Feed markets, Market talk, Markets

Feed grain update

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Jerry Klassen

Comment/Columns, Free Market Reflections, Markets

Two economies, two theories

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Steve Dittmer

Finishers, Market talk, Markets

Feeder cattle outlook

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Jerry Klassen

Must Reads

• Features, Markets

  Here we go again

  For many years we have complacently assumed that American displeasure with Canada’s supply management regime for dairy and poultry production…

  September 4, 2018

• Livestock, Markets, Prime cuts

  Terrible trade wars erupting

  Free trade is the lifeblood of the global economy. From the very first evidence of trading, regions of the world…

  August 23, 2018

• Barley, Market talk, Markets

  Barley market digesting many variables

  I’ve received many inquiries from feedlot operators and cow-calf producers with regard to the price outlook for barley. During the…

  August 16, 2018

• Beef Cattle, Features, Markets

  Smoothing the kinks in the sustainable beef supply chain

  Ken McGladrie has always watched for new programs and technologies to keep his herd moving forward. It’s no surprise, then,…

  August 13, 2018

• Free Market Reflections, Markets

  NAFTA brinkmanship fails to meet deadlines

  The politicians promised we would know whether or not we were going to have a new NAFTA agreement by early…

  June 18, 2018

• Feed markets, Market talk

  Tighter corn and barley stocks for 2018-19

  It’s that time of year when I receive many inquiries in regard to the feed grain outlook for the 2018-19…

  June 8, 2018

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola trends lower as farmers sell, harvest

By Ashley Robinson, GFM Network News 7 hours ago

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures canola market will bounce around in trade for the foreseeable future with the overall trend being downward, according to an analyst. “We’re just going to continue to migrate lower. (There) are going to be up days because nothing goes down forever,” said Wayne Palmer, senior market analyst with Exceed […] Read more

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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans trend higher, with meal

By GFM Network News 8 hours ago

CNS Canada –– Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade both saw some strength over the past week, and could see some additional upside, according to an analyst. Harvest delays due to poor weather and speculative short-covering accounted for some of the recent strength in the futures, according to Sean Lusk, director […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on fund-driven buying

By GFM Network News 8 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed modestly on Wednesday in largely technical trade along with fund-driven buying and strength in allied soymeal futures, analysts said. Corn futures declined and wheat fell on technical selling. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) November soybean futures settled up one cent at $8.85-3/4 per bushel but stayed below […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs decline on heavier animals, technical selling

By GFM Network News 9 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures dropped for the second straight session on Wednesday, on technical selling and after government data showed heavier-weight U.S. hogs that pointed to larger supplies, traders said. Bear-spreading pressured front-month December hogs, which settled down 2.175 cents at 54.7 cents/lb., a decline of about four per […] Read more

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Global markets

Global Markets: Cannabis legal for recreational use in Canada

By GFM Network News 19 hours ago

By Commodity News Service Oct. 17 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Ian Power became the first person to legally buy recreational cannabis in Canada shortly after 12 a.m. at a cannabis shop in St. John’s N.L. Today marks the legalization of cannabis […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mostly lower on technical selling

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures were mostly lower on Tuesday while lean hogs pared gains late in the session, with each pressured in part by technical selling and profit-taking, traders and analysts said. Some traders were liquidating positions in Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture supply […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn retreat from highs on improving weather

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Tuesday on improving harvest weather in the Midwest crop belt and some profit-taking a day after both commodities neared two-month highs, traders said. Wheat followed the weak trend after a choppy session. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans settled down 6-3/4 cents at $8.84-3/4 […] Read more

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General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. Senate will not vote on USMCA in 2018, McConnell says

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Senate’s top Republican said on Tuesday that senators will not vote to approve a revised North American trade pact in 2018, leaving the issue to the next Congress. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell told Bloomberg Television that the Senate will not have time to take up the new United […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: U.S. beans seen on rise for 2019

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

CNS Canada –– The acreage shift that played out between chickpeas and dry edible beans this year will shift again next year, Brian Clancey of marketing agency Stat Publishing predicts. Several factors lead him to that conclusion, he said. Canadian growers ship large numbers of beans and chickpeas to the U.S., and the production and […] Read more

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Global markets

Global Markets: Cannabis to become legal after midnight

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

By Commodity News Service Canada Oct. 16 (CNS Canada) — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Cannabis becomes legal in Canada tomorrow and retailers are bracing for a surge in demand. Online sales sites begin in many jurisdictions at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 17. A recent Deloitte […] Read more

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