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CME April 2023 live cattle with 10-, 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs ease on weak exports

Boxed beef prices seen firm

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures fell on Thursday, with signs of weakening export demand for beef and pork pressuring prices. Traders also said the cattle market was still ripe for profit taking even after falling on Wednesday. The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday morning export sales of beef […] Read more
A dried-out corn crop next to cotton planted into a dried-out cornfield at Tostado in Argentina’s northern Santa Fe province, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Miguel Lo Bianco)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: It still comes down to South America

Continent's soy situation conflicting

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MarketsFarm — Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to issue its next supply and demand estimates on March 8, what’s going on in South America continues to dominate the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to Andrew Mages of Progressive Ag in Fargo, N.D. “Typically it’s not the most important report because […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 soybeans with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat futures bounce after declines

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures rose on Wednesday, with bargain buyers snapping up commodities that posted sharp declines during February. The higher closes in soybeans and corn snapped a stretch of five straight losing sessions. Traders said that the recent sell-off may have sparked some buying interest from importers that […] Read more
CME April 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures drop but declines limited

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures weakened on Wednesday, with profit taking noted as prices remained near multi-year highs hit during February. Strength in the cash market limited the declines. Hog futures also were weaker but the market remained underpinned by hopes that recent weakness in soybeans and corn will cut […] Read more
Wheat in progress west of Pathlow, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2022. (Dave Bedard photo)
General, Markets, Weather

Crop, livestock prices offset reduced marketings in 2022

StatCan data on farm cash receipts tracks recovery off 2021 drought

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New full-year data on Canada’s farm cash receipts in calendar 2022 show how increased commodity prices last year more than offset the drop in quantities sold. Statistics Canada on Tuesday released figures showing Canadian farm cash receipts in 2022 at $94.9 billion, up 14.1 per cent from 2021, including crop receipts of $53.9 billion (also […] Read more
An ammonia and nitrogen fertilizer plant in Russia. (Saoirse_2010/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Reuters

Russia, U.S. bicker at UN over donating fertilizer to Syria

U.S. calls for Russia to distribute via UN

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United Nations | Reuters — Russia and the United States bickered on Tuesday over whether Russian fertilizer could be donated to Syria as Moscow heightens complaints about obstacles to its fertilizer shipments before the renewal of a deal allowing Ukraine Black Sea grain exports. Some 260,000 tonnes of Russian fertilizer has been stuck in several […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hits lowest since August

Chicago soybeans, wheat also drop

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Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest level in more than six months on Tuesday and soybean and wheat futures also dropped on a round of end-of-month liquidation by investment funds, traders said. Soybeans notched the biggest declines, with the most-active contract falling 2.2 per cent, its biggest daily decline since […] Read more
Expiration day for CME’s February 2023 live cattle contract, with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures strong

Lean hog futures close mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended firm on Tuesday, with the front-month contract hitting its highest in more than eight years as tight supplies continued to underpin the market. Hog futures ended mixed. Expectations for strong cash prices for the next few months due to tight supplies supported cattle futures. […] Read more
File photo of a docked grain vessel at a Black Sea port in Turkey. (Bfk92/E+/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

Bulk ocean freight rates recover off lows

Container rates remain in downtrend

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MarketsFarm — Ocean freight rates have shown some strength in late February, with the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) recovering off two-and-a-half-year lows hit earlier in the month. The BDI, a major indicator of bulk shipping rates, has risen for seven straight sessions to settle Monday at 935 points, up from the low of 530 points […] Read more

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