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U.S. grains: Soybeans, meal rise on Argentina weather

By Michael Hirtzer December 4, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose to a three-week high on Monday and soymeal jumped more than two per cent on buying backed by concerns that dry weather in Argentina will hurt crop yields. Corn futures fell more than one per cent, reversing early gains after technical selling, while wheat futures also eased […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. livestock: Hogs retreat after trading at three-week high

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News November 30, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell on Wednesday, retreating from a three-week high on technical selling and a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report showing a jump in average hog weights in Iowa and southern Minnesota, analysts said. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures rose on short-covering and bullish macroeconomic data. Live […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn up on export demand, technical bounce

By Julie Ingwersen November 29, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose about one per cent Wednesday on fresh export demand and bargain-buying after the spot December contract dipped to a contract low, traders said. Wheat futures firmed, stabilizing after a series of contract lows in recent days, while soybeans ended fractionally lower after a choppy session. Most-active March […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn slides on technicals, hefty global stocks

By Julie Ingwersen November 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. December corn futures fell to a life-of-contract low on Tuesday on technical selling and ample global supplies, traders said. Soybeans also fell as slightly wetter forecasts for crop areas of Argentina eased near-term concerns about dryness. But wheat closed higher on bargain-buying after most months sank to contract lows. Chicago […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. corn, soy acreage to expand in 2018-19, USDA says

By Reuters November 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers are likely to expand plantings of both corn and soybeans while reducing wheat seedings for the upcoming marketing year, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Tuesday. The USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist forecast that farmers will seed 91 million acres of corn in the 2018-19 crop year, up […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News, News Roundup

Another BSE irritant bites the dust

Trade: News Roundup from the November 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 27, 2017

Anyone dinged with discounts on cull cows headed to the U.S. because they couldn’t document the animal was born after March 1, 1999, will have reason to rejoice over an easing of this export policy last month. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association has long argued that it no longer makes sense to require the individual age […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits contract lows

By Mark Weinraub November 27, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank 1.4 per cent to fresh contract lows on Monday, pressured by poor demand for U.S. supplies from overseas buyers, traders said. The drop in wheat weighed on corn futures while soybean futures edged higher, underpinned by concerns about crop development in South America. The […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features

Ranching, Kauai style

The Kunoa cattle ranch runs 2,000 cow-calf pairs on 4,000 acres of grassland

By Duane McCartney November 24, 2017

In the rain shadow of one of the wettest spots in the world, at 39 feet of rain per year, is the Kunoa cattle ranch on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. It is one of the many ranches statewide that ship some 70,000 head of cattle each year to Canada and the U.S. mainland. However, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to contract lows on export data

By Julie Ingwersen November 24, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell to life-of-contract lows on Friday, pressured by disappointing weekly export sales data and ample global supplies, analysts said. Corn and soybeans futures followed wheat lower, bucking support from strength in crude oil and a weaker dollar, which tends to make U.S. grains more competitive […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Fund buying rallies CME lean hog futures

By Theopolis Waters, GFM Network News November 22, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs settled higher on Wednesday, with support from fund buying and short-covering before the U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday, traders said. CME livestock markets will be closed for Thursday’s holiday, but resume on Friday at 8:30 a.m. CT and close early at 12:15 p.m. CT. December hogs ended […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, meal rise on Argentina weather

U.S. livestock: Hogs retreat after trading at three-week high

U.S. grains: Corn up on export demand, technical bounce

U.S. grains: Corn slides on technicals, hefty global stocks

U.S. corn, soy acreage to expand in 2018-19, USDA says

Another BSE irritant bites the dust

U.S. grains: Wheat hits contract lows

Ranching, Kauai style

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to contract lows on export data

U.S. livestock: Fund buying rallies CME lean hog futures

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