Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures rose on Wednesday on technical buying and short covering that lifted prices from Tuesday's one-month lows as traders assessed Midwestern weather conditions before the spring planting season.
U.S. grains: Technical buying lifts grains, soy as US Midwest planting season nears
U.S. livestock: Cattle claw back some losses after bird flu selloff
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rebounded on Tuesday as traders reassessed the market after worries about cattle infected with avian influenza had triggered a sharp selloff a day earlier.
U.S. grains: Corn down as Midwest outlook seen boosting spring planting
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures dropped on Tuesday on forecasts for good spring planting weather, easing concerns about a lower-than-expected acreage outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week.
U.S. grains: Corn sinks on big supplies; wheat down on good winter crop outlook
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. grain futures fell on Monday as pressure from ample supplies partly unraveled steep gains late last week following a U.S. Department of Agriculture report that projected lower-than-expected U.S. corn plantings.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle plunge as bird flu fears spark speculative selloff
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures plunged on Monday on market uncertainty following news of a human case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with infected dairy cows.
U.S. grains: Corn rallies most since July on lower US plantings outlook
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures posted their biggest one-day rally since July after the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday reported grain stocks and intended plantings below trade estimates.
CBOT Weekly: Markets react to USDA reports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Projected corn acres at the lower end of trade expectations was the most notable news after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Stocks reports on March 28.
U.S. grains: Corn and soy fall on positioning ahead of USDA reports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean futures ticked down on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) quarterly grain stocks and prospective plantings reports due on Thursday.
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans ease ahead of USDA reports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures fell on Tuesday in technical trading, as large Russian supplies, a strong dollar and fading Chinese demand also weighed on the market, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures slide to two-month lows
Data signals producers still sending cattle to slaughter instead of rebuilding the U.S. herd
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tanked on Tuesday on fund selling and as markets remained under pressure from bigger-than-expected U.S. feedlot placements, brokers said.
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