Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures continue to rise on Wednesday while nearby lean hog contracts edged downward.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise, nearby hogs edge down
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans get a technical bounce, corn and wheat ease
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures bounced on Tuesday while corn and wheat eased as broader financial markets recovered from a day-earlier slide and the dollar held near a multi-year low.
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle resume climb, hogs gain
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures resumed their upward trajectory on Tuesday after Monday's dip, which had been influenced by threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to sack the Federal Reserve chair.
U.S. grains: Wheat up on US Plains dryness, soybeans fall on profit taking
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday, supported by concerns that forecasted rain will not be enough to alleviate dryness in some U.S. wheat production regions, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle rise as USDA reports decline in inventory; hogs gain
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago live cattle and feeder contracts rose on Thursday as the USDA's cattle on feed report showed cattle inventory down two per cent compared to one year ago.
U.S. livestock: Cattle contracts climb ahead of cattle on feed report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hogs made healthy gains on Wednesday ahead of this month's cattle on feed report.
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on weaker dollar; tariff threats priced in
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures gained strength on Wednesday from a weaker dollar and a report that China would be open to trade negotiations with the U.S., though big supplies from South America and nearly nonexistent Chinese demand for U.S. beans continued to loom over the market, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans slip from highs on weak export demand, trade tensions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures fell on Tuesday, a day after hitting a seven-week high, under pressure from weak demand from top buyer China amid an escalating trade war and Brazil's bumper soybean harvest.
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hogs continue upward trend
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle and lean hogs made gains almost across the board, continuing yesterday’s upward trend.
U.S. grains: US wheat futures sag on rain forecast; corn down, soy ends mixed
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. wheat futures fell on Monday, pressured by forecasts for improving weather in dry areas of the Plains production belt and spillover weakness as European wheat futures hit one-year lows, brokers said.
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