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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Bids surge on U.S. gains, weaker loonie

By GFM Network News March 23, 2020

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were significantly higher for the week ended Thursday on gains in U.S. markets coupled with a weaker Canadian dollar. Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat saw the largest increases, with bids up by more than $20 per tonne. Increases for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were in […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

Fund traders cover canola shorts, liquidate corn longs

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News March 22, 2020

MarketsFarm — Fund traders were covering short positions in canola and liquidating longs in corn during the week ended Tuesday, 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 Tuesday at 58,455 contracts (2,163 long/60,618 […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy rise after export deals

Corn sags on ethanol woes

By GFM Network News March 21, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday, supported by a pick-up in Chinese demand for U.S. commodities, traders said. But corn closed lower, giving up early gains with traders shrugging off a massive sale to China to focus on expectations for a weakened ethanol market as crude […] Read more

CME April 2020 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures rise on cash market strength

By GFM Network News March 21, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures rose on Friday on a spate of technical buying as the market tried to recover from its steep discount to the cash market, traders said. Strong demand from consumers at grocery stores due to worries about the coronavirus underpinned the gains. “They want to have as much meat […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Recent declines stoke export interest

CBOT May corn, soy, wheat all rally

By GFM Network News March 20, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rallied on Thursday, supported by technical buying and hopes for a pick-up in export demand as recent price declines made U.S. supplies more attractive to overseas buyers. Corn was bouncing off the near 3-1/2-year low it hit on Wednesday after a rout in the energy […] Read more

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

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rebound with grocery demand in focus

By GFM Network News March 20, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. livestock futures rose on Thursday, part of a broad recovery in the agriculture markets stemming from a rebound in crude oil prices and export hopes, traders said. Strong demand for meat in the retail sector underpinned the gains as the industry scrambled to restock grocery stores as the coronavirus pandemic […] Read more

K.C. May 2020 hard red wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn skids to lowest level since September 2016

Wheat, soybean futures rise

By GFM Network News March 18, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 2.2 per cent to their lowest level in 3-1/2 years on Wednesday, with falling prices for crude oil cutting into demand from the ethanol market, traders said. A crumbling cash market for corn added to the pressure in the futures contracts as dealers in the country slashed […] Read more

ICE Futures May 2020 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: More virus volatility expected in canola

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

MarketsFarm — A sharp drop in the Canadian dollar helped lessen the blow of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ICE Futures canola market. However, volatility and uncertainty are expected to remain the feature in the upcoming weeks. Any strength in canola “is 100 per cent the Canadian dollar and nothing else,” said Ken Ball, of […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Bargain buying lifts some commodities

By GFM Network News March 18, 2020

MarketsFarm — Despite an ever-changing economic environment due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, ag commodity prices may be sheltered from the worst bearish sentiments. “Global import businesses have taken off this week due to lower commodity prices,” said Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago. “If we do see an economic slowdown, we’ll probably see […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hits 18-month low

Soybean, wheat futures firm

By GFM Network News March 17, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures plummeted 3.3 per cent to an 18-month low on Tuesday as traders said current prices were too high to generate demand from overseas buyers with the ongoing harvests in Brazil and Argentina providing cheaper offerings on the export market. Corn prices fell to their session lows just ahead […] Read more

GFM Network News

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Prairie cash wheat: Bids surge on U.S. gains, weaker loonie

Fund traders cover canola shorts, liquidate corn longs

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy rise after export deals

U.S. livestock: Hog, cattle futures rise on cash market strength

U.S. grains: Recent declines stoke export interest

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rebound with grocery demand in focus

U.S. grains: Corn skids to lowest level since September 2016

ICE weekly outlook: More virus volatility expected in canola

CBOT weekly outlook: Bargain buying lifts some commodities

U.S. grains: Corn hits 18-month low

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