Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures ticked down on Monday as the Mexican peso fell, making it more expensive for Mexican importers to purchase U.S. pork.
U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures fall after Mexican election
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures end week lower with Russian crop in focus
Reading Time: < 1 minute Forecasts for a smaller Russian wheat harvest due to persistent drought and frost pushed prices to a 10-month high of $7.20 a bushel this week. But by Friday, traders were less concerned about how much relief the well-timed rains might give the country's crop, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Wheat slips further from highs as Russia rain awaited
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures turned lower for a second straight session on Thursday, falling from 10-month highs, as traders assessed whether rain forecast in parts of Russia would halt a rapid decline in harvest estimates for the world's top exporter.
U.S. grains: Wheat loses steam after rally as traders eye Russian weather
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures edged down on Wednesday as investors took profits after the recent rally and questions remained about whether forecasts for rain in Russia would stem a decline in harvest prospects in the world's biggest exporter.
U.S. grains: Wheat hits 10-month high on reduced Russian crop outlook
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago benchmark wheat futures rose on Tuesday, supported by reduced harvest projections in Russia, Wv1 hitting a 10-month high before paring gains.
U.S. grains: Wheat ends up on Black Sea crop worries, but rally seen losing steam
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures extended gains on Thursday after reaching a 10-month peak a day earlier, as lingering dryness and worries over the Black Sea crop continued to underpin the market.
U.S. grains: Wheat sets 10-month high on deteriorating Russian harvest prospects
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed to a 10-month peak on Wednesday as worries grew about deteriorating harvest prospects in top exporter Russia, before the market turned lower.
U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits July high on declining Russian crop estimates
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures Wv1 reached their highest level since July on Tuesday as frost damage in top-exporter Russia and lower U.S. crop ratings supported prices, traders said.
U.S. grains: Wheat resumes fall after rain, soy up on technical trading
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) benchmark wheat futures fell on Wednesday after ticking up in the early session as much-needed rainfall reaches key wheat-growing areas of the U.S. Plains and southern Russia.
U.S. grains: Soybeans slide as soyoil plummets; wheat, corn sag
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures fell nearly two per cent on Tuesday as falling soyoil prices dragged down the soy complex amid weak demand, deliveries against the May futures contract and market uncertainty, traders said.
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