Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans rose for a fourth straight session on Monday, reaching a three-week high as hot, dry U.S. conditions fueled concerns over crop stress. Wheat fell as Ukraine sought new Black Sea avenues for export, adding pressure to corn futures. Markets were awaiting results from the annual Pro Farmer crop tour, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans run up to three-week high on hot, dry weather
Wheat eases on Ukrainian export efforts
AAFC cuts production numbers on drought
Wheat production figures reduced, corn up
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada published its August outlook for principal field crops on Friday, with some notable changes. Production for several cereal, oilseed and pulse crop were reduced, leading to revisions in exports, domestic usage and ending stocks. The report pointed to drought in southern Alberta and western Saskatchewan for the downward move. […] Read more
Australian wine industry faces hangover from China’s tariffs
Over two billion litres of wine in storage
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sydney | Reuters — Australia’s wine industry faces severe oversupply problems that will need years to resolve, experts say, pointing to Chinese tariffs, high production and export bottlenecks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vineyards nationwide have enough wine in domestic storage to fill 859 Olympic swimming pools, Rabobank said this week in its third-quarter wine report. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle recover from six-week low
U.S. cattle-on-feed data seen as supportive
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Friday after dropping to a six-week low, as traders adjusted positions before a government report showed lower-than-expected placements in U.S. feedlots last month. The data, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued after trading ended, should further support cattle futures next […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally on war concerns
Soy jumps on U.S. heat wave; corn up off 2020 low
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures jumped nearly four per cent on Friday as a drone attack on Moscow revived concerns over the risk of war disruptions to Black Sea grain exports, analysts said. Soybean futures advanced for a third session to reach a July high as a hot, dry U.S. […] Read more
U.S. livestock: October live cattle futures lowest since July
October hogs up almost a cent
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower on Thursday, with the most-active contract hitting its lowest price since July, as the market continued to retreat from recent highs. Futures and cash prices have jumped this year after drought reduced the amount of pastures available for grazing and prompted U.S. cattle […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans advance on hot, dry forecast
Corn overcomes pressure over Mexico spat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures approached a two-week high on Thursday on concerns that hot, dry weather in forecasts could reduce the upcoming U.S. harvest. The U.S. has little room for crop losses due to unfavourable weather because the government already projects tight soybean supplies, analysts said. Some worries over […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set two-week low
Lean hogs touch June low
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures stumbled to their lowest level in more than two weeks on Wednesday, while lean hogs hit their lowest price since June. Drought prompted U.S. cattle producers to reduce their herds since last year by driving up feed costs and reducing the amount of pasture available […] Read more
U.S. says working to identify alternative paths for Ukraine grain
Danube grain facilities attacked overnight
Reading Time: < 1 minute Washington | Reuters — The United States on Wednesday condemned Russia’s continued attacks on Ukraine’s grain infrastructure and said it was working with partners to identify alternative options to ensure Ukrainian grain exports. “The United States … calls for Russia to immediately return to the Black Sea Grain Initiative,” State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn up off low on weather, Black Sea tensions
Ukraine reports Russian attack on grain storage facilities
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rose on Wednesday as the market recovered slightly after improved U.S. crop conditions and concerns about China’s economy pushed prices to their lowest level since December 2020. Soybean futures also rebounded from a slide on Tuesday. The gains reflected uncertainty about the size of upcoming […] Read more
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