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ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks for support from new crop

By Dave Sims March 22, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts finished lower during the week ended Wednesday but attention in the market is turning to the new crop — and to North American acreage expectations. During the week, the dominant May canola contract fell $9.20, from $510.80 per tonne to $501.60. Large funds have now flipped to […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn await USDA reports

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 22, 2017

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade find themselves in consolidation mode as traders await the release a pair of key U.S. reports on March 31. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s first survey-based acreage estimates of the year will be released that day, while quarterly stocks data are also […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn climbs on export demand, technical rebound

By Julie Ingwersen March 16, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures on Thursday climbed on better-than-expected weekly export sales data and bargain buying after the May contract hit a two-month low this week, analysts said. Soybeans also rebounded after lows set this week, while wheat finished flat. Chicago Board of Trade May corn settled up 2-1/2 cents at $3.66 […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Trump budget plan cuts USDA food, rural water funding

By Jo Winterbottom, P.J. Huffstutter March 16, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed halting funding for rural clean water initiatives and reducing county-level staff, for a 21 per cent drop in discretionary spending at the Department of Agriculture (USDA), according to a White House budget document. The $4.7 billion in cuts would leave USDA with a budget of […] Read more

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Crops, Reuters

U.S. ag secretary nominee submits ethics disclosures

By Reuters March 13, 2017

Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Agriculture Department said in Senate ethics disclosure forms that he would place his assets, which include part ownership of a grain merchandising company, into a blind trust. Republican Sonny Perdue was tapped to head the department the day before Trump’s inauguration. Progress on his […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend slide on Brazil crop outlook

By Julie Ingwersen March 10, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell to a two-month low on Friday as the ongoing harvest of a projected record-large Brazilian soy crop threatened U.S. export prospects, traders said. Corn and wheat followed the weak trend, despite a setback in the U.S. dollar. CBOT May soybean futures settled down 4-1/2 […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle up one per cent

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News March 9, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. feeder cattle futures gained one per cent and live cattle futures were narrowly higher on Thursday amid rising demand for animals, especially for grazing, traders and analysts said. Greening pastures in the Plains region boosted demand for lighter-weight cattle to feed on grass, with beef packers aggressively buying slaughter-weight cattle […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-month low on huge Brazil crop

By Julie Ingwersen March 9, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a two-month low on Thursday, pressured by rising government forecasts for a record-large Brazilian soy harvest, traders said. Corn futures also declined on forecasts for big South American crops, and wheat followed the weak trend. The Chicago Board of Trade May soybean futures contract settled down 10-3/4 […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

USDA raises U.S. stocks view as Brazil crop threatens exports

By Mark Weinraub March 9, 2017

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. soybean supplies will be bigger than expected at the end of the marketing year as a record harvest in Brazil will flood the global market, cutting into demand for U.S. exports, the government said on Thursday. The U.S. Agriculture Department in its monthly supply and demand report raised its outlook […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans facing bearish headwinds

By Dave Sims March 8, 2017

CNS Canada — All eyes in the agricultural commodity world are focused on the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s next World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report due out Thursday. However, unless there’s a major surprise contained within the report, it’s hard to see the bias pointed higher for soybeans, according to an […] Read more

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

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

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks for support from new crop

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn await USDA reports

U.S. grains: Corn climbs on export demand, technical rebound

Trump budget plan cuts USDA food, rural water funding

U.S. ag secretary nominee submits ethics disclosures

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend slide on Brazil crop outlook

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle up one per cent

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-month low on huge Brazil crop

USDA raises U.S. stocks view as Brazil crop threatens exports

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans facing bearish headwinds

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