Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures took a steep dive on technical selling on Tuesday, analysts said, while lean hogs ticked down following cattle's slide.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall dramatically on technical selling
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat tick up on growing demand, weaker dollar
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago soybean and wheat futures firmed on Tuesday as signs of growing demand appeared for both crops.
Klassen: Yearling market softens on economic uncertainty
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending August 17, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $3-$5 lower on average. Three weeks ago, 1,000 pound steers off grass reached up to $340/cwt. This past week, these same cattle were quoted in the range of $315-$325/cwt.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures rebound from a sluggish week
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures bounced back on Monday after a slow previous week, while feeder cattle futures dipped on corn's Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) climb.
U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as US crop tour begins
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybean futures rallied on Monday, recovering from nearly four-year lows as traders waited to see if a major field tour this week will support expectations of bumper U.S. yields.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, lean hog futures fall in range-bound trade
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures fell in a spate of range-bound trading on Friday, with back-month feeder contracts setting new lows as funds shed their positions, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on bumper yield forecasts; wheat steadies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and corn futures turned lower on Friday, with both also notching a third weekly loss, as farmers kept clearing out their grain bins ahead of a U.S. harvest that is forecast to see massive yields, traders said.
U.S. livestock: cattle futures dip on stronger dollar, slow cash trade
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures eased on Thursday, as generally quiet cash market and a strengthening U.S. dollar left cattle futures in a range-bound trade, traders said.
U.S. grains: Wheat loses overnight rally; soybeans and corn futures dip
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures ended lower on Thursday as cheap Black Sea exports kept weighing on the market, which had risen overnight on a rally sparked by a Russian attack on Ukrainian port infrastructure.
U.S. grains: Soybeans firm after bouncing back from latest four-year low
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago soybeans rose on Wednesday, bouncing back on technical trading after hitting another four-year low, according to analysts.
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