CME August 2022 live cattle (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (pink, dark red and black lines). (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall on global recession worries

Lean hogs buck downward trend

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Tuesday, following broad declines in commodities and Wall Street equities tied to fears of a global economic recession, traders said. “It’s the economy. You’ve got the fears of going into a recession,” said Don Roose, president of Iowa-based U.S. Commodities. “So goes the […] Read more

CBOT December 2022 corn (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Futures fall on recession fears, Midwest rains

U.S. crop ratings lower than trade expected

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures fell to multi-month lows on Tuesday, joining a broad sell-off in crude oil and equity markets tied to fears of a global economic recession and waning demand for commodities, analysts said. Beneficial rains in portions of the U.S. Midwest over the Independence Day weekend bolstered […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Soybeans end mostly lower, grains plunge after USDA acres data

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures closed mostly lower on Thursday as midsession support from a lower-than-expected U.S. crop acreage estimate and tightening stocks was eclipsed by broader economic concerns as equities and energy markets retreated. Soy had traded higher after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said American farmers planted fewer acres this […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures ease ahead of U.S. holiday weekend

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Wednesday, as packers prep for a short processing week after the Fourth of July holiday in the United States, traders said. Packers’ purchases are expected to slow by the end of the week, to avoid having pens full of animals waiting over the […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Spot corn, soy futures extend gains ahead of USDA report

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago spot corn and soybean futures extended gains on Wednesday, as traders adjusted their positions ahead of a government crop report, traders said. But the most-active and deferred corn contracts eased downward, as latest forecasts see an increased chance of rain in U.S. growing areas as crop nears pollination phase. Traders […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed on seasonal slump, domestic demand worries

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange spot live cattle futures rose on Tuesday, as the northern cash market continued to trade at a record premium over the south amid drought-hit grazing grounds, traders said. But CME’s benchmark August live cattle futures LCQ2 and deferred contracts slipped on worries about the health of the U.S. economy, and […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Chicago grains rally on crop ratings, China quarantine rules relaxing

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures bounced higher on Tuesday, after a U.S. government crop conditions report showed good-to-excellent ratings for corn fell more than expected, raising concerns about the Midwest crop as it heads toward a key pollination phase of development. Wheat futures rallied on short-covering and bargain buying after three straight sessions […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat futures hit lowest price since February; corn down, soy up

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell to their lowest price since February on Monday, pressured by the expanding harvest of winter wheat in the northern hemisphere and a lack of demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Corn futures also fell, led by deferred contracts representing the 2022 harvest. But soybeans rose as soyoil […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures rise on bargain buying; wheat falls

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose on Friday, snapping a streak of four negative sessions, on a round of bargain buying and short covering, traders said. “Prices appear to have stabilized at current levels,” Tomm Pfitzenmaier, analyst for Summit Commodity Brokerage, said in a note to clients. “Traders that sold all week will […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as traders cover short positions

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – CME Group hog futures firmed on Friday as traders covered short positions after prices fell 5.6 percent over the last two sessions, though demand concerns capped gains. A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report showed that pork export sales in the week ended June 16 totalled 27,600 tonnes, unchanged from a week earlier. […] Read more