Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit their highest price in nearly nine years on Thursday and European wheat futures climbed to a 14-year peak, boosted by concern that exportable global supplies could tighten further, analysts said. Soybeans followed wheat higher, while corn futures ended narrowly mixed after a choppy session as traders weighed […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat hits multi-year highs on global supply worries
CBOT corn, soybeans also up
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle modestly lower
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures ended lower on Thursday, retreating near the close on technical selling and soft cash hog markets, traders said. The CME’s lean hog index, a two-day weighted average of cash hog prices, fell 0.51 cent, to 78.72 cents/lb. (all figures US$). CME December lean hogs settled […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy futures up with global demand
MGEX December wheat at nine-year high
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit a two-week high on Wednesday and soybean futures also advanced, supported by brisk global demand, firm cash markets and surging vegetable oil prices. U.S. wheat futures rose as Minneapolis Grain Exchange spring wheat futures set a nine-year top on tightening global supplies of high-quality milling wheat. Additional […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs down on technical selling, export worries
Chicago cattle futures up
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell on Wednesday on technical selling and fears that falling Chinese hog prices point to slowing export demand for U.S. pork, traders said. CME December lean hog futures settled down 1.375 cents at 76.025 cents/lb., after dipping to 75.925 cents and filling a gap on […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on technical selling, uncertain demand
Pork export concerns drag on hogs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended lower for a second straight session on Tuesday, retreating from early strength on technical selling and uncertainty about consumer demand for meat, traders said. CME December live cattle futures settled 0.4 cent lower at 130.025 cents/lb., turning down after meeting technical resistance at its […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans up on firm cash markets, vegoils
Corn, wheat futures sputter
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended higher on Tuesday for a fourth straight session, with the benchmark November contract touching a one-week top on firm cash markets and global demand for vegetable oils, analysts said. But Chicago Board of Trade corn and wheat futures closed lower, sagging after a choppy session. CBOT November […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle retreat from one-month high
Corn futures weigh on feeder cattle
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, hit by profit-taking and technical selling after the benchmark December contract hit a one-month high on Friday, traders said. A stronger close in corn futures pressured feeder cattle futures. CME December live cattle futures settled down 0.55 cent at 130.425 cents/lb. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn climbs on export data, acreage worries
CBOT soy, wheat also firm
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures ended higher on Monday, rallying from early declines, as traders focused on stronger-than-expected weekly U.S. export inspections data and fears that rising fertilizer prices could limit corn plantings in the coming year. Soybean futures also rose, buoyed by strength in soyoil and global vegetable oil markets. Wheat futures […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures extend slump
Hogs mixed after strong week
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed lower on Friday, extending their slide for a sixth session on lacklustre cash cattle trade and falling wholesale beef prices, traders said. CME October live cattle futures settled down 0.175 cent on Friday at 120.4 cents/lb. while the benchmark December contract fell 0.525 […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat extends climb on tight U.S. supply
CBOT soy down; corn and oats up
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit a six-week high on Friday, rallying for a second day in a row on smaller-than-expected stocks and production figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Corn futures followed wheat higher while soybeans fell to multi-month lows after USDA on Thursday reported larger-than-expected U.S. soy inventories. Chicago Board […] Read more
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