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CBOT March 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average (green line), MGEX March 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. March 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans sag as traders reduce risk in new year

Stronger U.S. dollar pressures grain futures

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grain and soybean futures closed lower on Tuesday as the dollar rallied and broad-based selling hit a range of markets, analysts said. Oil prices also tumbled, pressured by a gloomy economic outlook, while U.S. stocks struggled. Gains in the dollar made U.S. commodities, including farm products, […] Read more
CME February 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hog futures near two-week lows in broad selloff

Boxed beef values limit losses in cattle

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Chicago | Reuters — CME Group livestock futures hit their lowest prices in about two weeks on Tuesday on profit-taking and widespread selling that dragged down commodity and financial markets, analysts said. Traders booked profit in live cattle after the most-active contract reached a fresh high on Thursday, brokers said. Benchmark CME February live cattle […] Read more
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Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market to start 2023 on firm tone

Counter-seasonal behaviour expected

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There were no market reports last week due to the holiday season; however, I still received a few calls from cattle producers regarding the feeder market outlook for the first quarter of 2023. The feeder market finished 2022 at 52-week highs. Steers averaging 500 lbs. were readily trading over the psychological $300 level while 900-lb. […] Read more
CBOT March 2023 soybeans (candlesticks, right column) with 100-day moving average (black line) and CBOT March 2023 soybean meal (yellow line, left column). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans post fourth straight annual gain on supply concerns

Weather concerns, farmer selling give wheat, corn prices a boost

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans rose on Friday and posted a sharp yearly rise, amid strong export demand and as drought in major exporter Argentina keeping the focus on supply tensions in the oilseed market. Concerns over drought in Argentina, the world’s largest exporter of soyoil and soymeal, and strong export demand drove Chicago […] Read more
CME February 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME futures ease on profit-taking, feed prices

Smaller cattle supplies remain a concern

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Chicago | Reuters — CME livestock futures eased back on Friday, as traders sought profits after cattle futures hit new contract highs in the previous session and on pressure from a run-up in grains, traders said. U.S. livestock markets will be closed Monday for the New Year holiday. On Tuesday, the markets will pre-open at […] Read more
CBOT March 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm as investors track Argentine weather

Wheat, corn drift lower after multi-week highs

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures rose on Thursday, after rallying earlier in the day to the highest price since June, as investors tracked forecasts for much-needed rain across Argentine crops and China’s dropping of strict COVID-19 measures. But the price rally was capped by investors looking to capture profits and adjust their positions […] Read more
CME February 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures hit new highs on tight supplies

Technical selling drags on hogs, again

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Chicago | Reuters — CME live cattle futures and several deferred feeder cattle futures hit new contract highs on Thursday, as shrinking weights of market-ready cattle and concerns over smaller supplies helped fuel a price rally, traders said. Ongoing concerns over the recent severe winter storm impacting the livestock sector across the U.S. Great Plains […] Read more
CME February 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures ease, supplies in focus

Hog futures down on technical selling

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Chicago | Reuters — CME live cattle futures eased on Wednesday, after moving higher in the previous session, as traders watch for smaller supplies of market-ready cattle moving through the system, traders said. Snow and ice across the U.S. Great Plains last week will likely also reduce supply, shrinking weights of market-ready cattle. “The recent […] Read more
ICE March 2023 canola with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Markets rangebound into the New Year

ICE canola plays catch-up on CBOT gains

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MarketsFarm — As 2022 comes to an end, a trader stated the commodities market will very likely remain rangebound through the New Year. Ken Ball, of PI Financial in Winnipeg, said there’s heavy spreading, as well as the maneuvering of year-end positions and plenty of liquidation going on at the moment, “all trapped in a […] Read more

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