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U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop as beef prices, packer margins erode

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Wednesday on long liquidation by funds and as sinking beef prices and eroding packer margins weighed on the market. Feeder cattle futures also retreated in a technical correction after four consecutive sessions of gains that were fueled by concerns over tightening U.S. supplies. “We […] Read more







North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola barely holds on

U.S. soy, corn down, wheat steady to lower By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures clung to small increases on Wednesday, as lack of farmer selling continued to underpin prices. Canola received additional support from gains in Malaysian palm oil and most MATIF rapeseed contracts. Pressure from declines in the […] Read more


ICE Canola Midday: Sideways day for trading

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were higher late Wednesday morning, in what an analyst called “a sideways day.” The analyst credited the gains in canola to the increases in the Chicago soy complex, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil. He said gains in palm oil have […] Read more




ICE canola on the rise

Glacier FarmMedia — Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange maintained their positive momentum Wednesday morning as rising comparable oils and a weaker Canadian dollar supported prices. Chicago soyoil, European rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil were higher. Crude oil also made gains due to supply issues and a drop in United States inventories. The loonie was […] Read more