Feed markets

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 3 (CNS Canada) – US cattle futures continue to post sharp gains on Wednesday, as blizzard conditions in key livestock feeding regions of the country earlier in the week reportedly killed thousands of animals. Ukraine barley exports during the crop-year-to-date (which began October 1) of 15 million tonnes, […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 2 (CNS Canada) – US farmers in the top five barley producing states had seeded 32 per cent of the crop as of April 30, which was off both the year-ago and five-year-average levels of over 50 per cent, according to the latest weekly report from the USDA. […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 1 (CNS Canada) – Snow and cold temperatures hit some key US winter wheat growing regions over the weekend, causing damage to crops as they start to head. Up to a foot of snow was reported in parts of Kansas and Oklahoma. Meanwhile, cold temperatures in the northern […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 28 (CNS Canada) – Global stocks of grain are expected to fall less than previously projected, according to data from the International Grains Council. The IGC expects stocks in 2017/18 to reach 491 million tonnes. Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade closed about one to four […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 27 (CNS Canada) – In its weekly export sales highlights, the United States Department of Agriculture said corn sales totaled 987,900 metric tonnes for 2016/2017, up 31 per cent from the previous week and 18 per cent from the prior four-week average, for the week ending April 20. […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 26 (CNS Canada) – Cargill Inc. will be exiting the cattle feeding business, steering efforts toward other investments, according to reports on Wednesday. The company will be selling its last two feedlots to ethanol producer Green Plains Inc. Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade closed about […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 25 (CNS Canada) – Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade closed about five to six cents per bushel higher on Tuesday. Analysts expect that market to stay largely range-bound in the near term, as US crop conditions become clear and South American production weighs. As far […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 24 (CNS Canada) – About 275,000 tonnes of wheat were exported last week, according to data from the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) for the week ending April 16. That brings the year-to-date total near 12 million tonnes, which compares with close to 12.6 million the year prior. About […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Friday, April 21. All-wheat acreage in Canada is expected to be slightly lower than last year, according to the latest acreage estimates from Statistics Canada. The agency pegged this year’s acreage at 23.182 million […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Wednesday, April 19. Feed barley prices in Saskatchewan climbed 45 cents over the past week according to the latest information from the Prairie Ag Hotwire. Prices are now listed at an average price of […] Read more