Finishers, Market talk, Markets

Feeder cattle outlook lower in 2019

Posted 18 hours ago by Jerry Klassen

Feed markets, Market talk, Markets

Feed grain prices weigh on feeder cattle market

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Jerry Klassen

Feed markets, Market talk, Markets

Feeder cattle market responding to feed grain complex

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Jerry Klassen

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Crops, Markets

Opinions differ on quinoa prices in 2019

By GFM Network News 10 hours ago

CNS Canada — There are opposing views on what will happen with Canadian quinoa prices in 2019. One buyer believes the specialty crop will increase a few cents per pound; another believes the price will slightly decrease in the New Year. Dan Boulton of NorQuin at Saskatoon said there is a world shortage of quinoa, […] Read more

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Finishers, Market talk, Markets

Feeder cattle outlook lower in 2019

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

By Jerry Klassen 18 hours ago

I’ve received many calls from cattle producers over the past couple of weeks with regard to the feeder cattle outlook for the spring period. Feeder cattle prices made seasonal highs during the first week of October and then started to trend lower. This weakness caught many cow-calf producers off guard as they failed to realize […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Cheaper canola could stir up export interest

By Ashley Robinson, GFM Network News 18 hours ago

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures canola market has seen contracts become cheaper of late, which could lead to an increase in demand — but the market is also still closely following the ongoing saga between China and the U.S. “Everybody’s just waiting for some kind of news regarding China possibly purchasing U.S. beans. They […] Read more

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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans trend up, but trade off headlines

By GFM Network News 18 hours ago

CNS Canada — Speculative short-covering and optimism over trade with China helped soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade move higher over the week ended Wednesday. While additional gains are possible, both markets will take more short-term direction from the day-to-day headlines. Conflicting headlines, tweets and other commentary lead to a choppy […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit six-week high on technical buying

By GFM Network News 19 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose sharply for the second straight session on Wednesday, reaching a six-week high, on technical buying and expectations that beef packers would pay higher prices for cattle this week, traders said. Cattle futures had declined earlier on Tuesday before turning higher and then surpassing the previous session’s […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as China buys U.S. supplies

By GFM Network News 20 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a 4-1/2-month high on Wednesday as China bought U.S. soybeans for the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met in early December. State-owned Chinese companies bought at least 500,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans, two U.S. traders said, in deals valued […] Read more

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Crops, Lentils, Markets, Peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Market depends on India’s fortunes

By GFM Network News 21 hours ago

CNS Canada — When it comes to Canadian pulse crops, David Newman of Commodious Trading says producers, speculators and processors are long — and that has been of great concern to him. “You have everybody wanting to sell and you better hope that there’s someone there to take all of it,” he said. The wildcard […] Read more

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Global markets

Global Markets: Huawei CFO granted bail

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Dec. 12, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May will face a no confidence vote later today; this comes following May’s Brexit deal having fallen apart. There are at least 48 Tory members of […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

Funds reduce short position in canola

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

CNS Canada — Fund traders lowered their net short positions in ICE canola futures during the week ended Dec. 4, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). According to the latest report, managed money and other reportable speculators decreased their net short position in canola […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle climb on technical buying, demand optimism

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained about one per cent on Tuesday, lifted by technical buying and optimism for the continued robust demand for cattle and beef, traders and analysts said. Cattle futures shrugged off three straight sessions of declines to rise to the highest levels in about a week. […] Read more

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