Tom Polansek Archives | Alberta Farmer Express

U.S. livestock: Hogs near limit up on renewed pork export hopes

By Tom Polansek 22 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures soared by the daily limit and approached a one-month high on Wednesday on renewed hopes that China will increase pork imports to compensate for pigs killed in a widespread outbreak of a fatal swine disease. China’s agriculture ministry said a new outbreak of African swine […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on rains, crop ratings

By Tom Polansek 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures extended losses on Tuesday as crops in the U.S. Midwest were poised to benefit from rains, traders said. Technical selling and better-than-expected U.S. Department of Agriculture crop condition ratings added pressure on prices. Showers in parts of the Midwest and Mississippi Delta temporarily eased concerns about […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken as beef prices decline

By Tom Polansek 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle and feeder cattle futures slumped on Tuesday as concerns about declining beef prices continued to hang over the markets. Decreasing beef prices have spurred expectations that meat packers such as Tyson and Cargill may be less aggressive when bidding to buy cattle, said Mike Sands, […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag as traders eye lower boxed-beef prices

By Tom Polansek 3 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended mostly lower on Monday as weak boxed beef prices fueled concerns about increasing supplies. Select-grade boxed beef was $189.21/cwt on Monday afternoon, down 2.7 per cent from a week ago, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data issued after the close of trading […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Cargill shuts China feed mills as swine fever spreads

By Rod Nickel, Tom Polansek 6 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Cargill shuttered animal-feed mills in China in recent months partly because the rapid spread of a fatal hog disease has reduced demand, a company executive said Friday. The closures highlight the pain for global agriculture companies from the outbreak of African swine fever in China, the world’s top hog producer and […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn tops three-week high on heat wave

By Tom Polansek July 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures exceeded a three-week high on Friday and soybeans advanced as forecasts for a heat wave fuelled concerns about potential damage to crops growing in farmers’ fields. Traders focused on worries about hot, dry conditions after heavy rains and flooding caused unprecedented delays in corn planting this spring. The […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn ease as traders expect improving weather

By Tom Polansek June 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures slumped on Friday on expectations that crops may benefit next week from a break in the rains that stalled plantings across the American Midwest this spring. Widespread storms caused unprecedented delays in corn plantings and prevented farmers from planting crops across millions of acres. The weather […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit down on supply glut

By Tom Polansek June 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Hefty supplies of American pigs pushed Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures down by the daily exchange-imposed limit on Friday. Prices tumbled as the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that meat companies such as Tyson Foods and JBS USA slaughtered 462,000 hogs, up nine per cent from a year earlier. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall as pork sales to China disappoint

By Tom Polansek June 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures tumbled on Thursday as U.S. pork export sales to China continued to disappoint traders who have been expecting a surge of demand due to an outbreak of a fatal hog disease in China. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures also declined. Hog futures have pulled back 12 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Rains fuel crop worries, lift corn, soy, wheat

By Tom Polansek June 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures jumped on Thursday as expectations for more rain in the U.S. Midwest heightened worries about bad weather reducing autumn harvests. Forecasts called for rain over the next five days, which would keep some fields too wet to plant and add stress to planted crops that are […] Read more

CBOT weekly outlook: Market stuck in range until acreage report

ICE weekly outlook: Choppy canola trade likely

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans slightly lower after midday rise

GFM Network News

CBOT weekly outlook: Market stuck in range until acreage report

ICE weekly outlook: Choppy canola trade likely

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans slightly lower after midday rise

Author Archives Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: Hogs near limit up on renewed pork export hopes

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on rains, crop ratings

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures weaken as beef prices decline

U.S. livestock: Live cattle sag as traders eye lower boxed-beef prices

Cargill shuts China feed mills as swine fever spreads

U.S. grains: Corn tops three-week high on heat wave

U.S. grains: Soy, corn ease as traders expect improving weather

U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit down on supply glut

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall as pork sales to China disappoint

U.S. grains: Rains fuel crop worries, lift corn, soy, wheat

Podcasts

Organics grow on the Prairies, is Canada’s national food policy on target?, USDA corn projections erroneous

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In Case You Missed It – Your National Ag News Recap for the week ending July 12, 2019

GFM Network News

Podcasts

AgCanadaTV

Daily Newsletter