Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange climbed to fresh highs on Tuesday, as tight supplies and the ongoing closure of the U.S./Mexican border to cattle from Mexico kept values well supported. The December live cattle contract gained 1.750 cents per pound at 246.500 cents. Chart-based positioning contributed to the gains, according to participants, with […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle at fresh highs, hogs weaken
Alberta harvest wrapping up: report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Harvest operations advanced to 96 per cent complete in Alberta as of Oct. 7, with only a few late-seeded cereal and canola fields remaining, according to the latest provincial crop report.
Canadian agriculture minister MacDonald headed to Mexico
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Heath MacDonald, will lead a ministerial mission to Mexico next week, Oct. 14-17.
Ample supplies and improved livestock sector to boost Canadian feed sector: FCC
Reading Time: 3 minutes Abundant feed grain supplies and improved profitability for the livestock sector should support strong feed demand and sales through the winter, says a new report from Farm Credit Canada.
Saskatchewan harvest nearing completion: Report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan farmers made good harvest progress during the first week of October, only seven per cent of crops still in the field as of Oct. 6, according to the latest provincial report. Dry conditions over the past few weeks allowed harvest to catch up to seasonal averages.
Catch up with the Western Producer Markets Desk
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Western Producer Markets Desk provides daily updates on agricultural markets, with recent video commentary including looks into canola, wheat, cattle and feed grains.
CBOT weekly: Soybeans/corn showing strength amidst harvest
Reading Time: 1 minute Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were showing some strength during the first week of October, despite seasonal harvest pressure keeping a lid on the upside.
‘Nothing bullish’ for sliding oats market
Reading Time: 2 minutes Oats futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have trended steadily lower for the past three months, with cash bids in Western Canada seeing a similar trend.
Prairie spring wheat bids soften with U.S. futures
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada were weaker during the week ended Oct. 2, as losses in United States futures and seasonal harvest pressure weighed on values.
Feed barley under pressure, watching to see ‘who blinks first’
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ample supplies and a lack of demand are weighing on Western Canadian feed barley in early October, with both buyers and sellers reluctant to push values one way or the other.
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