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CME December 2019 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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

By Julie Ingwersen September 4, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes 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

MGEX September 2019 spring wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

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

By Julie Ingwersen September 3, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes 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

CME October 2019 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

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

By Julie Ingwersen September 3, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes 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

File photo of wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia. (YGrek/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Brazil expected to introduce tariff-free wheat import quota from 2020

By Roberto Samora September 3, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil is expected to introduce a tariff-free wheat import quota of 750,000 tonnes per year starting from 2020, the president of the country’s wheat industry group Abitrigo, Rubens Barbosa, said on Tuesday. Brazil announced the opening of the tariff-free wheat import quota earlier this year in connection with President Jair […] Read more

File photo of a combine harvesting a wheat crop in Ukraine. (SergBob/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Reuters

Ukraine president plans farmland reform, large privatizations

By Reuters September 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Kiev | Reuters — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ordered his new government to submit a draft law for land market reform by the start of October and to prepare large-scale privatizations of state companies starting in April next year. Zelenskiy has pledged to lift a longstanding ban on the sale of farmland, a move that […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle slide as traders eye weak cash prices

By Tom Polansek August 31, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures fell on Friday on weakness in the cash market, while hog futures ended mixed. Cattle futures and cash prices have tumbled since a fire at a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse at Holcomb, Kansas, this month removed a key buyer from the market. Some farmers have tried to delay cattle […] Read more

MGEX December 2019 spring wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Spring wheat sinks to 10-year low on burdensome supplies

By Tom Polansek August 30, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures tumbled to a 10-year low on Friday under pressure from massive supplies, cutting prices for makers of artisanal breads, bagels and pizza crust. The decline hurts farmers across North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota who are in the process of harvesting a large crop for the second […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Brazil’s JBS says it uses satellites to monitor cattle suppliers

By Ana Mano August 29, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute Sao Paulo | Reuters — The world’s largest meatpacker JBS SA is closely monitoring the origin of the cattle it buys in Brazil amid heightened concerns about environmental preservation and sustainable business practices, its CEO said Wednesday. Speaking at an industry event in Sao Paulo, JBS CEO Gilberto Tomazoni said the company is using satellite […] Read more

CBOT November 2019 soybeans, with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy set one-week highs on weather concerns

By Tom Polansek August 29, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures touched one-week highs on Thursday as traders worried about the risk of frost damage to this year’s late planted U.S. crops, analysts said. Traders were also covering short positions after recent declines and ahead of the three-day Labour Day weekend. They remain nervous about the potential […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hogs top one-week highs on China trade hopes

By Tom Polansek August 29, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S lean hog futures shot to their highest prices in more than a week on Thursday on hopes for progress in trade negotiations with China. China’s commerce ministry said both sides are discussing the next round of talks scheduled in September, but progress would be determined by whether Washington could create […] Read more

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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

Brazil expected to introduce tariff-free wheat import quota from 2020

Ukraine president plans farmland reform, large privatizations

U.S. livestock: Cattle slide as traders eye weak cash prices

U.S. grains: Spring wheat sinks to 10-year low on burdensome supplies

Brazil’s JBS says it uses satellites to monitor cattle suppliers

U.S. grains: Corn, soy set one-week highs on weather concerns

U.S. livestock: Hogs top one-week highs on China trade hopes

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