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Protein premiums drop from historic high in 2018

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International politics add to uncertainty for crops in 2019

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It doesn’t hurt to check, says grain commission

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Staff

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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

USDA attache to Canada predicts larger wheat crop

By MarketsFarm 2 days ago

MarketsFarm — A new report from the Ottawa-based attache to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has raised its estimate of total wheat production in Canada for 2019. The report Thursday from attache Phil Hayes increases FAS’s estimate of wheat production in Canada for 2019 to 32.65 million tonnes, compared to last […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

Funds cover canola short positions

By Phil Franz-warkentin 2 days ago

MarketsFarm — Fund traders covered some of their large net short position in canola during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in canola came in Tuesday at 66,293, a decrease of roughly 3,000 contracts […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Cash wheat: Bids mixed, watching futures and currency

By Phil Franz-warkentin 2 days ago

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were narrowly mixed during the week ended Thursday, with losses in U.S. futures countered by support from a softer Canadian dollar. The Canadian dollar was down by roughly a third of a cent relative to its U.S. counterpart, while the futures were all lower following bearish U.S. Department […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post big weekly losses

By Mark Weinraub 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday on a technical rebound as traders evened up positions after the grains market posted sharp declines during the week. The heavy weekly losses — corn posted its biggest weekly drop in percentage terms since June 2016 — stemmed from a surprise boost […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on demand concerns

By Mark Weinraub 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures fell sharply on Friday, with the most-active October contract notching a limit-down move as traders worried that seasonal growth in supplies will outstrip demand. Weakness in the cash market also spilled over into the futures, traders said. The demand concerns stemmed from uncertainty about potential purchases from […] Read more

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Global markets

Global Markets: Greenland not for sale

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 16 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Reports that United States President Donald Trump has expressed an interest in purchasing Greenland are being dismissed as a terrible idea by residents of the largely autonomous Danish country. “We are open for […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

U.S. CFTC says Kraft, Mondelez to pay $16M in wheat price manipulation case

By Reuters 2 days ago

Reuters — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on Thursday Kraft Heinz and Mondelez International will have to pay US$16 million in penalty regarding a wheat manipulation case that dates back to 2015. Kraft Heinz, which was Kraft Foods until 2015, and snack food firm Mondelez bought $90 million of December 2011 wheat […] Read more

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Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: No long-term shortage expected

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 2 days ago

MarketsFarm — Waiting for the 2019 harvest to roll in is the only factor that could create a feed shortage, according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. “As far as things look today, I don’t see a reason to be concerned about a feed shortage. If anything we could have a feed […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures break losing streak

By Mark Weinraub 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures steadied near a three-month low on Thursday as traders said the market was oversold following sharp declines stemming from a bearish U.S. Agriculture Department harvest forecast issued on Monday. Soybean futures traded higher overnight but turned lower after a weak export sales report. Soy futures settled near session […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures sink to five-month low

By Mark Weinraub 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures fell to a five-month low on Thursday, pressured by big supplies that overwhelmed any optimism about news that China made its biggest purchases of U.S. pork in seven weeks, traders said. The world’s largest pork consumer bought 10,211 tonnes of U.S. pork between Aug. 2-8 […] Read more

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