Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures surged to a two-week high on Tuesday, as a weaker dollar and an unexpected decline in U.S. crop ratings encouraged more short-covering after prices hit a five-year low last week.
U.S. grains: Wheat extends rally on crop rating drop, Chinese heat wave concerns
U.S. grains: Chicago grains, soy futures drop as U.S. planting pace accelerates
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn and soybean futures ended lower on a volatile day of trading Tuesday, as U.S. farmers raced to plant their fields and investors bemoaned a lack of fresh news over the U.S.-China trade war, traders said.
U.S. grains: Corn futures rebound off multi-month lows, soybeans turn higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures on Friday slumped to the lowest price in more than three months on expectations of increased U.S. planting this year, before rebounding on a spate of fundamental trading and bargain-buying, market analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn lower amid inflation concerns, technical trading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures on Friday ended lower on technical trading, amid concerns about inflation and potential trade retaliation from broad tariffs promised by U.S. President Donald Trump next week, market analysts said.
U.S. grains: Grain futures slump, soybeans rise, ahead of USDA planting report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures turned higher on Thursday as the U.S. dollar weakened, while corn dipped to the lowest in more than three weeks on expectations of increased planting by U.S. farmers this year.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains and soybeans extend losses as trade fights roil
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade grain and oilseeds extended losses on Wednesday after a government crop report showed more U.S. corn inventories than expected, while the latest U.S. tariffs and European counter-measures fueled concerns about trade disruption, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures end lower for third straight session; corn, wheat fall
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended lower on Tuesday for a third straight session, coming under pressure from hefty South American supplies hitting the global market and uncertainty over how U.S. tariffs will affect domestic demand, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall on weakness in oil market, China deflation worries
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybeans ended lower on Monday, as prices were weighed down by weakness in the oil market and traders' concern over Chinese deflation, market analysts said.
American farmers put plans, investments on hold under Trump USDA spending freeze
Reading Time: 5 minutes Farmers and food organizations across the country are cutting staff, halting investments and missing key funding amid a USDA freeze on a broad swath of grants, more than two dozen farmers and agricultural support groups in seven states told Reuters.
Sheep grazing under solar panels help US farmers to survive crop-price slump
Reading Time: 4 minutes As U.S. farmers grapple with soaring debt and slumping incomes, some crop producers are trading their tractors for flocks of sheep, and starting up solar grazing businesses to help make ends meet.
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