Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures hit contract lows on Thursday as low prices for Black Sea wheat and a stronger dollar undercut the competitiveness of U.S. grains, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Wheat falls to new lows, corn and soy down on yield forecasts
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on bargain buying
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures ticked higher on Thursday on a spree of bargain buying as industry players believed cattle futures were oversold, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle up on signs of bargain buying
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle ticked up on Wednesday on a rebound in bargain buying following a steep dive in the previous session.
U.S. grains: Wheat falls on large world supply; corn and soy edge up
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures Wv1 fell on Wednesday as heavy world supplies and cheap Black Sea exports weighed on prices, ahead of a potential Canadian rail stoppage on Thursday.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall dramatically on technical selling
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. 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.
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