Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago hog and cattle futures rose on Monday after choppy trading last week amidst evolving trade tensions.
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hogs rise to start week
U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on sliding dollar
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago wheat futures rallied Friday as the dollar weakened against other major currencies, while corn firmed on U.S. Department of Agriculture data and soybeans climbed, unruffled by the latest hike in China's retaliatory tariffs against U.S. goods.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans continue to climb on USDA numbers, tariff delays
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures extended gains on Thursday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its monthly supply and demand numbers, and delays to some U.S. and European Union tariffs eased concerns about U.S. crop exports.
U.S. grains: Soy surges; corn, wheat rally after Trump pauses most tariffs
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures soared by two per cent on Wednesday while corn and wheat closed higher, rallying along with crude oil CLc1 and equity markets after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would pause the tariff increases he announced last week for most countries, even as he raised them on China.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans climb on recovery after tariff news
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures rose on Tuesday, bouncing back from a four-month low on technical trading, while corn and soy futures also firmed as traders turned their attention toward a U.S. Department of Agriculture data release and weather concerns, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans and corn end higher after seesaw trading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn and soybeans settled up after whipsawing back and forth on Monday, fueled by tariff news and weather risks, according to analysts.
U.S. livestock: Tariff machinations weigh on values
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Monday, continuing the downtrend that started with United States reciprocal tariffs and China’s retaliatory measures.
U.S. grains: ‘Out of the ball game’: US soy futures sink after top-buyer China hikes tariffs
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures sank 3.4 per cent on Friday to their lowest this year, after top importer China said it would impose additional tariffs of 34 per cent on all American goods in retaliation against duties announced by President Donald Trump.
U.S. livestock: Prices down as China strikes back
Reading Time: < 1 minute Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued lower on Friday, as retaliatory trade action by China pressured the United States markets. China announced it will impose a 34 per cent levy on its imports from the U.S. beginning April 10.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall on fears of tariff retaliation
Reading Time: 2 minutes Board of Trade soybean futures slid on Thursday amid concerns that new U.S. tariffs could trigger retaliatory measures against American exports, analysts said.
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