Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures backpedaled on Tuesday after reaching their highest price in December as traders assessed risks from unfavorable crop weather in Brazil.
U.S. grains: Soy futures end down as traders eye Brazil weather
Wheat and corn futures advance
Pulse weekly outlook: Good prices for green, yellow peas
Reduced production, increased demand from India and China bolster market
Glacier Farm Media – Prices for green and yellow peas across Western Canada have likely hit their peak, according to Darwin Hamilton of Kalshea Commodities Inc.
Tractors continue unusually strong sales in November
Many types of machinery have seen price hikes of around 30 per cent or more
The growing price of farm equipment is not dissuading farmers from buying new machinery, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Managers (AEM).
Klassen: Year-end buying interest boosts feeder market
Feedlot operators gearing up for shortfall in overall numbers in the first half of 2024
Strength was noted in calves under 650 pounds while feeders over 700 pounds were relatively unchanged. Larger packages of weaned quality genetics were $8 to $10 higher in some cases.
Senate votes to shorten sunset clause on beleaguered Bill C-234
NFU calls for bill to be passed, feds to incentivize clean heating technology for farm buildings
Senators voted by a 44-40 margin yesterday to shorten the sunset clause on carbon price exemption bill C-234. Senator Yuen Pau Woo introduced the amendment on Dec. 7, saying it would align it with the deadline on the Liberal government’s heating oil carbon price exemption.
Australia says China has lifted some restrictions on meat imports
Aussie trade minister calls it a positive step in improving relations between the countries
Australia's trade ministry said on Tuesday that China had lifted restrictions on imports of meat from three Australian abattoirs, in the latest sign of improving relations between the two countries.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise with boxed beef prices, bounce from recent decline
CME lean hogs hit lowest price since Nov. 28 contract low
Chicago | Reuters -- Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures advanced on Monday as wholesale beef prices increased and the market rebounded from a 2% slide last week, brokers said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans finish higher on Brazil weather concerns, global demand
Wheat futures plummeted; corn pressured by spillover weakness
U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday as concerns re-emerged that drought conditions in Brazil are having a detrimental effect on crops in the top-producing nation and after the U.S. government announced another export sale.
Funds back adding to shorts in canola after month of covering
Corn traders were on the other side of the market
After a month of covering short positions, fund traders were back adding to their bearish bets to start December, with the net short position in the oilseed growing by roughly 13,000 contracts, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
CN closes deal on Iowa railway
The agreement will link about 275 track miles to the carrier's U.S. rail network
Canadian National Railway (CN) has inked a deal to buy an Iowa railway and connect it to its U.S. rail network, the company announced Dec. 6.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
