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Alberta Beef Producers call for TB financial support

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News November 4, 2016

With cattle under quarantine in parts of Alberta after a TB case was discovered in an animal from that province at a U.S. slaughter facility, the bills are starting to stack up. Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) recently said in an online publication that a significant number of herds have been quarantined and the producers notified. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag ahead of USDA report, election

By GFM Network News November 2, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Wednesday for a fourth straight session on long liquidation and profit-taking ahead of a key government crop report and market jitters over next week’s presidential election, analysts said. Corn also declined, with the December contract nearing a three-week low. Wheat firmed on short-covering as investors headed […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn trending lower

By GFM Network News November 2, 2016

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have come down over the past week, and may be headed lower as both fundamental and technical signals look bearish. January soybeans have a downside target of $9.40-$9.50 per bushel, said Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago (all figures US$). Improving […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Cull sows no longer stopped at U.S. border

By GFM Network News November 2, 2016

Canada’s swine industry appears to have dodged what could have been an economic catastrophe with quick action on senecavirus A. In August this year, 13 Ontario animals were identified with lesions on their snouts or hooves at a processing plant in the U.S., triggering a memo from the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on big U.S. crops

By GFM Network News November 1, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures fell on Tuesday on expectations the U.S. Department of Agriculture might raise its forecast of the U.S. soybean yield in a monthly report next week, traders said. Wheat followed the weak trend, with global grain supplies adding pressure. CBOT January soybeans settled down […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rise for third straight session

By GFM Network News October 31, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Monday settled higher for a third consecutive session, with strength from buy stops and firmer wholesale pork values on the final trading day for the month, traders said. Most actively traded December lean hogs closed 1.15 cents/lb. higher at 47.95 cents (all figures US$). […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on short-covering

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News October 31, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed more than one per cent on Monday as traders covered short positions following U.S. regulatory data last week showing an unexpectedly large build in bearish wheat bets. Soybean and corn futures both were flat to narrowly mixed in thin-volume trading, with some soybean contracts […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Fundamentals undercut CME hog futures

By GFM Network News October 26, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures finished weaker for the first time in four sessions on Wednesday, pressured by profit-taking and uneasiness about cash and wholesale pork prices as October Pork Month winds down, said traders. December lean hogs finished 0.425 cent/lb. lower at 44.2 cents, and February down 0.25 cent, […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend rally, cattle snap winning streak

By GFM Network News October 25, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Tuesday gained for a third straight session, fueled by recently improved prices for slaughter-ready, or cash, hogs and wholesale pork values despite plentiful supplies, said traders. Fund buying developed after December and February futures opened above their respective 20-day moving averages of 42.51 and […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy jumps on vegetable oils’ gains

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News October 24, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a two-month high on Monday on brisk U.S. exports and rising prices for vegetable oils. Chicago Board of Trade wheat fell more than two per cent and corn futures one per cent, weighed down by spread trading tied to abundant global grain supplies and a firm […] Read more

GFM Network News

Prairie forecast: Active pattern continues with mostly-dry west, wet start for east

Grain trader Bunge lowers 2025 profit forecast after closing Viterra deal

Trump mulls ending some trade ties with China, including in relation to cooking oil

Tag Archives USDA

Alberta Beef Producers call for TB financial support

U.S. grains: Soy, corn sag ahead of USDA report, election

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn trending lower

Cull sows no longer stopped at U.S. border

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on big U.S. crops

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs rise for third straight session

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on short-covering

U.S. livestock: Fundamentals undercut CME hog futures

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend rally, cattle snap winning streak

U.S. grains: Soy jumps on vegetable oils’ gains

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