Crops, Markets

Protein premiums drop from historic high in 2018

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Agri-news

Crops, Markets

International politics add to uncertainty for crops in 2019

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Alexis Kienlen

Markets, News

It doesn’t hurt to check, says grain commission

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Staff

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Global markets

Global Markets: Iran seizes oil tanker

By GFM Network News 9 hours ago

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 18 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has seized a foreign oil tanker reportedly smuggling fuel in the Persian Gulf. The vessel was the same ship that was initially towed into Iranian waters after sending out a […] Read more

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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Market stuck in range until acreage report

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 21 hours ago

MarketsFarm — Until the U.S. Department of Agriculture issues its next acreage report, expect the Chicago Board of Trade to remain stuck within a range, a trader said. “Until the August report and the USDA verifies the plenty of preventative planting acres, and if August happens to be hot and dry side, I can expect […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Choppy canola trade likely

By Phil Franz-warkentin 21 hours ago

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market tested major chart support during the week ended Wednesday, but could be due for some choppy activity and eventual strength over the next few weeks, depending on what happens with the weather and in U.S. corn and soybean markets. The canola crop looks good across much of Alberta […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

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

By Barbara Smith 23 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and soybean futures settled slightly lower on Wednesday as forecasts for cooler weather lifted expectations for better crop conditions after this week’s hot spell, though corn edged higher. Markets had been falling since Monday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) weekly crop progress report, which showed conditions for soy and […] Read more

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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

By Tom Polansek 23 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

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Global markets

Global Markets: CP Rail reports record quarterly profits

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 17 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s Consumer Price Index increased by 2.0 per cent on an annual basis in June, which compares with 2.4 per cent the previous month, according to a report from Statistics Canada. A 4.1 […] Read more

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Crops, Markets

Ocean freight index hits five-and-a-half year highs

By Phil Franz-warkentin 2 days ago

MarketsFarm — The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has steadily increased over the past few months, hitting its highest levels in five-and-a-half years. The BDI settled Tuesday at 2,011 points, the highest level for the ocean freight rate indicator since January 2014. The BDI has been on a steady uptrend since hitting a two-and-a-half year low […] Read more

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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

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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

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Global markets

Global Markets: U.S. economic data beats expectations

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 16 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte is “seriously considering cutting diplomatic relations with Iceland”, according to a spokesperson, following efforts out of Iceland to spearhead a United Nations resolution looking into deaths stemming […] Read more

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