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U.S. livestock: Hogs fall to 10-week lows on pork price losses

By Michael Hirtzer April 1, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hogs tumbled to the lowest in 10 weeks on Friday as pork price declines triggered selling by technical traders and investment funds, traders and analysts said. Hogs fell more than one per cent at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, led by losses in deferred contracts such as June and August […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat extend gains after planting forecasts

By Rod Nickel April 1, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — U.S. soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday as estimates of smaller-than-expected U.S. plantings spurred buying. Corn bounced off a 9-1/2-month low to finish up on bargain-buying. Chicago Board of Trade May soybeans rose 7-1/2 cents or 0.9 per cent to $9.18-1/4 a bushel, racking up a fifth straight weekly gain (all figures […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle limit up on bearish corn data

By Theopolis Waters March 31, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures on Thursday settled up their 4.5-cents/lb. maximum daily price limit, spurred by the morning’s bearish government grain report, traders said. U.S. farmers intend to plant 93.6 million acres of corn and 82.2 million acres of soybeans in 2016, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. acreage plans not set in stone as corn price drops

By Mark Weinraub March 31, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters –– U.S. farmers could plant more soybean acres than suggested in the government’s acreage forecast issued Thursday, as recent gains in the futures market tempted them to alter their corn-heavy seeding plans, growers and analysts said. The U.S. Agriculture Department report showed farmers intend to plant 93.601 million acres of corn this […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles four per cent on acreage forecast shock

By Karl Plume March 31, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures plunged more than four per cent on Thursday in the market’s steepest drop since mid-August after the U.S. Agriculture Department forecast 2016 planted acreage well above trade expectations. Soybeans firmed on USDA’s lower-than-expected soybean acreage and quarterly stocks estimates, although gains were limited by spillover pressure from corn. […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Two more states’ eggs, poultry allowed into Canada

By Country Guide Staff March 31, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Cross-border travellers may again bring raw poultry meat, eggs and live birds into Canada from North Dakota and Missouri. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency last week shortened its list of U.S. states under avian influenza-related restrictions to just one. Indiana remains under limits imposed in January after highly pathogenic (“high-path”) H7N8 avian flu turned up at […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching USDA report

By Dave Sims March 30, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts advanced during the week ended Wednesday, as weakness in the Canadian dollar and solid support from vegetable oil pushed prices higher. The front-month May contract started the period below technical resistance but soon climbed above $470 per tonne and at one point appeared ready to test the […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans await data

By Jade Markus March 30, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Soybeans and corn at the Chicago Board of Trade have been edging higher on investor short-covering ahead of a key report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. While trade estimates are bearish for both of those markets, highly-anticipated reports often throw curveballs at investors, one analyst says. Soybeans – “This report is […] Read more

Hard white winter wheat growing in North Carolina in 2010. (Dave Marshall photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat drops from two-week high

By Karl Plume March 30, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures tumbled more than two per cent on Wednesday, erasing two sessions of gains, as forecasts for rain in some dry areas of the southern Plains eased concerns about reduced yields. Corn and soybeans also declined as traders adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. Agriculture Department’s planting intentions and […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs finish higher

By Theopolis Waters March 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures gained for a second straight day on Tuesday in a quiet session, with help from short-covering and technical buying, traders said. April closed up 0.325 cent/lb., to 70.25 cents (all figures US$). May ended 0.575 cent higher at 78.85 cents and June finished up 0.475 […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hogs fall to 10-week lows on pork price losses

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat extend gains after planting forecasts

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle limit up on bearish corn data

U.S. acreage plans not set in stone as corn price drops

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles four per cent on acreage forecast shock

Two more states’ eggs, poultry allowed into Canada

ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching USDA report

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans await data

U.S. grains: Wheat drops from two-week high

U.S. livestock: CME hogs finish higher

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