Markets, News, Prime cuts

Kay: Cattle futures crush the present

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Steve Kay

Feed markets, Livestock, Market talk

Klassen: Barley outlook

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Jerry Klassen

Beef Cattle, Markets

McMillin: Cattle prices see sharp decline

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Debbie McMillin

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• Markets, News, Prime cuts

  Beef packers enjoy purple profit patch

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  May 27, 2019

• Livestock, Market talk, Markets

  Constellation of prices for live, feeder cattle futures

  The live and feeder cattle futures markets exhibit a behaviour commonly known as “the constellation of prices.” Understanding the price…

  May 10, 2019

• Markets, News, Prime cuts

  Brazilians increase U.S. beef industry presence

  Brazilian beef behemoth JBS SA sent shockwaves through the U.S. beef industry nearly 12 years ago when it announced it…

  April 29, 2019

• Feed markets, Market talk, Markets

  A few observations on the feeder cattle market

  Over the past month, I've received inquiries about the market outlook for feeder cattle. During February and March, yearling prices…

  April 11, 2019

• Markets, News, Prime cuts

  North American beef quality sets industries apart

  The Canadian and U.S. beef industries have made great strides over the past 20 years in improving the quality of…

  March 26, 2019

• Barley, Market talk, Markets

  Feed barley update

  The feed barley market has been relatively flat throughout the winter. During the last week of January, Lethbridge-area feedlots were…

  March 6, 2019

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices softer ahead of harvest

By Marlo Glass 1 day ago

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices have softened ahead of harvesting season, due in part to improving growing conditions and a stronger Canadian dollar. Drought conditions earlier in the summer had threatened Prairie crop yields and buoyed feed grain prices, but the weather premium has subsided thanks to recent rains. “Rain showed us we’ll have a […] Read more

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Crops, Forages, Hay, Markets, Weather

Prairie hay shortage on horizon

By Marlo Glass 1 day ago

MarketsFarm — While rain across the Prairies has eased concerns of an all-out drought, worries of a hay shortage going into winter haven’t ceased. Darren Chapman, a Virden, Man. producer and chair of the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA), explained that regrowth following the first cut of hay has been strong. First-cut hay crops […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain as market wrestles with export, crop prospects

By Barbara Smith 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures settled up on Friday as investors weighed trade talks between the United States and China and expected cooler U.S. weather against uncertainty over acreage levels following a rain-soaked spring. Some analysts said there may be some technical buying pushing up futures, especially soybeans. They also looked […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs top five-week high on China demand expectations

By Tom Polansek 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures reached their highest prices in more than five weeks on Friday on expectations for increased pork demand from China, the world’s top importer. Live cattle futures ended higher after dropping to their lowest prices in more than a week. Hog traders expect China, the […] Read more

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Global markets

Global Markets: Canadian retail sales down in May

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 19 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Although economists predicted a 0.3 per cent increase in retail sales in Canada, sales were down 0.1 per cent in May, according to a Statistics Canada report released on Friday. When motor vehicles […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy falls on cooler weather, China cancellation

By Barbara Smith 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures settled down following a choppy day of trading on Thursday, after hitting the lowest level in more than a week on forecasts for cooler weather and export data showing China had canceled soy purchases for the first time since April. U.S. Agriculture Department data showed the world’s top […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs rise amid hopes of China pork demand

By Tom Polansek 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures reached their highest prices in about a month on Thursday on expectations of bigger pork imports by China, traders said. A recent rise in Chinese pork prices, linked to an outbreak of a fatal hog disease in Asia, is fueling expectations that buyers there […] Read more

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Global markets

Global Markets: Iran seizes oil tanker

By GFM Network News 3 days ago

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 18 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has seized a foreign oil tanker reportedly smuggling fuel in the Persian Gulf. The vessel was the same ship that was initially towed into Iranian waters after sending out a […] Read more

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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Market stuck in range until acreage report

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 3 days ago

MarketsFarm — Until the U.S. Department of Agriculture issues its next acreage report, expect the Chicago Board of Trade to remain stuck within a range, a trader said. “Until the August report and the USDA verifies the plenty of preventative planting acres, and if August happens to be hot and dry side, I can expect […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Choppy canola trade likely

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 3 days ago

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market tested major chart support during the week ended Wednesday, but could be due for some choppy activity and eventual strength over the next few weeks, depending on what happens with the weather and in U.S. corn and soybean markets. The canola crop looks good across much of Alberta […] Read more

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