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File photo of a cowboy herding cattle near a Mexican roadside. (GummyBone/iStock/Getty Images)

Mexican farmers urge ‘mirror’ tariffs on Trump’s rural base

By GFM Network News March 5, 2019

Mexico City | Reuters — Leaders of Mexico’s agricultural sector are urging “mirror measures” on U.S. farm imports in politically sensitive products such as yellow corn and poultry, in an effort they argue would counter decades of subsidized imports from the United States. The three-month-old government of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is currently working […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures climb on bargain buying

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News February 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures climbed more than one per cent on Monday, rising on technically driven bargain buying after prices fell on Friday to a five-month low, traders and analysts said. Hogs halted a four-session streak of declines while live cattle futures edged higher to notch a 1-1/2-week high on the […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on technical selling, live cattle up

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News February 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures declined more than one per cent on Tuesday, giving back a portion of gains notched on Monday in a technical setback, traders said. Hogs on Monday surged from a multimonth low, boosted in part by technically oversold conditions. But the market remained anchored by abundant […] Read more

CBOT March 2019 wheat with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat decline on persistent demand worries

By GFM Network News December 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soy and wheat futures fell on Monday on positioning ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture crop supply/demand report and uncertainty about the ongoing U.S.-China trade dispute, traders said. A higher dollar added pressure, making U.S. grains less competitive on global markets. Corn followed the weak trend but found […] Read more

General, Machinery, Reuters

Walmart’s LatAm delivery app Cornershop eyes Canada

By GFM Network News November 15, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — Cornershop, a Latin American grocery delivery app being acquired by Walmart, plans to expand into Canada early next year as a test market for the U.S., an executive for the three-year-old mobile app said. Walmart is buying Cornershop, which offers deliveries in Mexico and Chile, for US$225 million. The deal, […] Read more

Sides of pork in cold storage. Tariffs on U.S. pork in China and Mexico have curtailed U.S. exports, resulting in price-depressing oversupply. (Agnormark/iStock/Getty Images)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Hog producers continue struggle toward profitability

By GFM Network News October 4, 2018

CNS Canada — Hog prices might have regained some value in recent days, but many producers are still a long way from profitability, according to the chair of Manitoba Pork. That’s why lenders such as Farm Credit Canada, who show they understand the needs of producers who are dependent on commodity markets, are appreciated, said […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm as rain stalls Midwest harvest

By GFM Network News October 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures firmed for a second day on Tuesday on expectations for improved demand following a recent price slump and as a rainy weather outlook for the Midwest threatened to stall harvesting. Futures jumped sharply on Monday on news of a newly negotiated U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a replacement […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures extend rally

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose for the third day in a row on Tuesday, with the market still underpinned by the trade deal among the U.S., Canada and Mexico, traders said. But technical buying pulled prices from their highs and the market failed to take out the 5-1/2-month high […] Read more

CBOT December 2018 corn (in black) and November 2018 soybeans (in green). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy surge as NAFTA revamp outweighs big supplies

By GFM Network News October 1, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Monday, reversing the prior session’s steep losses, after the U.S., Canada and Mexico announced they had reached a deal on a trilateral pact to replace NAFTA. Corn gained nearly three per cent and soybeans more than one per cent as news of the trade […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Reuters

Canada, U.S. deal saves NAFTA as trilateral pact

By GFM Network News October 1, 2018

Ottawa/Washington | Reuters — The U.S. and Canada forged a last-gasp deal on Sunday to salvage NAFTA as a trilateral pact with Mexico, rescuing a three-country, US$1.2 trillion open-trade zone that had been about to collapse after nearly a quarter century. In a big victory for his agenda to shake up an era of global […] Read more

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Tag Archives Mexico

Mexican farmers urge ‘mirror’ tariffs on Trump’s rural base

U.S. livestock: Hog futures climb on bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Hogs fall on technical selling, live cattle up

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat decline on persistent demand worries

Walmart’s LatAm delivery app Cornershop eyes Canada

Hog producers continue struggle toward profitability

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm as rain stalls Midwest harvest

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures extend rally

U.S. grains: Corn, soy surge as NAFTA revamp outweighs big supplies

Canada, U.S. deal saves NAFTA as trilateral pact

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