Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn and soy futures fell on Thursday as traders booked profits following recent rallies and ahead of the weekend, when U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, traders said.
U.S. grains: Corn and soy retreat on profit-taking, US tariff fears
U.S. grains: Corn futures hit over one-year high on Argentine weather worries
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago grain futures surged on Wednesday as underwhelming rainfall and forecasts for hot, dry weather in Argentina's parched corn and soy belt lifted prices, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans and corn fall from highs after Argentina cuts export taxes
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean and corn futures on Friday fell from multi-month highs after Argentina said it would lower grain export taxes, fueling expectations the United States will face tougher competition for sales on the global market.
U.S. grains: CBOT corn hits an over one-year high on South American weather worries
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures resumed a rally on Thursday as concerns over dryness in Argentina and tighter U.S. stocks propelled futures to the highest price seen in more than 14 months, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on fund buying
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle contracts edged higher on Friday as commodity funds added to their net long positions amid near-record cash cattle prices and no signs of a herd rebuild, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains in technical rebound, wheat hits new lows
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures rose on Friday, driven by short-covering ahead of the weekend and technical buying, after forecasts for a bumper South American crop sent soy futures plunging to a four-year low a day earlier.
U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound after sinking to a new four-year low
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures rebounded on technical buying on Thursday after plunging to a four-year low, while wheat fell to lifetime lows as a strong dollar added to concerns about competition from other exporting zones, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures tick down on weak equity markets
Reading Time: 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle contracts slid on Thursday as weakness in equities, a strong dollar and technical trading pressured futures, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures tip down on profit-taking
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle contracts slid on Wednesday as profit-taking, a stronger dollar and a selloff across agricultural commodities weighed on futures, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans plummet to four-year low on Brazil crop outlook
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago soybean futures fell to a four-year low on Wednesday, pressured by bumper crop prospects in Brazil and a slide in soyoil prices after a proposed U.S. government spending bill failed to include support for biodiesel, traders said.
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