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CME February 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm, tight supplies underpin

Hogs up off 13-month lows

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by tightening cattle supplies and strong cash trade that continue to push front-month futures to near eight-year highs. “The cash price outlook right now is very firm,” said Doug Houghton, technical analyst at Brock Capital Management. “The overall supply outlook is for […] Read more
CBOT March 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX March 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. March 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn, soy firm on WASDE report

South America's weather drags on competing exports

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by weather conditions in South America that hamper rival exports, though higher-than-expected U.S. supplies limited gains. The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) added 15 cents to $7.64-3/4 a bushel (all figures US$). CBOT soybeans added 4-1/2 […] Read more
CBOT March 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall ahead of USDA report

U.S. wheat futures end mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures fell on Tuesday as investors squared positions ahead of the U.S. government’s key monthly reports on global supply and demand. Traders were focused on the size of the corn and soybean harvests in Argentina as drought stressed the crops in that key global […] Read more
CME April 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures ease off highest since 2015

Hogs up off lowest since late 2021

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Tuesday, snapping an 11-session streak of gains on a profit-taking setback after hitting their highest in more than seven years. Some signs of weakness in the cash markets and concerns about profit margins added pressure. Hog futures were firmer after hitting their lowest in […] Read more
CBOT March 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall on technical selling

Corn edges higher; wheat weak

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped on Monday on a technical setback after rallying to the high end of recent trading ranges last week, traders said. Corn ended higher after trading in negative territory for much of the day, with the market finding support near Friday’s low. Investors were waiting for news about […] Read more
CME February 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures extend winning streak

Front-month live cattle, feeders hit highest since 2015; lean hogs down

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose for the 11th session in a row on Monday, hitting their highest in more than seven years as tight supplies continued to fuel a rally. Strength in the cash market added to the gains in cattle futures. But surplus supplies weighed on the hog markets, […] Read more
CBOT March 2023 soymeal with 20-day moving average (brown line, right scale) and CBOT March 2023 soybeans (dark green line, left scale). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soymeal futures set multi-year high while soybeans decline

CBOT wheat down off one-month top; CFTC trading report to be delayed

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Friday on spillover weakness from crude oil prices and expectations of a massive Brazilian soy harvest, but most-active soymeal futures set an 8-1/2-year high on tight supplies of the feed ingredient, analysts said. Wheat futures fell on profit-taking after rising to a one-month top while corn […] Read more
CME April 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle climb as smaller U.S. herd attracts spec buyers

Chicago lean hogs close mostly higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set life-of-contract highs on Friday as a government report this week showing reduced U.S. cattle supplies continued to inspire speculative buying, traders said. A seasonal slide in wholesale beef prices capped rallies. But traders remained fixated on longer-term supplies after the U.S. Department of Agriculture […] Read more
File photo of a flax field in Russia. (Ukususha/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

Price drop not enough to lift demand for Canadian flax

Russia, Kazakhstan competitive in export markets

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MarketsFarm — While flax prices in Western Canada have fallen by at least half from what they were one year ago, they are still too high to be competitive on a global level, according to one flax processor. Mike Popowich, owner and vice-president of TA Foods Ltd. at Yorkton, Sask., said demand for the crop […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Cereals, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie markets hold steady

U.S. corn imports keep lid on domestic grains

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MarketsFarm — Feed grain markets in Western Canada have seen little change over the past few weeks. Feed barley bids across Western Canada have generally held steady over the past month, with the spot market topping out at $9.58 per bushel in Alberta, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data. Prices in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are […] Read more

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