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U.S. grains: Wheat slides on global supplies, drags corn lower

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a three-month low on Tuesday, pressured by ample global supplies and technical selling, analysts said. Corn futures also hit a three-month low, turning down as wheat sagged and storms brought crop-friendly rains to the Midwest. But soybean futures clung to modest gains, supported by declining U.S. […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on wholesale beef demand

By Julie Ingwersen 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday for a second session, supported by strong wholesale beef demand ahead of the Labour Day holiday weekend, analysts said. Retailers are stocking their meat cases this week ahead of the Labour Day holiday on Sept. 2, while a Tyson Foods slaughterhouse […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on larger-than-expected weekly slaughter

By Julie Ingwersen 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Monday after U.S. government data showed last week’s slaughter was bigger than the previous week’s, despite a fire that shuttered a Kansas beef plant. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated the weekly U.S. cattle slaughter through Saturday at 651,000 head, up from […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slide on beneficial weekend rains

By Julie Ingwersen 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.6 per cent on Monday and soybean futures also declined after much-needed rains crossed dry areas of the Corn Belt over the weekend, bolstering crop production prospects, analysts said. Wheat followed the softer trend. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled down 6-1/4 cents at $3.74-1/2 per […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post big weekly losses

By Mark Weinraub 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday on a technical rebound as traders evened up positions after the grains market posted sharp declines during the week. The heavy weekly losses — corn posted its biggest weekly drop in percentage terms since June 2016 — stemmed from a surprise boost […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on demand concerns

By Mark Weinraub 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — CME lean hog futures fell sharply on Friday, with the most-active October contract notching a limit-down move as traders worried that seasonal growth in supplies will outstrip demand. Weakness in the cash market also spilled over into the futures, traders said. The demand concerns stemmed from uncertainty about potential purchases from […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures break losing streak

By Mark Weinraub August 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures steadied near a three-month low on Thursday as traders said the market was oversold following sharp declines stemming from a bearish U.S. Agriculture Department harvest forecast issued on Monday. Soybean futures traded higher overnight but turned lower after a weak export sales report. Soy futures settled near session […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Hog futures sink to five-month low

By Mark Weinraub August 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) hog futures fell to a five-month low on Thursday, pressured by big supplies that overwhelmed any optimism about news that China made its biggest purchases of U.S. pork in seven weeks, traders said. The world’s largest pork consumer bought 10,211 tonnes of U.S. pork between Aug. 2-8 […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, hogs firm

By Mark Weinraub August 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures were mixed on Wednesday, with deferred months mostly higher on bargain buying after hitting multiyear lows on Tuesday. But nearby live cattle contracts continued to weaken. The front-month contract hit its lowest level since October 2016 on expectations that the shutdown of a major beef […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

By Mark Weinraub August 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.5 per cent on Wednesday, with investors shedding risky assets as concerns about the global economy spilled over into the grain markets. Forecasts for some rain in key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest in the coming weeks added to the pressure on the corn market and […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat slides on global supplies, drags corn lower

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on wholesale beef demand

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on larger-than-expected weekly slaughter

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slide on beneficial weekend rains

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post big weekly losses

U.S. livestock: CME hogs limit down on demand concerns

U.S. grains: Corn futures break losing streak

U.S. livestock: Hog futures sink to five-month low

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed, hogs firm

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

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