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CME August 2020 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: Live cattle backslide amid cautious slaughter improvements

Lean hogs down on supply backlog

By GFM Network News July 20, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, pulling back after a rally last week on signs that meatpackers may be working through backlogs of market-ready cattle, traders said. Although slaughter rates have returned to pre-coronavirus levels, cattle remain heavier after backing up in feedlots when processing plants closed this spring […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Funds covering short positions in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News July 18, 2020

MarketsFarm — Fund traders continued to bail out of short positions in canola during the week ended July 14, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in July 14 at 23,113 (9,650 long/32,763 short), […] Read more

CBOT December 2020 corn with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures extend gains on China demand

CBOT September wheat eases

By GFM Network News July 17, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rose on Friday, with soybeans hitting a one-week top as a pick-up in export demand for both crops, primarily from China, sparked speculative buying and short-covering, analysts said. Soybeans got an additional boost from surging palm and soyoil futures. But forecasts for beneficial rains in the […] Read more

CME August 2020 live cattle with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end steady to firmer

Lean hogs dip after weekly advances

By GFM Network News July 17, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed steady to firm on Friday, stabilizing after a two-session rally attributed to speculative buying and signs that meat packers may have worked through much of a backlog of market-ready cattle, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) August live cattle futures settled unchanged at 103.275 cents/lb. and […] Read more

CME October 2020 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit four-month top

Lean hogs up on export news

By GFM Network News July 17, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) rose on Thursday to four-month highs as steady to firmer cash cattle prices signaled that meat packers may have largely worked through a backlog of market-ready cattle that built up this spring, traders said. CME August live cattle futures settled up 1.975 […] Read more

CBOT November 2020 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn up with export demand

September wheat slips off recent high

By GFM Network News July 16, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday for a third straight session as top global soy buyer China booked more U.S. supplies of the oilseed, traders said. Corn also firmed while wheat futures fell on profit-taking following a three-week rally. Chicago Board of Trade November soybean futures settled up 8-1/4 cents at […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up with cash values, technical buying

CME lean hog contracts mixed

By GFM Network News July 16, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) closed higher on Wednesday, led by the nearby August contract on signs of firmer cash cattle prices and technical buying, traders said. Market-ready cattle traded in the cash market at $95-$97/cwt in the southern Plains, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported, after […] Read more

ICE November 2020 canola with 100-day moving average (yellow line) and Canadian dollar (in US$, green line). (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Higher loonie, lower canola

By GFM Network News July 15, 2020

MarketsFarm — As the Canadian dollar pushes higher, canola prices could drop to the low end of its support or further, according to Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary. The loonie closed Wednesday at 73.89 U.S. cents, after stepping above 74 U.S. cents a number of times during trading. At the end of the […] Read more

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather the key for soybeans, corn

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News July 15, 2020

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade fell off nearby highs over the past week, with shifting weather forecasts directing the flow of money in the markets. “Ninety per cent of our price influence in a supply-side driven market during the growing season will be weather,” said analyst Sean Lusk […] Read more

CBOT September 2020 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat highest since April

Spec buying, export talk lift September wheat; other crops follow

By GFM Network News July 15, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose more than four per cent on Wednesday and touched a 2-1/2-month high as rising global cash prices and rumours of Chinese purchases triggered a round of speculative buying and short-covering, traders and analysts said. Soybean and corn futures also rose despite outlooks for generally favourable weather and […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle backslide amid cautious slaughter improvements

Funds covering short positions in canola

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures extend gains on China demand

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end steady to firmer

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures hit four-month top

U.S. grains: Soy, corn up with export demand

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up with cash values, technical buying

ICE weekly outlook: Higher loonie, lower canola

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather the key for soybeans, corn

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat highest since April

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