Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures dipped on Tuesday as analysts said the market was disappointed that U.S. President Joe Biden's administration did not include used cooking oil on a list of tariff increases on Chinese goods.
U.S. grains: Soy falls as cooking oil imports excluded from China tariffs
Klassen: Feeder cattle market takes defensive tone
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s that time of year when available supplies start to decline. At the same time, demand is limited. Most backgrounding operators have sufficient numbers and demand for grassers is waning. Ontario interest was noted in Manitoba and Eastern Saskatchewan, which appeared to sustain prices near last week’s levels.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle retreat on heavy supplies, weak cash market
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures eased on Monday on ample supplies of market-ready cattle and expectations for flat to lower cash cattle sales this week, traders and analysts said.
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat hits 9-month highs on Russian crop losses
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose on Monday, hitting nine-month highs on worries about crop losses in top-exporter Russia after multiple nights of frosty weather in key regions.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures turn higher, feeder cattle lower
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures were mixed on Friday, with live cattle contracts turning higher and a rally in Chicago corn futures Cv1 pressuring most feeder cattle contracts lower.
U.S. grains: Corn climbs as USDA projects US stocks below expectations
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago corn futures advanced on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected U.S. stockpiles of the grain below market expectations.
U.S. livestock: Livestock futures turn lower amid choppy trading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower on Thursday amid a day of sideways and choppy trading, as wholesale beef prices dropped and cash cattle markets saw limited activity.
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as frosts cause state of emergency in Russia
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday as Russia declared a state of emergency in key grain-growing regions due to frosts, while soybeans and corn fell ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture supply-and-demand report due on Friday.
U.S. grains: CBOT grains, soybean futures end lower ahead of USDA reports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday despite weather risks in top exporter Russia, highlighting the size of its supply as the country continues to dominate global export markets.
CBOT Weekly: Focus on weather interrupted by USDA report
Reading Time: 2 minutes A grain rally at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) during the week ended May 8 has seemed to run out of steam.
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