Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago soybean, corn and wheat futures ended a choppy session lower on Wednesday as signs of a thaw in the U.S.-China trade standoff supported agricultural markets, despite lingering concerns about demand and global competition, traders said.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans end down amid US-China trade jitters
U.S. grains: Soybeans continue slide on trade tensions, tumbling soyoil
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures slid for the second session on Tuesday as worries over international trade tensions and falling soyoil futures weighed on prices, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle higher on surging cash market
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures crept higher on Tuesday as strong wholesale beef prices and a tight cattle supply compelled meatpackers to pay up for each head of cattle, lending support to the cash market and cattle futures, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle set fresh highs, hogs dip
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures gained fresh highs on Monday while lean hog futures slumped.
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as traders await US-China trade talks
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures fell on Monday as traders awaited updates on possible U.S.-China trade talks amid mounting competition from Brazil, traders said.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle gallop to new highs on record cash prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures stormed to contract highs on Friday, as tight U.S. supplies drove cash prices to records this week, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soy futures rise amid hopes for easing US-China trade tensions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures closed higher on Friday amid hopes for a thaw in U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China, the world's top importer of the oilseed, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures end up in recovery from two-week low
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended higher on Thursday as prices rebounded after sliding to a two-week low amid worries about U.S. export demand, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures hover near highs as cash prices jump
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures hovered near recent contract highs on Thursday as traders said cash prices galloped to new highs.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures drop on signs of economic contraction
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle and hog contracts fell across the board as U.S. advance gross domestic product data pointed to the first quarterly decline in three years.
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