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CBOT weekly outlook: Potential U.S.-China trade deal moving markets

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News October 27, 2021

Speculation regarding a potential trade deal between the United States and China is sparking movement on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBoT). Ryan Ettner, broker for Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill., said there was optimism on the markets last week when trade representatives from both nations restarted talks. With the countries’ current deal expiring at […] Read more

Updating the handling requirements for specified risk material in processing facilities is a priority with Canada’s negligible risk designation.

Beef Cattle, Features

Negligible risk status may mean more market access for Canadian beef

Historic designation opens doors for conversations on removing BSE-era trade restrictions for beef products, feeder cattle access and processing requirements

By Piper Whelan August 23, 2021

This spring, a difficult chapter for the Canadian beef industry came to a close after almost two decades. In late May, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Scientific Commission approved Canada as having negligible risk for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), moving from controlled risk status to the disease’s lowest risk level of transmission. This […] Read more

Corn, Reuters

Slow U.S. corn shipments could pressure supply forecasts

By Karen Braun, GFM Network News August 11, 2021

Reuters – The United States has already secured a record corn export campaign for the nearly concluded season, but the shipments are unlikely to match the government’s current forecast because the pace has recently been too slow. Disappointing export inspections last week – a marketing year low – might be an indication that the U.S. […] Read more

Reuters

India to launch $1.48 bln plan to raise oilseed output, cut imports

By Mayank Bhardwaj, rajendra-jadhav, GFM Network News August 9, 2021

New Delhi | Reuters – India will launch a 110 billion rupee ($1.48 billion) plan to boost domestic oilseed production to make the country self-sufficient in edible oil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, a move that will cut costly vegetable oil imports. India is the world’s biggest vegetable oil importer and spends an […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Markets, News

Canada Beef Market Intelligence Update: Domestic and export demand pulls beef into U.S.

By Robyn Paddison July 30, 2021

Canadian beef imports hit a high this spring in the U.S., with April 2021 being the largest April in 10 years. The comparison to April 2020 is big, up 62 per cent. Big volumes this spring are comparable to Canadian beef import volumes during the spring months in 2020, 2019 and 2010 (USDA; carcass […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Markets, News

Canada Beef Market Intelligence Update: Imports rise in Japan

By Ichiro Kiyotomi July 30, 2021

Japan’s imports of Canadian beef rose this spring, buoyed by increasing retail demand and expectations that American beef imports would be curbed. Japanese beef consumption remains relatively steady compared to last year’s levels, with foodservice sales anticipated to remain weak for the first half of 2021. Japan’s total beef import volumes in March were 54,200 […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

ADM quarterly profit surges amid strong U.S. corn exports to China

By Arunima Kumar, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News July 28, 2021

Reuters – U.S. grain merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland Co on Tuesday reported quarterly profit leapt 52 percent due to strong exports and oilseed crushing margins. The bigger-than-expected earnings sent shares to a two-week high and extended a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, which last year hurt demand for the company’s ethanol and food products. Shares were up […] Read more

U.S. President Biden made earlier comments indicating he’d be tough on China, but those actions have yet to materialize.

Comment/Columns, Free Market Reflections

The Chinese situation: Questions but few new answers

Free Market Reflections with Steve Dittmer

By Steve Dittmer April 16, 2021

The new administration down here started off with a rush. Incoming President Biden early issued a record number of executive orders (50+), nominated and got confirmed a few top officials and then everything else stalled while Congress wrangled over a $1.9 trillion (yes, that’s a T) supposed COVID-relief bill that mostly wasn’t. Clear messages were […] Read more

History, Our History

History: World Trade Problems & Opportunities

Reprinted from the April 1953 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 15, 2021

World Trade Problems & OpportunitiesBy Dr. Claude Isbister An address by Dr. Claude Isbister, Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, before the 57th Annual Meeting of the Western Stock Growers’ Association held at Calgary, February 12, 13, 1953. ‘The Rt. Honorable James G. Gardiner, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture, has just spoken to you of the […] Read more

Comment

Comment: Still America first

By Lisa Guenther March 2, 2021

Updated March 11 Depending on your political persuasion, you likely watched President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January with relief, worry or some mix of the two. Will we see a more protectionist U.S. government? Will Biden restore capacity at the World Trade Organization (WTO)? What will the mood be of our largest trading partner and […] Read more

Field-by-field mapping could improve yield, productivity predictions

U.S. grains: Corn futures edge up, soybeans sag on improving US crop ratings

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed

Daily Network News

Field-by-field mapping could improve yield, productivity predictions

U.S. grains: Corn futures edge up, soybeans sag on improving US crop ratings

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed

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CBOT weekly outlook: Potential U.S.-China trade deal moving markets

Negligible risk status may mean more market access for Canadian beef

Slow U.S. corn shipments could pressure supply forecasts

India to launch $1.48 bln plan to raise oilseed output, cut imports

Canada Beef Market Intelligence Update: Domestic and export demand pulls beef into U.S.

Canada Beef Market Intelligence Update: Imports rise in Japan

ADM quarterly profit surges amid strong U.S. corn exports to China

The Chinese situation: Questions but few new answers

History: World Trade Problems & Opportunities

Comment: Still America first

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