Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures retreated on Monday from last week’s 17-month high, as traders waited for signs of more Chinese buying of U.S. beans and details from the latest call between Washington and Beijing, market analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans turn lower on Chinese demand uncertainty; corn mixed, wheat falls
Tyson Foods to close major US beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Tyson Foods will close a major beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, with about 3,200 employees in January after U.S. cattle supplies dropped to their lowest level in nearly 75 years, the meatpacker said on Friday.
Washington State resident dies in first confirmed H5N5 bird flu case, health department says
Reading Time: < 1 minute A Washington State resident receiving treatment for H5N5 avian influenza died on Friday, the state’s health department said, in the first confirmed human case of this variant globally.
U.S. grains: Soybeans mixed on doubts over Chinese demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures were mixed at Friday’s close at the end of a see-saw week during which Chinese purchases of U.S. supplies pushed prices to a 17-month high before doubts about whether China would sustain such buying punctured the rally.
Tyson Foods to close U.S. beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle
Reading Time: < 1 minute Tyson Foods will close a beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, with about 3,200 employees after U.S. cattle supplies dropped to their lowest level in nearly 75 years, the meatpacker said on Friday.
‘Like gold’: Europe’s barley prices climb as buyers chase supply
Barley usually at discount to wheat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Feed barley prices in Europe are matching or surpassing milling wheat, an unusual trend driven by strong export demand and tight supply.
U.S. livestock: ‘Relentless’ fund selling knocks down CME cattle futures
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. cattle futures fell further at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday under pressure from fund selling and lower cash prices, traders said. Futures have dropped over the past month after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was working to lower beef prices for consumers, triggering steep selloffs in cattle that […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy futures slide as traders worry China may miss US buying target
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures on Thursday extended a setback from a 17-month high reached this week, as confirmation of more Chinese purchases of American supplies failed to spark a new rally.
IGC raises 2025/26 world wheat, corn crop forecasts
Reading Time: 2 minutes Global stocks of grain are set to increase during the 2025/26 season for the first time in four years, the International Grains Council said on Thursday as it raised its forecasts for both wheat and corn crops.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures ease from 17-month peak as traders gauge China buying pace
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures slumped on Wednesday after climbing to their highest level since June 2024 in the previous session, as traders watched to see whether a wave of Chinese purchases would continue following a trade truce between Beijing and Washington.
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