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A farmer plants corn near Ashland, Ill., northwest of Springfield, on April 14, 2016. (Photo: DMathies/iStock/Getty Images)

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on weather worries, bargain buying

By GFM Network News May 8, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rose Tuesday on bargain hunting following Monday’s sharp declines, and worries about wet forecasts slowing planting in portions of the northern Midwest, analysts said. U.S. wheat futures finished mixed, with Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures rising while K.C. hard red winter wheat […] Read more

(Deyana Robova photo/iStock/Getty Images)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Hog prices steadying as barbecue season nears

By GFM Network News May 4, 2018

CNS Canada — With barbecue season on the horizon, prices for Canadian pork rose during the week ended April 27, breaking out of their month-long fall. The timing could be perfect, as negotiators have already begun working on improving trade relations and cancelling proposed tariffs on Chinese imports of U.S. pork and other goods. “Prices […] Read more

(Mark Wilson photo courtesy Louis Dreyfus Co.)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

U.S.-China trade fears halt soybean imports

By GFM Network News April 26, 2018

Singapore/Beijing | Reuters — China’s purchases of U.S. soybeans have come to a grinding halt, trade and industry sources say, as fears of further action by Beijing to curb imports of U.S. crops following last week’s anti-dumping move on sorghum rattles the agriculture industry. Buyers from China, which takes 60 per cent of soybeans traded […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

USDA to evaluate new release schedule for livestock reports

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News April 25, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is analyzing information and surveying the livestock sector to determine whether the agency should change the times it releases cattle and hog reports, a top agency official said on Tuesday. USDA is open to changing its schedules in 2019 if the review indicates that is warranted, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn rebound after early drops

By GFM Network News April 24, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied on Tuesday, surging 2.4 per cent on a bargain buying rebound after falling to their lowest in nearly three weeks early in the session. The gains in wheat spilled over into the corn market and soybean futures also rose, snapping a four session losing streak. But strength […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Export concerns pressure soy

By GFM Network News April 19, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell to their lowest in nearly two weeks on Thursday on worries about declining demand from top importer China, traders said. Wheat futures firmed to their highest since April 10, their third straight day of gains, while corn eased for the fourth time in five […] Read more

Planting corn in south-central Manitoba in May 2014. (Co-operator photo by Allan Dawson)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures drop despite slow planting pace

By GFM Network News April 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell to their lowest in nearly two weeks on Tuesday, their third straight day of declines, as traders shrugged off concerns about cold weather causing planting delays in the U.S. Midwest. “You plant more in the month of May than in the month of April, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat futures drop as weather improves

By GFM Network News April 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to their lowest in 10 days on Monday, led by a 3.4 per cent drop in K.C. hard red winter wheat prices, on forecasts for rain in key growing areas that will provide relief to a drought-stressed crop, traders said. “Wheat prices are lower, with longs running […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat at one-week low on wetter U.S. outlooks

By GFM Network News April 13, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Friday to a one-week low, pressured by forecasts for much-needed rain late next week in the southern Plains winter wheat belt, analysts said. Corn followed wheat lower amid a lack of fresh supportive news, and soybeans turned down, erasing early advances, as nervous traders booked profits […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

U.S. to export pork to Argentina after 26 years

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News April 13, 2018

Washington/Chicago | Reuters — U.S. pork exporters will soon be free to ship meat to Argentina for the first time in 26 years after the two countries thrashed out an agreement to overturn an Argentinian import ban. The deal is a sliver of good news for U.S. farmers facing trade tariffs and disruption to exports […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rise to new highs on tight supply, strong cash prices

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip on profit-taking, China trade worries

Ample supplies and improved livestock sector to boost Canadian feed sector: FCC

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm on weather worries, bargain buying

Hog prices steadying as barbecue season nears

U.S.-China trade fears halt soybean imports

USDA to evaluate new release schedule for livestock reports

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn rebound after early drops

U.S. grains: Export concerns pressure soy

U.S. grains: Corn futures drop despite slow planting pace

U.S. grains: Wheat futures drop as weather improves

U.S. grains: Wheat at one-week low on wetter U.S. outlooks

U.S. to export pork to Argentina after 26 years

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