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CBOT December 2023 corn with Bollinger bands (20,2) and U.S. dollar index (black line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rally as focus returns to weather, dollar

Wheat traders keep one eye on Black Sea deal

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures bounced on Thursday on bargain buying after hitting a 2-1/2-year low early in the session while soybeans rose three per cent as traders shifted their focus back to uncertain crop weather and worries about supplies, analysts said. A slump in the U.S. dollar lifted wheat as well as […] Read more
CBOT December 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hits 2-1/2-year low, soybeans tumble over USDA data

WASDE also pressures CBOT wheat

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest price since early 2021 on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected a larger-than-expected domestic crop and rising supplies, analysts said. Soybean futures tumbled after USDA’s forecast of 2023-24 soy ending stocks fell above a range of trade estimates, and wheat futures were […] Read more
(Christophe Paul photo courtesy USDA)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Markets react bearishly to WASDE report

Traders were expecting reduced U.S. corn yield

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MarketsFarm — The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) saw futures come down after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its monthly world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) on Wednesday. Corn prices were 18 cents per bushel lower on the day, while soybeans lost 27-33 cents (all figures US$). Chicago soft wheat shed 24-28 […] Read more
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20- and 100-day moving averages and August 2023 soybeans (yellow line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy climbs on supply worries ahead of USDA reports

Chicago wheat, corn also rise

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a second straight session on Tuesday as traders braced for a monthly U.S. government crop report due on Wednesday that is expected to project a smaller crop and tighter supplies, analysts said. Wheat futures rose as a drone strike on Ukraine’s Odesa port returned attention to […] Read more
(Geralyn Wichers photo)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates at historical highs

Higher borrowing costs offset lower feed prices

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For the week ending Saturday, western Canadian yearling steer prices were quoted $2-$4 higher; yearling heifers traded $2 higher to $5 lower. Calves were relatively unchanged although volumes were limited. Larger groups of quality genetics were well bid while second tier cattle were marginally discounted off the highs. Some ranches are liquidating yearlings about one […] Read more
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures climb ahead of key USDA reports

CBOT December corn up, September wheat down

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose about two per cent on Monday, bouncing off of a one-week low set Friday as traders positioned ahead of monthly crop reports due at midweek from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that are expected to project tighter U.S. supplies of the oilseed, traders said. Strength in global […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Canola, Crops, Markets

Fund short position hits six-month low in canola

CBOT soybeans show reduced net long

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MarketsFarm — The speculative short position in ICE Futures canola fell to its smallest level in six months at the beginning of July, as fund traders covered short positions and put on some new longs. That’s according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). As of July […] Read more
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn drop on improved crop weather

CBOT September wheat also down

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Friday as recent welcome rains across the Midwest farm belt, and forecasts for more next week, aided crops that had been suffering under an early season drought. Soybeans, which notched a four-month high on Monday, ended down 1.9 per cent for the week, while […] Read more
CBOT December 2023 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn firms on technicals, short-covering

Soybeans retreat; wheat futures consolidate

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Thursday on technical buying and short covering following a two-week slide that took prices to 2-1/2 year lows. Soybean futures fell in a profit-taking retreat from multi-month highs posted after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unexpectedly slashed its U.S. plantings estimate and as recent rains […] Read more
CME October 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle ease on weak cash market

Lean hog futures mostly higher

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures declined on Thursday as a weak tone to the cash market and worries about slowing beef demand weighed on prices, traders said. Livestock traders were monitoring cash market activity at Plains feedlots, where fed cattle were lightly bid at $178/cwt, below the bulk of cash […] Read more

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