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CP conductors vote in favour of mid-March strike action

Reading Time: 3 minutes Unionized conductors and train and yard service staff with Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) have voted in favour of strike action which could begin as early as March 16. The Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference – Conductors, Trainpersons and Yardpersons (TCRC-CTY) announced Monday that a strike vote it conducted through February went 96.7 per cent in favour […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Rising oil prices increase freight charges

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Acquiring livestock feed has been increasingly expensive as Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, and a retaliatory ban on Russian oil imports by many Western nations, has caused oil prices to severely rise every day. As corn imports from the U.S. continue to make their way into Alberta feedlots, the cost to transport them […] Read more


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CBOT weekly outlook: Wheat futures in a war trading scenario

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has roiled grain and oilseed markets, with the unprecedented situation likely to lead to volatile and choppy activity in wheat, corn and soybean futures for the time being. Chicago and Kansas City winter wheat contracts have posted the largest gains in response to the conflict, with the closure of […] Read more

CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2) and CBOT December 2022 wheat (orange OHLC). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 14-year peak in volatile trading

Soyoil sets record high before retreating

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose by their daily limit to a 14-year high on Wednesday as the war in Ukraine raised major concerns about grain supplies that will be available from the Black Sea region. Corn futures reached their highest price since December 2012, when the market set an […] Read more


CME March 2022 feeder cattle (candlesticks, right column) with April 2022 feeder cattle (red line, right column) and April 2022 live cattle (black line, left column). (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle firm, live cattle ease as grain markets roiled

Hog futures up on supply concerns

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures rose on Wednesday, and live cattle futures prices slipped for another session, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to send agricultural commodity markets into a tailspin, traders said. But a whipsaw in prices for grains used for livestock feed weighed on the day’s livestock complex, […] Read more

CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with MGEX May 2022 wheat (orange O/H/L/C) and K.C. May 2022 wheat (black line). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat limit up to 14-year peak

Soyoil sets record on Russia-Ukraine crisis

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures soared by the daily limit to their highest level in almost 14 years on Tuesday as traders feared prolonged disruptions to global supplies following Russia’s invasion of fellow grain exporter Ukraine. Soyoil futures set an all-time high on worries over vegetable oil exports from the […] Read more


CME April 2022 feeder cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, brown and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit four-month low

Live cattle weaken; lean hogs higher

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures dropped to a four-month low on Tuesday and live cattle futures eased as Wall Street tumbled, traders said. A surge in prices for grains used for livestock feed added pressure on feeder cattle, traders said. Corn and wheat futures each rose by their daily trading […] Read more

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EU predicts pain for farmers, consumers from Ukraine crisis

Reading Time: < 1 minute Brussels | Reuters — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and EU sanctions on Moscow will prove painful for farmers, consumers, fertilizer makers and exporters of farm products, the European Commission warned on Monday. Michael Scannell, deputy director-general of the Commission’s agriculture division, said grain buyers should brace for higher prices given that Russia and Ukraine made […] Read more


CBOT May 2022 corn (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn limit up on Russia-Ukraine supply fears

Egypt cancels wheat tender amid market turbulence

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures jumped by their daily limit on Monday, while wheat futures spiked after hitting 13-1/2-year highs on Friday on concerns that Russia’s attack against Ukraine will continue to disrupt grain shipments from the Black Sea region. Soy futures also rallied as the conflict limited vegetable oil […] Read more

CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with K.C. May 2022 wheat (orange line) and MGEX May 2022 wheat (dark green line). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat limit down as Ukraine conflict assessed

Corn off eight-month peak, soybeans off 9-1/2-year top

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures tumbled on Friday in a profit-taking setback after peaking earlier at the highest level since mid-2008 as investors turned back to equities and traders assessed potential disruption to supplies from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Corn eased from Thursday’s eight-month peak, while soybeans slipped from a 9-1/2-year top in […] Read more