Canola was modestly down at the close Monday as the grains complex sold off amidst improving weather for the U.S. Midwest states.
Canola and spring wheat futures fell less than soybeans and Chicago and Kansas City wheats, a relative strength some traders attributed to the continuing lateness of spring in the northern plains and Canadian prairies, which is hurting the outlook for northern crops like canola, spring wheat and oats. .
Chicago oats futures were the strongest crop Monday, gaining almost a dime as virtually every other crop fell.
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But plenty of moisture and predictions of improving seeding prospects have taken some of the worry out of overall crops markets and eliminated some of the premium enjoyed by crop prices since the Midwest drought began late last spring. The anxiety that the 2012 drought would last well into the 2013 crop growing season is fading.
Meat markets were depressed for much of Monday, as a U.S. Department of Agriculture report found almost six percent more cattle placed on feed in March than in the same month one year before. Hogs fell in sympathy. Much of the early losses were recovered during the session.
Monday saw a recovery of optimism in the equity and some commodity markets, with gold and silver gaining on the day, following a week of bloody mayhem for the precious metals. Gold, which fell below $1,400 per ounce and had some analysts predicting a greater slump, rebounded by more than $20 per ounce on Monday.
Stock markets were higher too.
Few repercussions could be seen in equity or commodity markets from the Luis Suarez biting incident.
Winnipeg ICE Futures Canada dollars per tonne
Canola May 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 637.00Â Â Â Â Â Â -3.00Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.47%
Canola Jul 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 620.50Â Â Â Â Â Â -3.90Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.62%
Canola Nov 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 555.50Â Â Â Â Â Â -7.00Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.24%
Canola Jan 2014Â Â Â Â Â Â 555.90Â Â Â Â Â Â -6.90Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.23%
Canola Mar 2014Â Â Â Â Â Â 550.30Â Â Â Â Â Â -6.70Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.20%
Milling Wheat May 2013      292.00      unch      0.00%
Milling Wheat Jul 2013      294.00      unch      0.00%
Milling Wheat Oct 2013      294.00      unch      0.00%
Durum Wheat May 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 303.60Â Â Â Â Â Â -7.20Â Â Â Â Â Â -2.32%
Durum Wheat Jul 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 303.90Â Â Â Â Â Â -9.90Â Â Â Â Â Â -3.15%
Durum Wheat Oct 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 296.90Â Â Â Â Â Â -2.20Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.74%
Barley May 2013      243.50      unch      0.00%
Barley Jul 2013      244.00      unch      0.00%
Barley Oct 2013      194.00      unch      0.00%
American crop prices in cents US/bushel, soybean meal in $US/short ton, soy oil in cents US/pound
Chicago
Soybeans May 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 1417.25Â Â Â Â Â Â -11Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.77%
Soybeans Jul 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 1364.25Â Â Â Â Â Â -18.25Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.32%
Soybeans Aug 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 1309.5Â Â Â Â Â Â -19Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.43%
Soybeans Sep 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 1243Â Â Â Â Â Â -15.25Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.21%
Soybeans Nov 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 1202.75Â Â Â Â Â Â -10.25Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.85%
Soybeans Jan 2014Â Â Â Â Â Â 1210.75Â Â Â Â Â Â -10Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.82%
Soybean Meal May 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 410Â Â Â Â Â Â -2.4Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.58%
Soybean Meal Jul 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 398.1Â Â Â Â Â Â -4.4Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.09%
Soybean Meal Aug 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 375.8Â Â Â Â Â Â -5.2Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.36%
Soybean Oil May 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 48.62Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.54Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.10%
Soybean Oil Jul 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 48.59Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.59Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.20%
Soybean Oil Aug 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 48.5Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.58Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.18%
Corn May 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 645.75Â Â Â Â Â Â -6.25Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.96%
Corn Jul 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 623.5Â Â Â Â Â Â -9.5Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.50%
Corn Sep 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 556Â Â Â Â Â Â -16Â Â Â Â Â Â -2.80%
Corn Dec 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 533Â Â Â Â Â Â -14Â Â Â Â Â Â -2.56%
Corn Mar 2014Â Â Â Â Â Â 543.75Â Â Â Â Â Â -13.5Â Â Â Â Â Â -2.42%
Oats May 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 400.5Â Â Â Â Â Â +8.5Â Â Â Â Â Â +2.17%
Oats Jul 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 392.25Â Â Â Â Â Â +9.25Â Â Â Â Â Â +2.42%
Oats Sep 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 367.5Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.75Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.20%
Oats Dec 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 363.5Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.75Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.21%
Oats Mar 2014Â Â Â Â Â Â 368Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.75Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.20%
Soft red winter
Wheat May 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 702.25Â Â Â Â Â Â -6.75Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.95%
Wheat Jul 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 702.5Â Â Â Â Â Â -9Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.26%
Wheat Sep 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 710.25Â Â Â Â Â Â -7.75Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.08%
Wheat Dec 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 724.25Â Â Â Â Â Â -7.25Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.99%
Wheat Mar 2014Â Â Â Â Â Â 737.5Â Â Â Â Â Â -7Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.94%
Minneapolis hard red spring
Spring Wheat May 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 818.75Â Â Â Â Â Â -6.75Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.82%
Spring Wheat Jul 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 803Â Â Â Â Â Â -3.25Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.40%
Spring Wheat Sep 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 796Â Â Â Â Â Â -4Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.50%
Spring Wheat Dec 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 803Â Â Â Â Â Â -5Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.62%
Spring Wheat Mar 2014Â Â Â Â Â Â 818Â Â Â Â Â Â -4.25Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.52%
Kansas City hard red winter
KCBT Red Wheat May 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 739.5Â Â Â Â Â Â -6.5Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.87%
KCBT Red Wheat Jul 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 742.5Â Â Â Â Â Â -8Â Â Â Â Â Â -1.07%
KCBT Red Wheat Sep 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 754.75Â Â Â Â Â Â -7Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.92%
KCBT Red Wheat Dec 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 771.75Â Â Â Â Â Â -6.5Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.84%
KCBT Red Wheat Mar 2014Â Â Â Â Â Â 784.25Â Â Â Â Â Â -6.5Â Â Â Â Â Â -0.82%
Light crude oil nearby futures in New York rose 75 cents at $88.76 US per barrel.
The Canadian dollar at noon was 97.44 cents US, up slightly from 97.43 cents the previous trading day. The U.S. dollar at noon was $1.0263 Cdn.
