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Pork exports key in 2018 as U.S. slaughter ramps up

By GFM Network News January 30, 2018

CNS Canada –– Canadian pork producers should see higher returns for their product in the spring of 2018, but whether those prices last may determine how successful Canada is at tapping new markets. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture supply estimates, weekly U.S. hog slaughter numbers over the past two months have averaged 2.369 million […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Strong cash trade lifts CME live cattle

By GFM Network News January 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose on Monday, riding a tailwind from Friday’s higher-than-expected prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. February live cattle finished 1.1 cents/lb. higher at 125.7 cents and most-active April settled up 0.375 cents at 125 cents (all figures US$). After futures closed on Friday, […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Drought lands more cattle into U.S. feedlots than expected

By GFM Network News January 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Ranchers sent nearly one per cent more cattle to U.S. feedlots in December than the same time a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on Friday. The result topped most analysts’ predictions, mainly led by worsening drought in the U.S. southern Plains that shriveled available winter wheat grazing pasture. […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Hard red winter wheat jumps as traders watch weather

By GFM Network News January 26, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures sagged on Friday, pulling back from a rally above $10 a bushel a day earlier, while hard red winter wheat futures climbed to their highest price in more than three months. Traders in both markets were eyeing unfavourably dry weather in important growing areas: Argentina for soybeans and […] Read more

Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from seven-week high

By GFM Network News January 25, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures pulled back on Thursday after concerns about drought in rival exporter Argentina temporarily pushed prices above US$10 a bushel for the first time in seven weeks. The market finished unchanged, breaking a streak of eight sessions with consecutive advances. A ninth session would have marked the longest string […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on beef gains, fund buying

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News January 24, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Live cattle futures climbed to a near two-month high on Wednesday, rising for the third straight session on firm beef prices and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. A reduced rate of cattle slaughter following a winter storm in the U.S. Plains that disrupted the transportation of animals earlier this […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Beef quotes send CME live cattle higher

By GFM Network News January 23, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday gained after triggering buy stops, spurred by the morning’s wholesale beef price rebound, traders said. Firmer wholesale beef values stirred bull spreads, in which traders bought February futures and simultaneously sold deferred months. February live cattle finished 1.175 cents/lb. higher at 124.725 cents […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures sag

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News January 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures edged lower on Friday to snap a five-session climb, pressured by technical selling and uncertainty about cash price direction, given that cash cattle did not trade ahead of the closing bell, brokers said. However, after the futures market closed, fed cattle traded lightly in cash markets […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans, corn end week firm

By GFM Network News January 19, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for the fifth straight day on Friday, hitting their highest in 5-1/2 weeks as concerns about crop development in South America fuelled buying, traders said. Parched soils in Argentina have underpinned prices throughout the week. “Dryness in Argentina has provided enough fuel for soybean prices to find […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Sideways canola looks for direction

By GFM Network News January 17, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts remain stuck in a sideways trading pattern, with little hint of which way values will eventually break. Canola “is getting tugged from different sources,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg, adding that “it could go up or down $5 depending on what happens around it.” […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit contract highs on tight supply

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress

Alberta harvest wrapping up: report

Tag Archives USDA

Pork exports key in 2018 as U.S. slaughter ramps up

U.S. livestock: Strong cash trade lifts CME live cattle

Drought lands more cattle into U.S. feedlots than expected

U.S. grains: Hard red winter wheat jumps as traders watch weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from seven-week high

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise on beef gains, fund buying

U.S. livestock: Beef quotes send CME live cattle higher

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures sag

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans, corn end week firm

ICE weekly outlook: Sideways canola looks for direction

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