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CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn enter holiday mode

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are expected to hold relatively rangebound over the next few weeks, although year-end positioning and thinner holiday volumes could lead to some volatility. General unwinding of spreads and fund profit-taking were weighing on prices in mid-December, Sean Lusk of Walsh Trading in Chicago […] Read more


CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat nears two-month low

Corn declines; soy ends firm

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell nearly four per cent on Wednesday and European wheat fell three per cent as a bumper Australian harvest and signs of continued competition from Black Sea supplies added to technical pressure, traders and analysts said. Corn followed wheat lower while soybean futures ended modestly higher after monthly […] Read more

CBOT January 2022 soybean meal (candlesticks) with January 2022 soybean oil (yellow O/H/L/C, left column). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans up as soymeal gains sharply against soyoil

CBOT corn up, wheat lower

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose about one per cent on Tuesday as soymeal futures soared on expectations of rising demand for the high-protein feed ingredient, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade soymeal futures gained sharply against soyoil futures on meal/oil spreading, with soyoil falling to six-month lows on expectations that U.S. oil […] Read more


A refrigerator is stuck in a tree at Dawson Springs, Kentucky, about 140 km west of Bowling Green, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Jon Cherry)

U.S. tornadoes destroy chickens, tractors, silos

Chicago | Reuters — A Deere dealership and a Pilgrim’s Pride chicken hatchery were destroyed when deadly tornadoes swept through Kentucky on Friday, while silos holding millions of bushels of corn suffered damage, the companies and the state’s agriculture commissioner said on Monday. At least 64 people, including six children, lost their lives in Kentucky […] Read more

CBOT January 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy, corn down on technical selling, Argentine rains

CBOT wheat up off Friday's drop

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell nearly two per cent on Monday and corn futures also declined on a mix of technical selling after last week’s advances and improving prospects for South American production, analysts said. Wheat futures rose on bargain-buying after dipping to a six-week low on Friday. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more


CCA reports: Taking stock of 2021

CCA reports: Taking stock of 2021

From the December 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

With the promise of a new year around the corner, it’s important to take stock of the past year. Our sector demonstrated its unwavering perseverance as we worked to overcome more adversity with the devastating droughts and wildfires, as well as managing the uncertainty created by the pandemic. However, there were also pivotal moments of […] Read more



CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month low on USDA projections

Corn, soybean futures rise

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures slumped to a one-month low on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast larger-than-expected global production and stocks in a monthly report that reinforced a recent spate of bearish news. Corn and soybean futures tracked wheat lower, but promptly rebounded from their lows on speculative and technical […] Read more