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.
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U.S. grains: Soy futures rise amid hopes for easing US-China trade tensions
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.
U.S. grains: Corn futures end higher on solid US export sales
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures advanced on U.S. export demand on Wednesday, while bargain-hunting lifted wheat futures after prices set contract lows, traders said.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains, soy futures drop as U.S. planting pace accelerates
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn and soybean futures ended lower on a volatile day of trading Tuesday, as U.S. farmers raced to plant their fields and investors bemoaned a lack of fresh news over the U.S.-China trade war, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle set fresh highs, lean hogs slide
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago live cattle futures settled around contract highs, Tuesday, while lean hogs fell.
U.S. grains: Wheat futures set contract lows on forecasts for beneficial US rain
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. wheat futures sank to contract lows on Monday on expectations that more rain will hit dry growing areas of the Plains after beneficial showers over the weekend, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle rise as Mexican imports questioned
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle contracts rose on Monday as the U.S. threatened to to block Mexican cattle imports over New World screwworm concerns.
U.S. grains: Soybeans weaken on positioning, China’s tariff talk denials
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybeans fell down after multiple days of advances on Friday as many traders exited the market on positioning and news that China was denying claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that the two countries are in tariff talks.