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Crops, Markets

Canola exports still sluggish, but grains solid

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News 18 hours ago

Canadian canola exports continue to lag behind the year-ago pace, with large supplies in the commercial pipeline, according to the latest weekly data from the Canadian Grain Commission. Canada only exported 69,900 tonnes of canola during the week ended Sunday, well below the 205,500 tonnes that moved the previous week. Total canola exports during the […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Crop prices seesaw as traders eye China talks

By GFM Network News 19 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures seesawed on Friday as traders waited for signs that Washington and Beijing were making progress toward a trade agreement that could boost Chinese imports of U.S. crops. After the close of trading, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Twitter that China, in a meeting at […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle set one-year high on weather, supply concerns

By GFM Network News 20 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures reached a one-year high on Friday on concerns that cold, snowy weather next week may tighten supplies by slowing weight gain and transportation of livestock. Snowfall is expected to increase across the U.S. Plains, where the temperature outlook also is trending colder, according to weather forecaster Radiant Solutions. […] Read more

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Currency Markets

Canadian Financial Close: Trans-Mountain report boosts dollar

By GFM Network News 23 hours ago

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 22 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar was up at market close on Friday, after the National Energy Board (NEB) released its report on the Trans-Mountain pipeline. The dollar finished Friday at US$0.7591 or US$1=C$1.3173, which compares with Thursday’s close of US$0.7578 or C$1.3196. The S&P/TSX Composite Index […] Read more

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Futures

North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Poor demand and large supplies weigh on canola

By GFM Network News 24 hours ago

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, Feb. 22 (CNS Canada) – ICE Futures canola contracts were mostly lower on Friday, as bearish technical signals and a lack of end user buying interest weighed on values ahead of the weekend. Strength in the Canadian dollar, which moved above 76 U.S. cents, contributed to the […] Read more

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Futures

Canola weakens at midday Friday

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 22 (CNS Canada) – ICE Futures canola contracts were weaker at midday Friday, seeing a modest correction after Thursday’s late rally. Strength in the Canadian dollar and soft export demand contributed to the weakness in canola, according to a trader. “The whole board is just grinding […] Read more

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Currency Markets

Canadian dollar and business outlook

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 22 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar was firm Friday morning as gains in crude oil provided some support. Improving trade sentiment between the United States and China accounted for some of the buying interest in oil that also underpinned the energy-linked Canadian currency. At 9:38 CST Friday […] Read more

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Futures

ICE canola futures heading downward in morning trade

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

By Glen Hallick, Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 22 (CNS Canada) – ICE Futures canola contracts were weaker Friday morning, with the technical bias towards the downside. Canola futures for this morning lost about C$2 per tonne, with the May contract slipping to C$480.50 per tonne. Almost a month after the 35-day shutdown of […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery, Markets

Baltic Dry Index near 2-1/2-year lows

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News 2 days ago

The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has dropped sharply over the past two months, as declining global demand for commodities — especially from China — weighed on the economic indicator. The BDI, compiled daily by the London-based Baltic Exchange, provides an assessment of the price of moving major raw materials by sea, including grain. The BDI […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs recover on hopes for China trade talks

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hog futures jumped on Thursday on increased optimism about the potential for progress in trade talks between Washington and Beijing. The top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators resumed high-level negotiations to hash out a deal that could end their trade war, just over a week before a U.S.-imposed deadline to […] Read more

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