Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures rose on Tuesday as market players anticipated a constricted supply of cattle and awaited a monthly cattle supply report later in the week, traders said.
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle up on expectations of tight supply
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit contract lows on strong South American harvest
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures sank to life-of-contract lows on Tuesday as favorable crop conditions in Brazil and weak Chinese demand for U.S. soybeans hung over the market, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle down as trade anticipates Mexican cattle imports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures fell on Monday as market players digested news that Mexican cattle imports to the U.S. will likely resume in the New Year, traders said.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy choppy amid demand uptick and strong South American crop
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn and soybean futures seesawed on Monday as market players weighed an uptick in fund buying interest against the prospect of a bumper South American corn and soy crop, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soy up, corn unchanged on pre-Thanksgiving positioning
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures inched up on Wednesday on technical buying and as investors adjusted positions ahead of Thursday's Thanksgiving Day holiday.
U.S. grains: Cattle futures up on strong demand, Mexico border closure
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures rose on Wednesday as a strong cash market and a screwworm outbreak in Mexican cattle added support to futures, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans ease as market digests Trump tariff threats
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday following U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threat of tariffs against major trading partners, while forecasts for strong South American crops also pressured prices, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on shutdown of Mexican cattle exports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were steady to higher on Tuesday owing to strong beef demand and the detection of screwworm in a cow in southern Mexico, which has temporarily shut down exports of Mexican cattle to the U.S.
U.S. grains: Wheat down as supply pressure mounts, conflict worries fade
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures fell on Monday as ample supplies pressured prices, with worry receding that an intensified conflict between Russia and Ukraine could threaten Black Sea export shipments.
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle futures spike on news of screwworm outbreak in Mexican cattle
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures shot to their highest point since July on Monday as a screwworm outbreak in Mexican cattle shut down feeder cattle exports from Mexico to the U.S. and propelled futures higher, analysts said.
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