Prince Edward Island plans to put up $3 million in new funding for a program that will help farmers shift to “soil-building crops.” “In our meetings with industry and the P.E.I. Potato Board, the need […] Read more
CBOT July 2022 soft red winter wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (green line), MGEX July 2022 spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. July 2022 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures slide on Russian crop exports, U.N. grain talks

Soybeans, corn also pull back on wheat pressure, profit-taking

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell sharply on Wednesday following a report about United Nations efforts to restore Ukraine grain shipments and as forecasts of ample Russian supplies added to the impact on sentiment of expectations high prices will curb demand. Corn and soybean futures also slid as falling wheat prices led profit-taking, […] Read more
CBOT July 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (green and black lines), MGEX July 2022 spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. July 2022 hard red wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat firm as worries about global supplies remain

Corn retreats, soybeans also firm

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rallied on Tuesday, even after India said it would allow overseas wheat shipments awaiting customs clearance, as traders focused on an unrelenting question roiling global prices: Where will the world get its grain? The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) dipped early in the […] Read more
CME July 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and dark red lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs extend recovery from recent slide

Live cattle, feeder cattle lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures rose for a third consecutive session on Tuesday as the market continued to recover from oversold conditions, traders said. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures ended lower. Short-covering helped propel hog futures higher following recent declines, said Matt Wiegand, commodity broker for FuturesOne. The market […] Read more
Stock photo of a grain grower in India. (Triloks/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather, Winter Wheat

India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crop, domestic prices soar

Ban could push global wheat prices to new peaks

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Mumbai | Reuters — India banned wheat exports on Saturday days after saying it was targeting record shipments this year, as a scorching heat wave curtailed output and domestic prices hit a record high. The government said it would still allow exports backed by already issued letters of credit and to countries that request supplies […] Read more
K.C. July 2022 hard red wheat (candlesticks) with MGEX July 2022 spring wheat (yellow line) and CBOT July 2022 wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheats up on ‘indisputably bullish’ cuts to harvest estimates

MGEX July wheat limit up, K.C. July wheat hits contract high

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures set contract highs on Thursday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) slashed its production forecast for the variety that is grown in the U.S. Plains and used to make bread. USDA, in a monthly crop report, projected hard red winter wheat output at 590 million bushels, down […] Read more
CME June 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs weaken amid demand concerns

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures fell on Thursday, as high meat prices are threatening U.S. demand, analysts said. Concerns that inflation could remain elevated for longer than anticipated weighed on the markets because higher prices could reduce meat sales, analysts said. Traders also watched a rise in prices for grain used […] Read more
CME July 2022 lean hogs (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs drop to January lows on demand worries

Live cattle up, feeder cattle down

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Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures on Wednesday fell to their lowest prices since January amid concerns about demand for U.S. pork, analysts said. Inflation and a decline in U.S. pork exports to China, the world’s top pork consumer, are hurting demand, analysts said. The consumer price index rose 8.3 per cent in […] Read more

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