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Loading grain on a vessel at a Burrard Inlet terminal. (Maxvis/iStock/Getty Images)

Ocean freight rates trending lower

By GFM Network News January 6, 2020

MarketsFarm — The Baltic Dry Index has fallen sharply over the past four months, dropping below 1,000 points to start the New Year. A slowdown in iron-ore activity, as high prices have had Chinese mills buying up domestic inventories rather than importing from overseas, accounted for much of the general weakness in the freight sector, […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce on China trade hopes

By GFM Network News January 6, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures recovered slightly on Monday from steep declines in the previous session as hopes for improved exports to China outweighed worries about rising tensions in the Middle East. Corn and wheat futures declined on technical selling and profit-taking from last week’s multi-month highs and as investors look ahead to […] Read more

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

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola could break out of range

By GFM Network News January 2, 2020

MarketsFarm — With canola now near the top end of its range, prices could break out of being rangebound in the next several days, according to an analyst. Canola has made gains over the last month or so, largely due to spillover from increasing prices for soyoil on the Chicago Board of Trade. Soyoil has […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Futures notch yearly rises on China demand hopes

By GFM Network News December 31, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures posted annual gains in 2019 after an initial U.S.-China trade deal that could boost agricultural exports helped prices rally toward the end of the year. The crop futures finished little changed on Tuesday as markets wound down during the last session of the year and […] Read more

The USDA building in Washington, D.C. (Art Wager/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock, Reuters

Fictional nation Wakanda removed from USDA trade list

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 20, 2019

Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it removed the fictional country of Wakanda from an online list of nations that have free trade agreements with the United States on Thursday. The Kingdom of Wakanda is the home of Black Panther, the Marvel superhero, and is portrayed in comic books and the 2018 […] Read more

Han Jun, China’s vice-minister of agriculture and rural affairs, attends a news conference on the state of trade negotiations with U.S. in Beijing on Dec. 13, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Chinese officials, Trump agree to tariff rollbacks

By GFM Network News December 13, 2019

Beijing/Washington | Reuters — The United States and China cooled their trade war on Friday, announcing a “phase one” agreement that reduces some U.S. tariffs in exchange for increased Chinese purchases of U.S. farm goods. Chinese officials offered no specific details on the amount of U.S. agricultural goods Beijing had agreed to buy, a key […] Read more

CBOT January 2020 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide, nearing support at US$9

By GFM Network News November 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in almost two months on Thursday as uncertainty about progress in U.S.-China trade talks overshadowed support from stronger-than-expected weekly U.S. export sales, analysts said. Wheat futures also declined, backing down from a two-week high, but corn futures rose on signs of improving export and […] Read more

CN locomotives in Winnipeg. (Photo courtesy CN)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

CN to cut management, union jobs

By Reuters, GFM Network News November 15, 2019

Reuters — Canadian National Railway said on Friday it would cut management and union jobs, as the largest Canadian railroad operator grapples with an economic slowdown. The company will lay off 1,600 employees in the U.S. and Canada, according to a report by the Globe and Mail. The announcement comes amid declining freight volumes as […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on increased optimism for trade deal

By GFM Network News November 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures crawled higher on Friday on increased optimism that the U.S. and China may soon strike a deal to ease their trade war. Sentiments improved about the prospects for an agreement after White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday evening that the two sides were “getting close” […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade uncertainty weighs

By GFM Network News November 13, 2019

MarketsFarm — Lack of demand for corn exports has continued to drag prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the U.S. dollar has been stronger recently, making exports even less attractive, according to Terry Reilly, a grains analyst with Futures International. In contrast, consistent soybean sales since Monday have provided some support to […] Read more

GFM Network News

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Tag Archives trade

Ocean freight rates trending lower

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce on China trade hopes

ICE weekly outlook: Canola could break out of range

U.S. grains: Futures notch yearly rises on China demand hopes

Fictional nation Wakanda removed from USDA trade list

Chinese officials, Trump agree to tariff rollbacks

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide, nearing support at US$9

CN to cut management, union jobs

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on increased optimism for trade deal

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade uncertainty weighs

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