Reading Time: < 1 minute Benchmark December live cattle futures LCZ24 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange climbed to their highest in nearly two months on Tuesday, supported by technical buying and a rosy outlook for beef demand tied to strength in Wall Street equity markets, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle end mostly higher as Wall Street climbs
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit 2-month high before paring gains; corn, wheat sag
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean and corn futures climbed to two-month highs on Tuesday, following broad gains in commodity and equity markets after China unveiled economic stimulus measures, but pared gains as forecasts called for improved crop weather in South America, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on supply risks, short-covering; corn, wheat also up
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures hit nearly a seven-week high on Monday as uncertainty about Brazilian planting weather and the size of the U.S. harvest sparked a round of fund-driven short-covering, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Corn ends higher despite USDA raising US yield outlook
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended higher on Thursday, rebounding from a drop to near two-week lows after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) raised its estimate of the U.S. corn crop, traders said.
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs to one-week high; soy, corn firm ahead of USDA data
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. wheat futures hit a one-week high on Wednesday, supported by signs that supply pressure from the Black Sea export region may be easing, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures end lower in consolidation
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Tuesday, consolidating after Monday's bounce, while feeder cattle futures firmed as corn prices declined, signaling cheaper feed costs.
U.S. grains: Soybeans to 1-week low on better-than-expected crop ratings
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures fell to a one-week low on Tuesday, with the benchmark contract Sv1 retreating back under $10 a bushel as better-than-expected U.S. crop ratings bolstered production prospects and eased worries about recent dry weather.
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on export demand, dry weather in US and Brazil
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures rose about one per cent on Monday, supported by fresh export demand, dry weather in the Midwest crop belt and uncertainty about the start of planting in Brazil, traders said.
US crop tour finds record Iowa corn crop prospects; Minnesota sub-par
Reading Time: 2 minutes Iowa's corn yield potential set a new record high for the Pro Farmer Crop Tour while excessive June rains drove Minnesota's corn yield prospects to the lowest levels since 2012, scouts on an annual tour of top U.S. production states found on Thursday.
South Dakota, Ohio corn crops found better than 3-year average, tour finds
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn yield prospects in both Ohio and South Dakota were below last year's findings, but higher than the three-year average, scouts on an annual tour of top U.S. production states found on Monday.
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