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The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) saw a significant rally in canola futures on Tuesday, July 5, 2005, driven by gains in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soy complex and technical buying. The canola market advanced in response to the flooding in Manitoba, which affected 2.5 million acres, but
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The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange saw canola futures rise on Wednesday, driven by a slower pace of country selling and gains in CBOT soybean futures. Trade sources attributed the rally to canola being oversold and in need of a correction. The market also received support from firmness in CBOT soyoil and
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Well-funded speculators in New York, primarily hedge funds, saw a significant increase in their net long positions in crude oil futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) for the third consecutive week, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. This surge in positions belies a decline in
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Canola and other grain futures experienced mixed trading at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) on Tuesday, influenced by a combination of factors including hedge selling, intermonth spreading, and heightened expectations surrounding the upcoming Statistics Canada planting report. The market was marked by steady persistent hedge selling, which weighed on the
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The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange experienced higher grain and oilseed futures on Monday, influenced by the weather-induced rally in Chicago Board of Trade futures. Traders looked ahead to Thursday's Statistics Canada planting report, despite expectations that it wouldn't accurately reflect the reality of planting delays in Manitoba.
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Crude oil futures in London fell on Tuesday, as speculators began to price in a possible hike in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) output ceiling. Analysts at Saxo Bank warned that a lack of refining capacity would likely lift prices higher, making it a good strategy to
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The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) saw a moderate increase in grain and oilseed futures on Monday, with canola futures advancing significantly in the wake of steep gains in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soy complex. The weak Canadian dollar and concerns about canola production contributed to the rally, with
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The North American beef supply is considered safe by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, and efforts are being made to restore full cattle trade with Canada. Meanwhile, in the pork industry, Premium Standard Farms Inc. is marketing its initial public offering to investors for $12 to $13 a share.
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Traders on the Chicago Board of Trade agricultural floor found the monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture crop data to be supportive for the CBOT soy complex and neutral to slightly bullish for corn and wheat futures. The data was released on Friday, and it showed that soybean futures were
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Speculative buying and concerns over US crop weather conditions drove up prices of Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures on Wednesday, while US wheat futures ended mostly lower due to technical sales and a lack of crop weather worries. Index fund-related buying and weather uncertainty supported corn futures,
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Grain markets in Chicago continued to adjust to changing weather patterns in the eastern US Midwest on Tuesday, with corn futures edging higher and soybean futures posting strong gains despite easing back from earlier highs. The dominant theme of the day, as it has been for weeks, was the impact
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The global meat and livestock market is experiencing a mix of trends in May 2005, with fluctuating prices and trade restrictions. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed mixed to mostly firm, while pork bellies settled sharply higher due to short covering and lean hog advances. Meanwhile, the Russian government
