Market talk, Markets

Canadian dollar enters fresh fundamentals: Klassen

Posted 5 days ago by Jerry Klassen

Beef Cattle, Markets

McMillin: Domestic, global beef demand strong

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Debbie McMillin

Markets, News, Prime cuts

Kay: Cattle futures crush the present

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Steve Kay

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• Feed markets, Livestock, Market talk

  Klassen: Barley outlook

  The feed grains complex has been volatile over the past month as the market moves through a transition phase. During…

  June 20, 2019

• Beef Cattle, Markets

  McMillin: Cattle prices see sharp decline

  Fed cattle Fed cattle prices have seen a sharp price decline over the past couple of weeks. Current fed steer…

  June 18, 2019

• Markets, News, Prime cuts

  Beef packers enjoy purple profit patch

  North American beef processors are enjoying an extended period of profits that is unprecedented in the industry’s history. Packers on…

  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

Crops, Markets, Oats

Oats market steady, watching harvest

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 9 hours ago

MarketsFarm — Western Canada’s oats market is stable at prices a bit better than a year ago, as harvest gets underway and participants wait to see how much will move off the combine to the market. Early yield reports range anywhere from 80 to 140 bushels per acre, said Tyler Palmer, grain buyer with Emerson […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on larger-than-expected weekly slaughter

By Julie Ingwersen 10 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday after U.S. government data showed last week’s slaughter was bigger than the previous week’s, despite a fire that shuttered a Kansas beef plant. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated the weekly U.S. cattle slaughter through Saturday at 651,000 head, up from […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slide on beneficial weekend rains

By Julie Ingwersen 11 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.6 per cent on Monday and soybean futures also declined after much-needed rains crossed dry areas of the Corn Belt over the weekend, bolstering crop production prospects, analysts said. Wheat followed the softer trend. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled down 6-1/4 cents at $3.74-1/2 per […] Read more

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Global markets

Global Markets: Freed Iranian tanker on route to Greece

By GFM Network News 20 hours ago

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 19 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – An Iranian oil tanker seized in early July is now on its way from Gibraltar to Greece. The vessel, carrying 2.1 million barrels of oil, was originally seized by the British Royal Marines […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

USDA attache to Canada predicts larger wheat crop

By MarketsFarm 3 days ago

MarketsFarm — A new report from the Ottawa-based attache to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has raised its estimate of total wheat production in Canada for 2019. The report Thursday from attache Phil Hayes increases FAS’s estimate of wheat production in Canada for 2019 to 32.65 million tonnes, compared to last […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

Funds cover canola short positions

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 3 days ago

MarketsFarm — Fund traders covered some of their large net short position in canola during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in canola came in Tuesday at 66,293, a decrease of roughly 3,000 contracts […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Cash wheat: Bids mixed, watching futures and currency

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 3 days ago

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were narrowly mixed during the week ended Thursday, with losses in U.S. futures countered by support from a softer Canadian dollar. The Canadian dollar was down by roughly a third of a cent relative to its U.S. counterpart, while the futures were all lower following bearish U.S. Department […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post big weekly losses

By Mark Weinraub 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday on a technical rebound as traders evened up positions after the grains market posted sharp declines during the week. The heavy weekly losses — corn posted its biggest weekly drop in percentage terms since June 2016 — stemmed from a surprise boost […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on demand concerns

By Mark Weinraub 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures fell sharply on Friday, with the most-active October contract notching a limit-down move as traders worried that seasonal growth in supplies will outstrip demand. Weakness in the cash market also spilled over into the futures, traders said. The demand concerns stemmed from uncertainty about potential purchases from […] Read more

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Global markets

Global Markets: Greenland not for sale

By GFM Network News 4 days ago

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 16 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Reports that United States President Donald Trump has expressed an interest in purchasing Greenland are being dismissed as a terrible idea by residents of the largely autonomous Danish country. “We are open for […] Read more

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