Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures rallied on Friday on money flow from managed funds, rising demand and weather concerns, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybean futures rally, defying bearish USDA report
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn higher, hog futures rebound
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures firmed on Thursday, bolstered by technical trading and anticipated consumer demand going into the grilling season, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Corn futures drop despite lower US supply numbers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago corn futures dipped on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected domestic ending stocks will remain at a five-year high, despite a reduction from last month.
U.S. grains: Soy drops, corn ticks up ahead of Brazil and US crop reports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soy fell on Wednesday after hitting a one-month low as traders awaited a U.S. Department of Agriculture supply and demand report and Brazil's Conab crop forecast.
Attention in CBOT soybeans/corn turning to spring weather
Reading Time: 2 minutes North American weather conditions should become a major influence on the activity in the grain and oilseed markets in the upcoming weeks as farmers turn their attention to spring seeding.
U.S. grains: Grain, soy futures keep dipping on weather, govt reports
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat, soy and corn futures fell for a second straight day on Tuesday, weighed down by sustained competition abroad and improving U.S. planting weather on the horizon, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures turn higher amid rising wholesale prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on Tuesday, as continued strength in wholesale prices eased concerns about consumer demand - even as investors grew nervous about ongoing inflationary concerns and rising consumer prices, traders said.
Klassen: Buyers step back on feeder cattle due to bird flu
Reading Time: 2 minutes Compared to last week, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $4-$8/cwt lower while some packages of heavier replacements dropped as much as $12/cwt, and three main factors led to weaker prices.
U.S. grains: CBOT wheat ends lower; US crop rating seen as anchor
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat dipped on Monday after a jump earlier in the day, as traders assessed conditions of the U.S. crops.
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures rise on wholesale prices, technical trade
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live futures turned higher on Monday, as a flurry of technical trading and strength in wholesale prices helped contracts rebound off recent months' lows, traders said.
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