Articles Written by Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Fresh sales to China fuel soy optimism

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped to a one-month high on Thursday on news of fresh export sales to China and signs of a possible easing of the U.S. trade dispute with the world’s biggest buyer of the oilseed. Corn and wheat futures also rose, following soybeans. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Agriculture […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle limit down on weak cash prices

By Julie Ingwersen September 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Front-month live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell their daily limit on Friday, dipping to the lowest level since 2016 as traders reacted to weak cash cattle prices, brokers said. Cash cattle traded at $100/cwt this week in Texas and Kansas, traders said, down from $103 last week (all […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows on sluggish exports, mild weather

By Julie Ingwersen September 6, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to life-of-contract lows on Friday, pressured by disappointing weekly U.S. export data and forecasts for benign weather in the heart of the Midwest crop belt, analysts said. Soybeans turned down, retreating from early advances, and wheat followed the lower trend. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on demand worries

By Julie Ingwersen September 5, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday on concerns about burdensome supplies and weak export demand as the U.S. trade war with China continues, analysts said. Wheat futures rose on short-covering and worries about drought in Australia, and corn edged higher, despite bearish weekly U.S. ethanol statistics. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle fall as cash cattle, beef prices sag

By Julie Ingwersen September 5, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to contract lows on Thursday as cash cattle prices declined from last week and wholesale beef prices extended their slide, traders said. Cash cattle traded at $100/cwt in Texas and Kansas, traders said, down from $103 last week (all figures US$). “Boxed beef is […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn extends slide on crop prospects

By Julie Ingwersen September 4, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago corn futures fell for a third straight session on Wednesday, setting life-of-contract lows as improving crop ratings and benign weather forecasts raised confidence in U.S. harvest prospects, traders said. Wheat rose, with benchmark Chicago wheat rebounding from a three-month low set a day earlier and K.C. and Minneapolis hard wheat […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle lower, feeder cattle advance

By Julie Ingwersen September 4, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. benchmark live cattle futures drifted lower on Wednesday, pressured by expectations of weaker cash cattle prices this week and a seasonal slowdown in demand for beef following the Labour Day holiday, traders said. “We finished the last official holiday of summer, and now people are going to wait for the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat sags on abundant global supplies

By Julie Ingwersen September 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soft red winter wheat futures fell to three-month lows on Tuesday while U.S. hard wheat futures hit their lowest levels in a decade, pressured by ample world supplies and strong export competition, analysts said. Corn futures fell to life-of-contract lows on mild crop weather that bolstered […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on Chinese pork prices

By Julie Ingwersen September 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures surged their daily limit on Tuesday on a mix of fund-driven buying and renewed optimism about Chinese demand for pork as the Asian country struggles with outbreaks of African swine fever in its massive hog herd, traders said. Retail pork prices in China hit a record in […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down as trade war heats up

By Julie Ingwersen August 23, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures tumbled on Friday, with the benchmark October contract falling its daily three-cent limit after China announced a fresh set of tariffs on U.S. agricultural products, traders said. China will levy extra 10 per cent tariffs on U.S. beef and pork from Sept. 1, its commerce […] Read more

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Author Archives Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Fresh sales to China fuel soy optimism

U.S. livestock: Live cattle limit down on weak cash prices

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows on sluggish exports, mild weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on demand worries

U.S. livestock: Live cattle fall as cash cattle, beef prices sag

U.S. grains: Corn extends slide on crop prospects

U.S. livestock: Live cattle lower, feeder cattle advance

U.S. grains: Wheat sags on abundant global supplies

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit up on Chinese pork prices

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down as trade war heats up

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