Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago benchmark wheat futures rose on Tuesday, supported by reduced harvest projections in Russia, Wv1 hitting a 10-month high before paring gains.
U.S. grains: Wheat hits 10-month high on reduced Russian crop outlook
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn higher on packer buying expectations
Reading Time: 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on Tuesday on technical trading and market anticipation that packers increase buying on a shortened holiday week, analysts said.
Klassen: Demand for grass cattle pushes feeder market higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes In the week ending May 25, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were trading $4 to $8 higher compared to seven days earlier. Some higher quality genetic packages of 700-pound plus cattle were up as much as $10 from week-ago levels.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle mixed, feeder cattle lower ahead of holiday weekend
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Friday, amid growing uncertainty over packer interest after the U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend, traders said.
U.S. grains: Wheat rises 7 per cent this week on Russia crop worries
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed nearly flat on Friday but rose seven per cent for the week as concerns grew over crop losses in Russia and other exporting countries.
U.S. grains: Wheat ends up on Black Sea crop worries, but rally seen losing steam
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures extended gains on Thursday after reaching a 10-month peak a day earlier, as lingering dryness and worries over the Black Sea crop continued to underpin the market.
U.S. livestock: Lean hogs hit three-month low on weaker cash prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures slumped to a February low on Thursday under pressure from solid U.S. production and weaker cash prices, traders said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue to rally, lean hogs weaken
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures rallied on Wednesday amid expectations of strength in the cash markets, while lean hog futures faced continued pressure from data showing that U.S. packers are processing a glut of pork, analysts said.
CBOT Weekly: Spring wheat poised for good conditions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Planting of the spring wheat in the United States continues to be off to an excellent start, according to Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo. Meanwhile, the heavy rains that fell as of May 21 are very likely to lead to less corn being seeded with U.S. farmers switching to soybeans.
U.S. grains: Wheat sets 10-month high on deteriorating Russian harvest prospects
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed to a 10-month peak on Wednesday as worries grew about deteriorating harvest prospects in top exporter Russia, before the market turned lower.
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