Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago soybean and corn futures rose on Thursday on short-covering and an uptick in export demand, though expectations for strong U.S. crop production limited gains, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rebound on renewed US export demand
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures fall on weaker boxed beef prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures fell on Thursday on a decline in boxed beef prices, which have slumped leading up to the U.S. Labor Day holiday, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures fall on consumer demand questions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures fell on Wednesday as boxed beef cutout values turned lower ahead of the U.S. Labor Day holiday on September 2, when many Americans light up their grills, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans and corn ease on rain forecasts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago soybean and corn futures stumbled on Wednesday as traders assessed whether beneficial rain and forecasts for milder weather will aid the country's corn and soy crops during their final growing stages, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Corn hits near four-year low on farmer selling, bumper crop forecasts
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) most-active corn futures Cv1 fell to the lowest levels since 2020 on Monday as expectations of a bumper corn crop and a continued stream of farmer selling weighed on futures, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle largely steady; July placements top estimates
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures were mostly stable on Friday on pre-weekend positioning following a technical-driven selloff this week, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soy rises on short-covering, wheat stays weak
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybeans rose while corn eased on Friday as traders covered short positions ahead of the weekend while monitoring an incoming heatwave that could threaten some crops in the U.S. Midwest, traders said.
U.S. grains: Wheat falls to new lows, corn and soy down on yield forecasts
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures hit contract lows on Thursday as low prices for Black Sea wheat and a stronger dollar undercut the competitiveness of U.S. grains, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on bargain buying
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures ticked higher on Thursday on a spree of bargain buying as industry players believed cattle futures were oversold, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle up on signs of bargain buying
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle ticked up on Wednesday on a rebound in bargain buying following a steep dive in the previous session.
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