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The Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 3, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Markets, Reuters

ADM quarterly profit surges amid strong U.S. corn exports to China

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters – U.S. grain merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland Co on Tuesday reported quarterly profit leapt 52 percent due to strong exports and oilseed crushing margins. The bigger-than-expected earnings sent shares to a two-week high and extended a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, which last year hurt demand for the company’s ethanol and food products. Shares were up […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking drags down CME livestock futures

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Tuesday after rising to their highest price in more than three weeks, while feeder cattle pulled back from contract highs on Monday. Lean hog futures also weakened as traders took money off the table after recent gains. Traders said profit-taking hit cattle markets […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise for second day after U.S. crop conditions report

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Reading Time: 2 minutes New York | Reuters – Chicago soybean rose for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, after a weekly U.S. government report showed crop conditions deteriorated unexpectedly last week. Corn and wheat both fell as traders took profits at midday after prices rose in the session. “It’s a trading range without much conviction,” said Brian Hoops, […] Read more
Westshore’s coal terminal would expand to handle potash if BHP’s Jansen mine proceeds. Photo: Maxvis/iStock/Getty Images
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BHP reaches port services deal for potash mine

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Toronto | Reuters — BHP Group has reached conditional agreement with a unit of Westshore Terminals Investment Corp. for port services for the global miner’s proposed Jansen, Sask. potash mine, the terminal operator said July 22, moving the project closer to fruition. The port agreement is subject to approval by BHP’s board and conditional on […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle top three-week high; feeder cattle set contract high

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures topped a three-week high on Monday on expectations that supplies will tighten in the coming months, while feeder cattle set a contract high, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a monthly report issued after the markets closed on Friday, said 1.67 million cattle were […] Read more
CME October 2021 live cattle (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain

Medium-, long-term supplies tighten

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — CME feeder cattle futures firmed on Friday, bolstered by lower corn and wheat markets that may translate into eased feed costs, traders said. CME live cattle also gained and are expected to firm next week as the trade digests the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly cattle on feed report released after […] Read more
CBOT November 2021 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans lower on the week

Traders look at long-term weather; wheat flat

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures slipped on Friday, pressured by extended forecasts calling for cooler weather into August, though hot, dry weather in the coming week across the U.S. Midwest underpinned prices. Wheat ended lower as concerns over unfavorable weather in key exporting countries countered pressure from corn and soybeans. The […] Read more
CBOT September 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and green lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat snaps winning streak

Chicago corn, soybeans also fall

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures plunged 2.6 per cent on Thursday, snapping a six-session streak of gains as traders locked in profits from the rally. Soybean futures were down two per cent, with the latest weather forecasts showing that some timely rains will arrive in key growing […] Read more

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